Quote Originally Posted by Griffey View Post
People who don't attempt creator savage don't need i270 gear [...] Ater all, ffxiv is a product, and a business that relies on people coming back to play in order for it to make money.
3rd time I see the same mistake: Creator Savage does not need i270 gear either. Even among casual raiders all their clears were inevitably done with lesser gear.
Should it require, say, i260 (i.e. were it tuned to result in wipes with less dps/healing/vitality) that would be a valid case of keeping people coming back to p(l)ay, since everyone, including those top raiders would absolutely need to grind their upgrade to i260 for a couple of months.

Quote Originally Posted by Griffey View Post
Come 3.5 everyone will be able to upgrade their shire gear with hunts and the weekly drop from the next 24-man raid, and higher ilevel weapons presumably will be available from the next primal fight.
All of a sudden i270 will be required, I take it...