Future of Buccaneer/Templar/Harlequin Pieces

[Bigglesworth]

I can see two opposing economic forces on these items.

Things that will cause the prices to drop:

Introduction of dungeon gear like the claret breeches, alpine jacket, solid scale mail and others are better in their current state than the bucc/harly/temp items. As more people make their way through the darkhold, they will put up their old items on MW and thus supply will rise and price will dip.

As evidence I've already seen bucc shirt prices on Karnak go from 12-15, to 9-10 million a piece.

Also while regional leves are not as effective as before, they are also no longer failed. More players are choosing to succeed, and/or use these for gathering faction, so with an increase amount of faction credits, more faction gear will drop.

Forces that will cause prices to stay stable or increase:

Another viewpoint on the leve changes is less people are doing leves now, and therefore the supply of these items will stay low.

If SE releases any unique materia that will only apply to faction gear, or if this stuff is upgradable, the value will once again go up. Member of my shell and myself have noticed that on the templar gear specifically it looks to have a dull or worn appearance leading to the belief that they will be upgradable in the future.

Conclusion and Suggestion

Faction gear, no matter how you look at it is very very tough to come by in this game for those who don't have the funds to purchase it. You need 600 faction credits to get an initial crack at the NM fight, and 400 faction credits for every fight afterwards, so it's not something you can spam until you get the drop. And the drops are not even guaranteed.

So with all that said, I would really like to see these pieces remain relevant in the game, and for future releases. Please make them either upgradable or buffable via the materia system.

These sets are fasinating and well done. If it is true what they say about a 6 month timeframe to create new gear, it would be a shame to let go to waste 18 months of work, letting because irrevelant.

[Reika]

That's what happens when new content comes out. There will be better gear to replace old gear, old gear prices will go down. Same thing will happen once level cap is raised and now theres level 60 gear to replace the level 50 gear. Especially since once you're level 60, level 50 content you can blow through and gather the materials all day long while barely breaking a sweat.

[TonyMontana]

The price is gonna go through the roof because everyone is rushing back to the game now that we have auto attack and a 2 boss dungeon. It only took 10 months!

[Bigglesworth]

The price is gonna go through the roof because everyone is rushing back to the game now that we have auto attack and a 2 boss dungeon. It only took 10 months!

I have noticed that I had a few HQ tools and random things sitting in my bazaars that have all of a sudden sold. But I realize that in games like this, as level caps increase, old things get outdated. And that is perfectly okay, but I still hold the feeling that this gear set seems really special, and SE should not let it get outdated.

[Betelgeuzah]

I think they should tweak the prerequisites and drop rates instead. And make the gear in-between the darkhold drops and the GC rewards, strength-wise.

[Verecund]

I think they should definitely be kept relevant considering the price and difficulty in obtaining the items, though I also think that their potency should remain slightly behind the strength of current content items. (at least for now)

[Reika]

It's really OK, because everything now and in the future seems to be going the 'Required rank' route. So just because they make an uber piece of gear for r60, it will require R60 to wear it, meaning people will still have to have that older gear to level up with.

[Betelgeuzah]

It's really OK, because everything now and in the future seems to be going the 'Required rank' route.

I hope not. This game definitely needs some general all-around gear still.

[Bigglesworth]

It's really OK, because everything now and in the future seems to be going the 'Required rank' route. So just because they make an uber piece of gear for r60, it will require R60 to wear it, meaning people will still have to have that older gear to level up with.

10 levels can go by very fast. I'm just thinking the time invested alone for a new gear set from the developement team side. The gear is very very cool, small tweaks to the visual and perhaps some upgradable stats on them and all of a sudden you have a rejuninated gear set with a fracion of the investment cost of SE resources.

[Reika]

I hope not. This game definitely needs some general all-around gear still.

People have expressed their desire for rank and class required gear tho. Thats why all the dungeon and companies gear is required class and rank themselves.