Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
And honestly, as i've seen other people say, this is the only game where i've seen people complain about it being this way.
If it was intended to be another way then it should and could have been implemented as such. But it wasn't. If players don't voice their thoughts on things then we will not have a proper representation of the community as a whole.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/159217

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Q: Is the item level for the equipment from the Second Coil of Bahamut and the equipment that you can purchase with Allagan tomestones of soldiery the same?

A: Strictly speaking, the item level of equipment that can be purchased with Allagan tomestones of soldiery and equipment that drops directly from the Second Coil of Bahamut is different. In patch 2.0 and 2.1, the equipment from the Binding Coil of Bahamut and the equipment you could obtain with Allagan tomestones of mythology were exactly the same, and I think this detracted from players’ motivation. This time around we've prepared something a little different, so they won't necessarily be equal. As I mentioned earlier, we’ve prepared three main ways to increase your item level, and regardless of which route you take you’ll be able to achieve the same item level in the end. The system has seen some adjustments with this patch, so we encourage you to give it a try.

Coil Drops, Coil Drops and Waiting for Coil Nerf for drops is NOT three methods.