Please remove the weekly lock out of stuff

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

But I didn't exactly know we where in competition with each other in a pve setting, so I dont see how it would matter if someone on your team had better gear than you if your working together. I just dont understand whats wrong with being rewarded the best for being the best at content, in many aspects of life thats the case. Im a mid core player I dont farm frequently but I try my best to give any content in the game a chance, but I dont expect the best gear in the game if I dont go out and try and get it tho. Im fine with mid level or second best gear , for not being as good as hardcore raiders and streamers, they put in more work so therefor they deserve better gear.

If all I did was dungeons then I dont need the best gear to be good in a dungeon its not required, its just a want but not something I have to have nor other players. You just simply do not need the best gear in the game to do the easiest content in the game and you can still feel powerful with second best. I mention before in the forums my first dungeon run of shom al hard I had lore gear on was ilvl 235 or maybe 240. Basically I could do the same stuff and same pulls at ilvl 235 as I can now at ilvl 265, the only difference is I have more hp as a tank and that's about its just an illusion that people feel like they need the best to not even do content that requires the best the difference is so minimal.

The "best" does not exist in a vacuum. The "best" gear is useable in content other than the "most difficult".

I know its a hard concept to accept after years of having it be a certain way in other games, but the "best" gear does not have to come from the "most difficult" content. There can be other rewards for doing the "most difficult" content. SE has chosen to keep the level of player power achievable fairly level for everyone regardless of the content they engage in which is a GOOD thing in my opinion. It keeps the gap in player power relatively small regardless of the content engaged in which has benefits. Players who do non-raid content exclusively but then decide to dip their toe into the raiding waters aren't so laughably undergeared that no one would have them. It also benefits raiders by not having gear as an obstacle to recruitment when members of their static invariably suffer burn out or have to stop raiding due to RL reasons.

What you "need" as far as content goes isn't relevant. I keep saying that but I don't think you or many other people get it. It doesn't matter what you "need". Player power is one of the primary motivators to play the game. SE has a vested interest in people playing the game. There is nothing gained by keeping the heights of player power exclusive to players who engage in in only one certain type of content, and there are definitive benefits to doing the opposite and allowing players a variety of ways to earn similar gear and advance their characters REGARDLESS of what content they engage in.

The reward for raiding in FFXIV is not "the best gear". Many people struggle with that concept, I know. But rather the reward for raiding in FFXIV are exclusive appearances from raid gear, getting "the best gear" much faster than those who don't raid, unique mounts, titles, and the satisfaction of completing that content. Why does raiding have to reward more than that? I have yet to see anyone answer this question.