Tomestone of Law

[SongJoohee]

As for what ilvl we'll be getting: Yoshi has already said in several interviews that he feels the current rate of increase in item level is too fast and that he intends to slow it down. Chances are we'll see increases of 5 levels at a time from now on instead of 10. I would expect the base item level range for the new 60 cap to be anything from 140 to 150 (it has to be higher than 135 or many players will already be geared at the new cap). From there I imagine the first of the new tomestones will allow us a 5 level increase and the second (when it unlocks a month later) another 5 level increase.

Can you find a source for that as that's very contradictory to what was said to Famitsu at PAX East?

Will the flow of obtaining higher and higher level items with each patch be the same as before?
Yoshida: Increasing the upper limit will be the same as it has, but the overall range of available items will be wider than before. Along with that, the number of different steps of available equipment will be higher than before.

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/125...29-Translation

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Presuming FFXIV follows the set example, as it has been in the past, there should be a significant item level gap between ARR and Heavensward. We will most likely be replacing FCoB gear in the first half of levels after 50 and then eventually replacing them with new AF for almost sure. I doubt they would make the mistake Blizzard did with BC -> WotLK with making Level 70 raid gear BIS for entry into Level 80 raids.