Howcome weapon straps were removed from the game?

go back 2 xi

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Originally Posted by Rau

go back 2 xi

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Straps were offhand items in FFXI that added stats to a 2handed weapon like +Acc/Atk/Crit rate etc.

They were never in XIV.


Should they add them to XIV?
Straps were added to buff 2handed weapons because dual wielding was superior in DPS, but in XIV there is no duel wielding, also DRG and WAR don't need any more buffing.

To correct everyone in this thread - They're called grips. Not straps.

And no, they were never in XIV in any form what-so-ever.

What about strap-ons in this thread?

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Originally Posted by Yucie

To correct everyone in this thread - They're called grips. Not straps.

And no, they were never in XIV in any form what-so-ever.

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Wrong. There were both grips and straps in XI. Do your homework before correcting people.

Well, actually, their category on the AH is simply "Grips", so 'grips' is probably the intentional catch-all term even though there are ones called straps... but it's all just splitting hairs regardless.

So yeah, you're thinking of grips from XI; straps are a crafting part in XIV and have been since day one.

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Originally Posted by Sothis

Well, actually, their category on the AH is simply "Grips", so 'grips' is probably the intentional catch-all term even though there are ones called straps... but it's all just splitting hairs regardless.

So yeah, you're thinking of grips from XI; straps are a crafting part in XIV and have been since day one.

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Stop being so technical. Several of the items in the "Grips" category were called Grips or Straps.