Wat you miss when abandoning leves

[PandaTaru]

I honestly don't know how I feel about them upgrading the stats on the existing gear after making it so easy that it's impossible to take any pride whatsoever in having it. Hopefully, even if they do upgrade it, there will be superior dungeon gear that's a little more challenging to obtain.

Might have missed the "they're going to upgrade the stats on the gear" but from what I read they're going to change the base stat system so the current stats on the current gear that give +1 <whatever> would make a difference unlike now where even +8, say STR, barely does anything. I smell nerf, not you?

If only they would change it so HQ gear would also add +1 <whatever stat> by star or/and give more MP/HP as well.

so then the gear we have is inline with how useful it is, the stats are good but not insane, but since it takes longer to level it lasts longer, once cap is raised, it would be something to get on the way up, not the end all god gear. problem is we havent had new content in about 6 months, and havent had the cap raise yet. In the long view i think none of the gear we have now should be insane to obtain, because none of it is super great.
when cap is 55 or 60, most of these gears wont be that special.

Take note Raze, the guy can figure out stuff you cannot. Current game isn't even end-game and we're still in the noob times. Go play something else and come back when there will be actual end game. It will give us all a good vacation too.

[Raikki]

Might have missed the "they're going to upgrade the stats on the gear" but from what I read they're going to change the base stat system so the current stats on the current gear that give +1 <whatever> would make a difference unlike now where even +8, say STR, barely does anything. I smell nerf, not you?

If only they would change it so HQ gear would also add +1 <whatever stat> by star or/and give more MP/HP as well.

I'm definitely speculating a bit here. The "Task List" in the letter from the producer vaguely states "Adjustments to the attributes of existing equipment". I took this to mean a buff simply because December gear mostly has terrible stats that are insignificantly higher than the regular mass-produced gear at their rank. By comparison, the more recent mid-rank NMs they added drop gear that's notably better than the common alternatives at their rank, so they changed direction and it sort of makes sense that they'd retroactively apply it to December gear.

Take note Raze, the guy can figure out stuff you cannot. Current game isn't even end-game and we're still in the noob times. Go play something else and come back when there will be actual end game. It will give us all a good vacation too.

You two should get a room.

[PandaTaru]

I'm definitely speculating a bit here. The "Task List" in the letter from the producer vaguely states "Adjustments to the attributes of existing equipment". I took this to mean a buff simply because December gear mostly has terrible stats that are insignificantly higher than the regular mass-produced gear at their rank. By comparison, the more recent mid-rank NMs they added drop gear that's notably better than the common alternatives at their rank, so they changed direction and it sort of makes sense that they'd retroactively apply it to December gear.

Yes, well, they could also mean to change gear like say, the obvious example, Templar hauby, that is barely better than the craftable vintage hauby, which can be even better if you HQ it. Doesn't make much sense to me that a gear that drop more or less commonly is better than something that is supposedly harder to get.

I'll go dig that list, I might have overlooked this entry in the task list.

You two should get a room.

He doesn't want;;;;;

[Raze]

so then the gear we have is inline with how useful it is, the stats are good but not insane, but since it takes longer to level it lasts longer, once cap is raised, it would be something to get on the way up, not the end all god gear. problem is we havent had new content in about 6 months, and havent had the cap raise yet. In the long view i think none of the gear we have now should be insane to obtain, because none of it is super great.
when cap is 55 or 60, most of these gears wont be that special.

... what? I sort of follow your "logic", but my point was that new gear should be hard to get because there is nothing else to do, and no one's even going to want to do that unless the gear is worth using (look at templar gear). What gear are you even talking about at cap? Stats on gear are basically useless right now anyway, so they need stuff that has specific +acc, +atk etc.., or change stats' significance. Who said anything about raising the cap anyway? I don't think that's in the immediate future, so something needs to be done about what you can do at 50.

[Speeral]

leves are absurd. You should have to grind on mobs just like in every other FF game. This easy mode is bullcrap.

Dub reading your posts just makes me happy. I loved just going out in the field to grind experience. Too bad most of the community treats that like cancer. Keep fighting the good fight.

[longtallsally]

Dub reading your posts just makes me happy. I loved just going out in the field to grind experience. Too bad most of the community treats that like cancer. Keep fighting the good fight.

i loved how in ffxi i needed to have a party to grind with...but also hated it too lol

[Aiko]

How about this:

When doing a leve, you earn 50% regular SP, 50% "Reserved SP."

The regular SP is rewarded as you take each mob down. The Reserved SP is only awarded upon completion of the leve.

Yeah?

[Vackashken]

How about this:

When doing a leve, you earn 50% regular SP, 50% "Reserved SP."

The regular SP is rewarded as you take each mob down. The Reserved SP is only awarded upon completion of the leve.

Yeah?

I have to say thats not a bad idea at all.

[Tirem778]

I remember reading somewhere that SP will be rewarded at the end of the levequests in the near future... I don't for the life of me remember where I read that. Hell it may even be in this thread already. Don't quote me on this but I just heard a rumor... somewhere... sometime... in another dimension!

[Starlord]

Failing a Leve= Bring shame to your Nation No thanks!