Quote Originally Posted by Osicat View Post
Answer this history boy, if I can get i lvl 90 drops from coil... why do a ilvl 80 instance? ...
I'll answer this:

It takes (currently) four and a half months roughly to completely buy (with myth) ilvl 90 gear for 1 job and roughly 3 months after the increase. (taking coil out of the equation here) You are looking at three years and three months (@300) and and two years and three months (@450) give or take a few weeks on both amounts.

Let that sink in: three to two years. Even given coil drops, the RNG on what drops, the 7 other people who need gear from there.. You're still looking at a very long time from now for all the jobs.

So why do ilvl 80 gear? To fill that massive gap in gear between darklight and Allagan/AF+1. You may be gearing let's say dragoon in coil/myths, but you could be gearing Whm in CT. Or any other combination of jobs.

If however, you are only ever going to gear/level 1 job. Well... this puts a person in their own special predicament and frankly, robs them of experiencing a lot the game has to offer.