Quote Originally Posted by Ophie-Mio View Post
That's not true. If you want the best stats available for the current level, you're gonna be forced into wearing certain pieces. In my earlier post, it's the coliseum shawl... People posted alternatives but that didn't actually make them better. The coliseum shawl is always gonna be better than the Harlequin acton. If I want the best stats, I'm forced into the shawl or I'm gimp.
That argument would work better if you truly needed BIS gear for a particular level to be able to level to 50 or run level appropriate dungeons. You don't.

Also, for a healer, the Coliseum Shawl (Int 10/Vit 9/Mind 10/Crit 15/SS 15) vs the Harlequin's Acton (Mind 10/Vit 9/Piety 8) should be fine. For a caster, the Felt robe offers comparable stats (Int 10/vit 9/Mind 10/crit 15). Heck, for a healer it does. The loss of 15 spell speed doesn't leave you "gimp".