Quote Originally Posted by Garotte14 View Post
Personally horizontal progression is dumb to me. Why would I want to get a piece of gear that will last me for years? What's the of playing after that.
It worked well in XI because there was always a piece of amazing gear that was difficult to get if you had bad luck. But the piece was so good that it was worth going 1/24 to get it. And after you got it, you were stoked and felt fullfilled. People played many jobs in XI. It was rare to find someone that only played one job.

Also, it could take a year, maybe more, to complete your best sets of gear for just one job. And it was a satisfying accomplishment.