Quote Originally Posted by Underdog2204 View Post
I'm always calm, just blunt. Yeah it can be grating but I have given my reasoning - optimisation.

It's a real issue that affect MMO communites and I've never seen it do good, "it's easy to say well casuals don't need to bother with it" which is true but then it doesn't work like that. People want their characters to be the best they can be so if their is a optimal build people flock to it just like FoTM classes. It doesn't take much for it to become the norm and then those damn dirty hipsters (jk) that don't follow suit quickly become targets. I like our community and do not like the idea of seeing it devolve into a cesspool over a few stats.

That is far more than "because I don't like it".

I'm perfectly happy to have you address if you feel inclined to do so and I agree that perception has probably clogged my thinking.
To be honest, we have that sort of mindset already. Because in most cases, people will seek out Crit/Det for most classes. BLM is SS/Crit. WHM/AST(Det/Piety) and SCH(Crit/Acc). Healers probably have the most room for optimization though just so they can meet accuracy caps. But here's the thing, we can't move away from these stats because they are not optimal. If I see a tank for example with nothing but parry and accuracy, even I would be taken a back. I won't say anything, but I'd be skeptical. It's only when player execution becomes a problem that things are addressed. People don't really care too much about your gear until something isn't being killed or you're messing up a mechanic.

I don't think the community would fall apart at a little more depth towards item customization when the end all is still "Do mechanics right".