Quote Originally Posted by Meier View Post
Why should aquiring better gear punish people instead of take some ease off the fight? I don't see why getting better gear reward brings nothing to a fight except having to be even MORE careful then to begin with. Ah...FFXIV, the only game that punishes players for improving their gear.
Because saying "hold dps at x%" is so hard? I don't think it's a bad system since it also punishes people for ignoring mechanics. Also, once your team's DPS gets better, you can skip the holding and just get Rafflessia to under 40% before the 2nd honey glaze.