Why so sadist ? I thought you learned from HW :(

[LittleSparrow]

On topic, MSQ doesn't take that long and you're gonna have to chew through it.

However, I do agree that you should be able to craft gear that's atleast the same as the current level of MSQ. Let's say your quest is 68, you should be able to be in an area where you can gather materials to craft a 68 piece of gear.

Being self sufficient in that way was possible in ARR, and not so much in HW considering areas got gated. You could still craft relevant gear and gather the stuff yourself in HW though (as far as I know) but in Stormblood it doesn't seem to be the case. Sure, you can buy the materials but that completely diminishes the point of self sufficiency.

Again like I stated before, you're going to have to suck it up when it comes to MSQ but I agree with that the stuff you want to make at a lower level shouldn't be gated behind a 70 quest unlock.

Someone also mentioned that HQ rewards are a thing, but that's limited. First and foremost it's one piece per quest, leaving the other classes in the dust and having you pick one War and Magic class. Second, the gear sometimes is below your level because you may be higher than the level of the MSQ gear.