[ Dev's ] Gear Swaps Can I have It?

[Miliant]

I am a firm believer that gear selection for a fight is a fundamental part of player skill. The question is not gear vs skill. Its how a skilled person recognizes which gear to use, and when. After playing both games, i can tell you that i feel like my hands are a bit tied without gear swaps.

You state that you firmly believe that choosing gear carefully is fundamental to player skill. I will work with this assumption and ask, what exactly does it say about player skill that you need to have every piece of gear constantly available in order to play skillfully?

If you want to focus on certain abilities use a set of gear. If you want to focus on other abilities use another set. Be a resourceful adventurer: prioritize and plan your gear selection before the battle begins. If gear selection really says anything about player skill (again, debatable), then gear swapping is for those who really can't be bothered to try different setups and then think and choose those that output the best overall results. It's for the lazy, "just give me everything and I'll swap as I go" type.