Lackluster yellow strip gear

[Alisi]

Is anyone else a little disappointed with the yellow strip gear? I don't have a level 70 crafted set because my ironworks is penta-melded. That was disappointing in itself but maybe I can understand. Now I look at this new gear and I'll be keeping some of my ironworks. How is it that a gear piece 110 ilvls above my old set is worse in some ways? It's a 110 ilvls! To have +8 on 190 gear and then see +11 on this piece that 110 ilvls above is just ... weird.

I know. I know. I should be happy that I don't need to put in the time but I like the sense of accomplishment I get when I gear them. Is this how it was in the beginning of HW? I started playing in the last couple months of ARR and finished leveling my DoH/DoL after HW was out so I didn't really experience endgame gathering.

Or did I not find the correct starter 70 gatherer gear?

[StouterTaru]

Yeah, this is pretty much how HW went. Initial scrip gear was similar stats to the crafted gear with 2-3 melds. I kept my ARR accessories for at least 6 months into HW

[Alkimi]

Even without overmelding the crafted stuff still wins. Only exception to that is the main hand, which is probably worth it if you don't want to spend gil overmelding a bunch of T5s.

[Nezerius]

The scrip gear has always been suboptimal to crafted version that can be melded/overmelded.

It wouldn't surprise me if 4.05 will include the next set of master books, which will include the 1-star DoW/M gear, as well as crafted versions of the DoH/L yellow scrip sets.

[Spiroglyph]

Strip gear doesn't need to look good as you're going to take it all off anyway.

EDIT: oh, wait...

[Ayerinn]

What did you expect? If they put materia slots on it crafted gear would be worthless...this is the cheap option. The MH tools are probably worth it since GP is not as useful as CP is to crafters...the legs are somewhat interesting too.

[Alisi]

Yeah, this is pretty much how HW went. Initial scrip gear was similar stats to the crafted gear with 2-3 melds. I kept my ARR accessories for at least 6 months into HW

Oh, that's makes me so sad. Why do they do that? Where's the fun in that? ;=;

Yeah, this is pretty much how HW went. Initial scrip gear was similar stats to the crafted gear with 2-3 melds. I kept my ARR accessories for at least 6 months into HW

Oh, that's makes me so sad. Why do they do that? Where's the fun in that? ;=;

The scrip gear has always been suboptimal to crafted version that can be melded/overmelded.

Yes, I know that. But I didn't think crafted gear from an earlier expac to be better then endgame scrip gear. xP Especially when it's more than 100 ilvls above that. The ilvl is basically useless. The difference between NQ and HQ ironworks is greater than HQ ironworks and yellow scrip gear. It's basically i195 with no materia slots.

Strip gear doesn't need to look good as you're going to take it all off anyway.

EDIT: oh, wait...

Not talking about looks. xD Stats.

[Alisi]

What did you expect? If they put materia slots on it crafted gear would be worthless...this is the cheap option. The MH tools are probably worth it since GP is not as useful as CP is to crafters...the legs are somewhat interesting too.

This isn't what I meant. I'm not talking materia slots. I'm talking about how the ilvl 190 HQ ironwork set is as good or better (with pentamelding) than the ilvl 300 yellow scrip set. Starter lvl 70 gear shouldn't be worse than endgame lvl 60 gear. It just shouldn't. xP

[Ayerinn]

This isn't what I meant. I'm not talking materia slots. I'm talking about how the ilvl 190 HQ ironwork set is as good or better (with pentamelding) than the ilvl 300 yellow scrip set. Starter lvl 70 gear shouldn't be worse than endgame lvl 60 gear. It just shouldn't. xP

It's not? I see nothing wrong with it...the true starter gear (HQ white crafted) melded trumps uber melded IW. Scrip gear is not even starter gear...it's glamour gear with stats for the casual crafter.

[Alisi]

It's not? I see nothing wrong with it...the true starter gear (HQ white crafted) melded trumps uber melded IW. Scrip gear is not even starter gear...it's glamour gear with stats for the casual crafter.

You are as a goddess to me. I shall make thee a great altar and give many great offerings to thy lovely visage. Thank you. This is what I was looking for. I thought I was missing something.