Quote Originally Posted by Bayohne View Post
Sorry guys, it seems there was some miscommunication earlier on this, and it took awhile to clarify the situation. I've updated my original post in the thread and will copy it here for viability. This was speaking specifically to NM and other content-related gear, and not a blanket removal of the Optimal Rank system. I really apologize for the confusion my post caused!
I wish we could insert gifs, so I could just dump my entire dance collection under a cut. But I'm still suspicious. Does this mean all future raid/looted gear will resemble the Alpine War Jacket in that it has specific requirements? I'm ok with that.

So I think I might need to go look at this dev post but I'm not entirely understanding what that means.

because it still sounds like all current gear that exists will retain its Optimal Rank status, but all future versions that will be created from a point in time will be made to have a Required rank status. :S