good luck to all players without 50 dow, craft, and 10 mil gil.

[Travesty]

this could easilly have been accomplished by upgrading the current items and at least giving a fair warning before this drastic change to gear happened. this has done nothing but make it near impossible for new players to play, A HUGE MISTAKE on SE.

No, it's not a huge mistake lol. It's like a new launch, and there will be a series of these before this game is reborn. It was hard for players in the very beginning, and it is again because fundamentals have changed. Like I said, it will equalize.

Current players need to understand, with the extreme nature of the incoming changes, you're playing a glorified beta right now. And what you're playing today is a different game than yesterday. Give it more than a few hours to find it's feet.


And upgrading current gear presents it's own set of massive problems, mainly in that it damages the crafting community.

[Issac]

No, it's not a huge mistake lol. It's like a new launch, and there will be a series of these before this game is reborn. It was hard for players in the very beginning, and it is again because fundamentals have changed. Like I said, it will equalize.

Current players need to understand, with the extreme nature of the incoming changes, you're playing a glorified beta right now. And what you're playing today is a different game than yesterday. Give it more than a few hours to find it's feet.


And upgrading current gear presents it's own set of massive problems, mainly in that it damages the crafting community.

I wish >50% of the player-base had this basic sense of patience and understanding. Thank you for being the beacon in a sea of derp's. +1

[Fixy]

I wish >50% of the player-base had this basic sense of patience and understanding. Thank you for being the beacon in a sea of derp's. +1

rank 50 with 10 million gil reporting in.

[Issac]

rank 50 with 10 million gil reporting in.

I just began a fresh start on a new server 3 days ago.

[Travesty]

rank 50 with 10 million gil reporting in.

I'm rank 38, with 1 million gil, and he's agreeing with me lol.

[Zdenka]

Bonus stats on gear with Optimal Rank does not give in partially like it used to.

You now gain 0 bonus stats (like Craftmanship) unless you are Optimal Rank or higher on that type of gear.

Really gonna suck having to carry 3-4 crafting gear sets around until I can get everything to the same level.

[Ottovonawesome]

*** hoorah now people actually gotta use the gear that's ranked to them. As for this hp and difficulty thing I bet you 2 cents they adjust that in the next few days.

[Eekiki]

Wait. You mean we actually have to PLAY the game now? And, like, try? Effort?

Boo hoo hoo.

[Issac]

Wait. You mean we actually have to PLAY the game now? And, like, try? Effort?

Boo hoo hoo.

I know, like. All I want to do is mindlessly hack at hundreds of mobs and get my SP. Why, SE, why?

[Fixy]

Wait. You mean we actually have to PLAY the game now? And, like, try? Effort?

Boo hoo hoo.

not the point at all ***. its the fact that an item 1 level higher than you has such drastic penalties that it is absurd, and sitting in one spot for 60 hours to get a craft to 50 just to participate in the economy is hardly "playing the game"