NM Gear should be redone.

[Iron]

Considering the stats do nothing noticeable anyway theres no reason to fix the stats on them, apart from Vit & Mind but they get cap at some point anyway.

I like it, but it's yellow, and I'm like, I didn't want yellow for my engagement ring. - Paris Hilton

Ok fair enough. What I mean is, drops from NMs should be better than items we can easily get through crafting..

As for stats not working, well that's for them to fix.

[Vackashken]

If English isn't your first language then I genuinely apologise, but in all honesty I don't understand what you are trying to say in post #10.

Try not to waste your time replying to gifthorse.

[whoopeeragon]

He's gifted for horsing around. Please try to avoid those senseless banter he produces.

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On topic: I realised that some classes are also lacking gear compared to others, such as Pug getting fewer equips compared with gladiator. Perhaps more variety of NM drops or changing NM gear so more classes can use them efficiently...?

[Joeking]

Try not to waste your time replying to gifthorse.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. - Charles Darwin

He's gifted for horsing around. Please try to avoid those senseless banter he produces.

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On topic: I realised that some classes are also lacking gear compared to others, such as Pug getting fewer equips compared with gladiator. Perhaps more variety of NM drops or changing NM gear so more classes can use them efficiently...?

Perhaps SE decided Pug is a lame tank anyways lets just give them no gear, they may also be making new NM's which will have Pug gear.

When in doubt, take more time. - John Zimmerman

[Anty]

I kinda agree, faction and hnm drops are kind of disappointing stat-wise.
BUT, mid-level nm aren't easy at all, at 30-40, alas the level they are aimed. Obliusly if you zerg it with 5 50 they appear too easy. And since they aren't 100% drop, the quality of the items is hightly justified. Instead a gimp, i would rather see a stat upgrade on craftable items

a healer and a DD can duo almost all if not all nms in the mid 30ies pretty easy (at least i did a lot of them duo in my 30ies con + mrd friend). They are loleasy imo, well but FFXIV is the easiest mmo on the market in its current state.

[Grundy]

a healer and a DD can duo almost all if not all nms in the mid 30ies pretty easy (at least i did a lot of them duo in my 30ies con + mrd friend). They are loleasy imo, well but FFXIV is the easiest mmo on the market in its current state.

I call shenanigans. Slippery Sykes, Queen Bolete and Nest Commander I'll allow. Daddy Long Legs, Cactaur Jack, Bardi and most others? not a chance.

[Jinko]

Part of almost any MMO is the addition of new gear which makes old gear obsolete.

When the dungeon and raids are added the current gear will be made even more obsolete anyway, its just the way things work, when they raise the rank cap all the time and effort you put in will mean very little because you will be able to get new craftable gear which outclasses the rank 50 stuff.

Rank 30 gear may have better damage stats than some of the rank 50 stuff but as we all know the stats gained from armour mean almost nothing in this game. (at least until they fix it)

[Cairdeas]

I know the Owl Bow is a peice of shit compared to crafted bows so *shrugs*

[Vackashken]

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. - Charles Darwin

A person with a big mouth often has an empty head.

My mother.

Anyway...

[Peregrine]

The initial NMs were panic installments of a floundering team. We can only hope that they have heavy materia slots, if there even is such a thing. Otherwise, yes. None of the first generation of NM gear will end up being relevant, as "hard" as it was to get. Every time the team wants to go kill mosshorn I'm like silently...why? Zero point. Unless we're just that bored with other NMs, which we honestly are.

It just....sadly....only served to buy time. Oh well. **** happens. You have to play the game in realtime. If you spend all your time preparing to have fun, you'll never actually do it. Those NMs were fun while they lasted.

Still, I agree. That gear should have been much better. The R35 gear blows half of it out of the water if you're not tanking, and can be soloed and duo'd. The faction NMs have ten times the cost and require twice the stopping power. I'm 1/7 on faction gear. I have better drop rate on prince of pestilence.

I think the first-gen NMs are just meant to be forgotten. Shame, really. At this point, I'd save my faction points up as opposed to blowing them on small chances at gimp gear...but it caps at 1000 points.