Armoury System Mechanics

Since I've come from the traditional type of changing jobs types of games - reach a certain level then change job (Ragnarok Online etc..)

I was a bit confuse on how the Job/Class system here works so I do have a few questions:

-From what Ive gathered the max level for Classes is 30, is this correct?

-Let's say I've completed the requirements and changed to a Job, would I revert back to level 1 as that certain Job (Monk)? therefore grinding my way to 50?

Job and base class share the same level. So if you level ARC to 30 and unlock BRD, you then become a level 30 BRD. If you then level up BRD to 50, your ARC is also level 50. In fact, as you level BRD, you get a message that says you have earned ARC experience points. You are actually leveling the base class while you play as the job. What makes you the job is a specific item, called a Soul Crystal, which you can get by completing a quest at level 30. The max level is the same as job or class: 50. Your job and class will always be the same level.

It's best to just think of a Job as a piece of equipment, since that's exactly how you turn them on. Your job doesn't level, your class does even if you are "wearing" a job.

It's basically the same as Monster Hunter. Only MH didn't have levels either. Gear was your class and your level.

I ended up at level 29 but still need to do three of the lower level dungeons. I know we will be synched down, but should i also put on low level gear or will the game automatically lower my gear stats?

what about skills that you gain at highter levels? also deactivated? thanks for any help on this.

You don't use lower level gear, no. It automatically syncs your gear down, so there's no need to change your gear.

The higher level skills will be removed, though. You will be capped at whatever skills you would have available at the level you are synced to. I often ask people to give me a moment when entering a lower level dungeon so I can see what I actually have to work with.

Well the good thing about having lower level gear is that it costs a lot less to repair it, compared to using synced-down high level gear.

It's pretty much the only advantage, though.

OK thanks to you both on that issue. I may dress down a bit, since it wont matter ...but i was expecting to lose skills as well as gear strength. Just wanted to check. thanks again.

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Originally Posted by Naberrie

It automatically syncs your gear down

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Does that sync-down take into account the quality of your gear? If you have high-quality gear for your current level does it sync to the equivalent of high-quality for the synced level while normal quality would sync to the equivalent of normal quality for the synced level? Or does it just sync everything better than what the synced level could wear down to some standard set of stats it considers appropriate for that synced level?

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Originally Posted by Bloopan

Since I've come from the traditional type of changing jobs types of games - reach a certain level then change job (Ragnarok Online etc..)

I was a bit confuse on how the Job/Class system here works so I do have a few questions:

-From what Ive gathered the max level for Classes is 30, is this correct?

-Let's say I've completed the requirements and changed to a Job, would I revert back to level 1 as that certain Job (Monk)? therefore grinding my way to 50?

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No, you're still confused. Classes go all the way to 50. Your job level is always the same as the underlying class level; any exp you earn as the job goes to the class (which levels your job as well since they share the level). Think of it this way: your job is just a specialized way of playing the class. You're still the underlying class.

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Originally Posted by Niwashi

Does that sync-down take into account the quality of your gear? If you have high-quality gear for your current level does it sync to the equivalent of high-quality for the synced level while normal quality would sync to the equivalent of normal quality for the synced level? Or does it just sync everything better than what the synced level could wear down to some standard set of stats it considers appropriate for that synced level?

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I don't know of anyone who's gone in with both HQ and NQ pieces to test it. I did Copperbell on my BRD in full AF recently to help a FC member, and I was particularly destructive. I destroyed the spriggan adds like I was a Hummer tearing thru tissue paper.

Yeah, level sync will lower the stats of your gear, but it will still be much higher than what the gear of that level would have. My FC mates were helping me level other classes after I hit 50 on my main. We went to Copperbell. My DRG friend (who was in DL and AF gear) used the 2 bar limit on the final boss and took a little more than 1/3 of its health in a single limit break.

I believe that when gear is synced down, it will go down to the stat cap of gear for that item level and slot. So, rather than being higher than gear of that level, it's more that it's at the pinnacle of what gear of that level can provide.