Having To Buy A Set Of Gear For Each Crafting Job, Why?

Basically, I was looking forward to saving up some scrips so I could buy some level 60 gear for my crafters, then I noticed, each gear is tied to one crafting class, despite them all sharing the same stats. Which means, if I want all my crafters in the best gear for my current level cap, I will need to buy each one. I understand the need for different primary and secondary tools, that is how you switch classes, but, why do we need different clothes and accessories for each one if they all share the same stats?

Only the initial AF gear for each level cap is unique to each crafting class, and is mostly used for glamour to give each class a unique look. The actual gear you want to be using is either the omni-class crafted set or the omni-class scrip set. At level 60 that is the Ironworks set, or the lesser Carbonweave set for crafted, or the Handmaster set for scrips (which you have to trade in for Blue Crafter's Scrip Tokens in order to buy). I wouldn't bother with any of that though and just keep leveling up until you can buy the super cheap yellow scrip omni-set at 70.

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Originally Posted by Espritduo

Only the initial AF gear for each level cap is unique to each crafting class, and is mostly used for glamour to give each class a unique look. The actual gear you want to be using is either the omni-class crafted set or the omni-class scrip set. At level 60 that is the Ironworks set, or the lesser Carbonweave set for crafted, or the Handmaster set for scrips (which you have to trade in for Blue Crafter's Scrip Tokens in order to buy). I wouldn't bother with any of that though and just keep leveling up until you can buy the super cheap yellow scrip omni-set at 70.

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I am stuck with level 60 until I am able to buy ShB or the next expansion, whatever comes first. So, level 60 is my cap for now.

Then Handmaster is the go to set for you. It's still very very cheap, just takes a few more steps thanjust straight up buying with scrips. Buy the BLue crafter tokens from the scrip vendor, then go to the splendor vendor next to the scrip vendor in idyllshire and you should be able to trade the tokens in for i200 Handmaster gear.

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Originally Posted by Espritduo

Then Handmaster is the go to set for you. It's still very very cheap, just takes a few more steps thanjust straight up buying with scrips. Buy the BLue crafter tokens from the scrip vendor, then go to the splendor vendor next to the scrip vendor in idyllshire and you should be able to trade the tokens in for i200 Handmaster gear.

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Uhh, yo, Handmaster is only the accessories. The left side gear is all unique to each crafter. It's all the ___keep gear. Millkeep, Gemkeep, Boltkeep, etc.

i200 tools and accessories from the Splendors Vendor in Idyllshire. (Tools are, as always, class-specific, while the Augmented Handmaster accessories are not)

When it comes to the clothes on the left-hand side the best crafter gear at level 60 is indeed all class-specific gear.
For not-quite-best gear you can use the crafted sets. Ironworks is the best followed by Carbonweave. Both require rare materials to craft, so hard to craft on ones own and may not be available on the MB.
Another option is the basic crafted gear - the Chimerical Felt set. Pretty easy to craft by oneself, even HQ. Far from the very best option, but certainly the easiest to get hold of and good enough for most purposes.

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Originally Posted by Hasrat

Uhh, yo, Handmaster is only the accessories. The left side gear is all unique to each crafter. It's all the ___keep gear. Millkeep, Gemkeep, Boltkeep, etc.

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And that is what doesn't make sense, as they all share the same stats.

You sure have a lot of opinions for someone who's still on the Free Trial.

Sometimes, devs just want to design gear that only looks appropriate on a particular class/job. A CUL outfit would look out strange on a CRP. A BSM shouldn't be wearing a WVR outfit.

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Originally Posted by axemtitanium

You sure have a lot of opinions for someone who's still on the Free Trial.

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Uh, last time I checked, you can't go on the forums if you are a free trial. I am a subscriber, I just had the choice between buying the game as well as Shadowbringers thus only getting the complimentary 30 days, or buying the game and 60 days game time, totaling 90 days. I chose the latter.

You're describing a situation that hasn't been a problem for three years. The high-end scrip gear for lv 70 is equippable by all DoH classes, same with lv 80. Maybe explore a bit more of the game first before you rush off to the forums with another suggestion. You might even discover that it's already been implemented.

people just used Overmeld Crafted ironworks anyway for crafters back then

well it isnt so much scripts to buy these gear , yet it might sounds like a problem, but as others said its everytime like this. if you wanna one highest gear for lvl60 try ask someone to craft it for you - i think ironworks gear , easy to craft , might cheap or just easy to get mats . if youre gated by HW there is no real reason why to have the scripted or highest possible gear anyway, when there wasnt any SB expansion, people just did their weeklies and craft some collectables. so i dont think you will change devs perspective of this. i must say , there is no reason anyway for these scripted gear besides glam in ShB , bcs you can do other things , like making gils, from which you can buy highest possible gear .

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Originally Posted by axemtitanium

You're describing a situation that hasn't been a problem for three years. The high-end scrip gear for lv 70 is equippable by all DoH classes, same with lv 80. Maybe explore a bit more of the game first before you rush off to the forums with another suggestion. You might even discover that it's already been implemented.

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The level 70 and 80 gear is quite irrelevant for someone who does not own the Shadowbringers (or Stormblood) expansion. Without the expansion you can't get any higher than level 60.

I suggest NOT to acquire lvl 50/60/70 gear, but just go straight for lvl 51/61/71, which is super cheap and easy to craft them yourself. And they are shared among all classes. Why waste all that effort to acquire endgame gear of previous expansions while just being 1 lvl higher allows you to use the lowest lvl shared gear of the next expansion? @_@

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Originally Posted by Caimie_Tsukino

I suggest NOT to acquire lvl 50/60/70 gear, but just go straight for lvl 51/61/71, which is super cheap and easy to craft them yourself. And they are shared among all classes. Why waste all that effort to acquire endgame gear of previous expansions while just being 1 lvl higher allows you to use the lowest lvl shared gear of the next expansion? @_@

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In this particular case - because the OP only owns the base game and not any of the expansions, and is therefore limited to level 60.

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Originally Posted by MistakeNot

In this particular case - because the OP only owns the base game and not any of the expansions, and is therefore limited to level 60.

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I understand that the OP can't go beyond lvl 60 at the moment. But it's just not worth wasting all those scrips on gear that becomes almost obsolete in just 1 level, especially when the gear is class-specific... Probably should just get Stormblood and Shadowbringers... Might as well spend those yellow scrips on Tier V materia, slithersand for i490 gear (or sell for gil) or even those oddly-specific mats for obtaining Skysung tools...

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Originally Posted by Caimie_Tsukino

I understand that the OP can't go beyond lvl 60 at the moment. But it's just not worth wasting all those scrips on gear that becomes almost obsolete in just 1 level, especially when the gear is class-specific... Probably should just get Stormblood and Shadowbringers... Might as well spend those yellow scrips on Tier V materia, slithersand for i490 gear (or sell for gil) or even those oddly-specific mats for obtaining Skysung tools...

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If the OP won't be getting the expansion set in the near future, then spending the scrip on the gear is as good a choice as any other. They don't have access to the level 61 and 70 scrip options so no Slithersand or Oddly Specific material (which doesn't even appear unless you've started the Skysteel quests).