Quote Originally Posted by Odd View Post
My question is, will the gear level requirements be mandatory? It sure sounds like it given the word requirement, but I think that's a stupid idea and hope I'm wrong. Because then what if I get some better gear than my friends, or vice versa? Could we no longer play together until the other one catches up?
No its a static gear floor. If you don't have an average of ilvl 49 or higher you probably won't be able to do Ifrit Hard Mode. The gear level is only a block for undergeared people, not overgeared.