Will this be like WoW where gear becomes obsolte THAT fast?

[Parodine]

The main concern does seem to be gear in the ilvl50-i110 range atm.

A lot of people between CT, myth, and coil have i80 and i90 gear all ready for alts. DL is going to the waste side and everything under it for sure, aside from the rare vanity gear that is actually cool.

I don't even think most people wear their AF body as 50 nowadays on most alts since they likely have better ilvl Body pieces ready.

[Nekodar]

The main concern does seem to be gear in the ilvl50-i110 range atm.

A lot of people between CT, myth, and coil have i80 and i90 gear all ready for alts. DL is going to the waste side and everything under it for sure, aside from the rare vanity gear that is actually cool.

I don't even think most people wear their AF body as 50 nowadays on most alts since they likely have better ilvl Body pieces ready.

A new player that hits 50 likely need to progress through all the gear levels... i55, i60, i70, ... (not necessarily full sets of each gear level)
Aside from vanity i55, i60 and i70 drops can be turned in for GC seals, that you can buy crafting mats or ventures or other things with.
GC seals are actually useful now, which they weren't previously.

[RegnumMagik]

It's good in the sense that people won't feel left behind if they miss a patch or two, because they can catch up when the new ilvl tier is out.

But it's also bad since you don't have THAT much time to enjoy the gear that you spent months trying to earn BIS.

Personally, I don't mind it because it makes me want to progress more. But I can't deny that FFXI's system might be a better idea. Honestly flat stats upgrade isn't that creative to me.

[Felis]

DL is going to the waste side and everything under it for sure, aside from the rare vanity gear that is actually cool.

DL is still good for seals.