PSA: The scourge of Eorzea

[PArcher]

There's three reasons I can think of why a competent/good player will equip accessories not for their job.
1) Spiritbonding. It happens, I know, but if you're in a dungeon, please have as much job-related SB gear on...don't care what you do at Urth's or in an overworld Castrum
2) Using another accessory to get into a PF they just miss the ilv req for. Not saying this is right or wrong, but if you are good enough and just miss the req I probably would never know you cheated it. But, if you aren't good enough and are found out...
3) Trolling.

Now, sometimes people will do weird runs and the like, but as long as its with a pre-formed group or static its fine. Going with randoms is closer to trolling

Just for reference, I'm a WAR and I use some STR accessories in most content (T9 and progression I go full VIT accessories; overworld anything and lowbie [Cutter's Cry and earlier] dungeons I have full STR accessories) and have a 20/10 STR/VIT attribute split. So I am someone who is "breaking the mold" for this part of the game.

I never see SMN's running around wearing Daystar gear so maybe people are your server are just goons.

Just going to say, SMN cannot equip Daystar left side, and the right side look exactly like Evenstar. You'd have to be gear-checking everyone (and mousing over every Sol accessory) to figure it out.

[Clarkamite]

Just going to say, SMN cannot equip Daystar left side, and the right side look exactly like Evenstar. You'd have to be gear-checking everyone (and mousing over every Sol accessory) to figure it out.

I was just using that as an example. I know SMN's can't equip Daystar left side that's like MMO 101. I was referring to accessories and saying I don't see a DRG running around wearing casting gear or whatever other job/class combo you can think of.

[Ellatrix]

I was just using that as an example. I know SMN's can't equip Daystar left side that's like MMO 101. I was referring to accessories and saying I don't see a DRG running around wearing casting gear or whatever other job/class combo you can think of.

You must not touch DF because I see this every day, or else I would not have made a thread on it. We're also in the same data center, so I know they must exist in your queue.

[Woggers]

I was just using that as an example. I know SMN's can't equip Daystar left side that's like MMO 101. I was referring to accessories and saying I don't see a DRG running around wearing casting gear or whatever other job/class combo you can think of.

The other day I saw a 50 DRG with every right side accessory was i90 DEX pieces. On top of that he didn't have a Lvl 50 BRD... I was like 'wtf?!?' And ran away. Just because you haven't seen/caught/noticed doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

[CGMidlander]

There's three reasons I can think of why a competent/good player will equip accessories not for their job.
2) Using another accessory to get into a PF they just miss the ilv req for. Not saying this is right or wrong, but if you are good enough and just miss the req I probably would never know you cheated it. But, if you aren't good enough and are found out...
3) Trolling.

Now, sometimes people will do weird runs and the like, but as long as its with a pre-formed group or static its fine. Going with randoms is closer to trolling

With myth raining from the heavens, ST's ease of access, and i90 gear being so cheap with allied seals (You get 50 seals from just the weekly mark alone) I can't really see "just missing the ilvl requirement" being a genuine issue.

Trolling is something you do for laughs with your FC, static, LS'...etc. (People whom you have familiarity with)
Trolling random people in DF however, is inconsiderate and selfish.

[Gralna]

I have two gear sets for my smn and sch, one with their highest ilvl equips for role, and a "summoning" gear set with all vit accessories. Equip the summoning gear set at start of duty/trial, summon egi/fairy, then back to my role appropriate gear.

This is only other circumstance beside overgeared tanks I can see for anyone legitimately using gear not intended for their role.