Required rank on all gear

[Dread]

I wouldn't hold that thought too much longer. With the revamping of attributes.. I'm pretty positive it won't be efficient to equip something so high.

I just now logged in and tested with a Harrier's Jacket. At rank 30 PGL, it gave me a bonus of 4 DEX and 4 VIT. A lower rank armor, R35 Scouting Jacket, has a maximum bonus of 4 DEX 5 VIT. Chances are, if I equipped that, I'd still only get 4 DEX and 4 VIT until I leveled more.

So unless they completely redo the way gear scales, which I highly doubt since it works fine the way it is, then I am still 100% correct.

[Arcell]

I just now logged in and tested with a Harrier's Jacket. At rank 30 PGL, it gave me a bonus of 4 DEX and 4 VIT. A lower rank armor, R35 Scouting Jacket, has a maximum bonus of 4 DEX 5 VIT. Chances are, if I equipped that, I'd still only get 4 DEX and 4 VIT until I leveled more.

So unless they completely redo the way gear scales, which I highly doubt since it works fine the way it is, then I am still 100% correct.

And what of Defense, Magic Defense and Evasion? From the attribute sheet, not the gear menu.

[Dread]

And what of Defense, Magic Defense and Evasion? From the attribute sheet, not the gear menu.

Those are all equal or greater than, favoring the higher level gear as soon as you are 1 rank higher than the lower tier item. Pending both items are of the same type, of course, for example, you compare Bronze Sabatons and Iron Sabatons. If you try to compare say a Bronze Cuirass to a Vintage Haubergon, you are going to get skewed results because they are different types.

[DeadRiser]

I just now logged in and tested with a Harrier's Jacket. At rank 30 PGL, it gave me a bonus of 4 DEX and 4 VIT. A lower rank armor, R35 Scouting Jacket, has a maximum bonus of 4 DEX 5 VIT. Chances are, if I equipped that, I'd still only get 4 DEX and 4 VIT until I leveled more.

So unless they completely redo the way gear scales, which I highly doubt since it works fine the way it is, then I am still 100% correct.

I wasn't saying you are 100% wrong. I was talking about in the future when attributes actually work besides Mind and Vitality...

[Dread]

I wasn't saying you are 100% wrong. I was talking about in the future when attributes actually work besides Mind and Vitality...

Well, even if they change how stats themselves affect combat, that doesn't stop the fact that you are getting the same exact amount of stats from higher level armor as you are rank appropriate armor due to the way the game scales gear.

They would need to change the way gear scales for you to see any difference whatsoever.