Required rank on all gear

[DGMart]

That's funny because certain classes wear the same gear. I maybe use 15 slots max for all my gear. That's every weapon and body pieces. With that all tools crafting gears and still have 30 inv left over so I don't know what some of you are doing . I only have crafting mats with me if I'm crafting otherwise why bring them?

[Arximiro]

I thought the current recipes were going to hang around until 1.20 then be phased out? So now in 1.19 we are going to the simplified recipes only? Is there any way you confirm this Bay? ^.^

That and that current optimal rank gear will exist in the economy alongside required rank gear of the same name? Won't this pose issues for the market ward if someone wants the optimal rank version? It just seems like it would be easier to change all the current gear to match the new gear style.

[Kiote]

That's funny because certain classes wear the same gear. I maybe use 15 slots max for all my gear. That's every weapon and body pieces. With that all tools crafting gears and still have 30 inv left over so I don't know what some of you are doing . I only have crafting mats with me if I'm crafting otherwise why bring them?

Are all of your classes the same rank or do use optimal rank gear?

[Kiote]

I personally use Five sets of gear. Light Melee, Heavy Melee, Mage, Crafter, and Gatherer. This would not be possible if all my gear had rank requirement and or class requirements and my classes weren't all the same rank.

[Estellios]

Your first notion was correct Arximiro, we are having the old and new recipes side-by-side this coming patch, and the old recipes will be phased out after that.

I do wonder if they will turn all the current gear into Required Rank versions after that point, too.

[Yazoo]

Moving forward, all gear that is introduced will have requirements placed on them as we will be phasing out the "Optimal Rank" system. With new recipes being introduced in 1.19, the old recipes will be lost and it will not be possible to make that gear anymore going forward. So only the currently existing versions that exist prior to the change will feature "Optimal Rank" features.

Please! Tell me that was a joke.
What was wrong with "Optimal Rank" system? I'm not against "Required" Rank, some gear need it, but please leave "Optimal Rank" system. It's one of game features that I loved.

[Urthdigger]

It makes me wonder if the gear that won't be possible to make anymore will become rare collectible items that will gain a lot of value. Right?

I'm wondering the same thing...

[viion]

I still dont see the point of phasing out the current gear, may as well just leave them. Especially if you're just going to readd it again as they'll need to be gear anyway, all seems confusing.

[Jaber]

I use one set of gear because market wards and the current crafting system make it more trouble than it's worth to obtain proper gear.

I don't know about old gear becoming 'rare collectibles' since I can't imagine they'll be just throwing away all of the models for it. Since there will be other gear sharing the look, would it be collectible just because it says 'optimal' instead of 'required'?
I guess if you really want to waste your inventory space on treating old gear like beanie babies, there's nothing stopping you.

[Griss]

I'm wondering the same thing...

Possibly.

Cant say im exactly happy with the phasing out of optimal ranked gear. But i now know that my current main stay gear will not be getting turned into materia and will go into my special items vault. That way when a new class comes out i can run around at level 1 in full iron plate just to make people nerd rage.