Ok, lets do it, WHAT is wrong with this game?

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Gear lasts 6-7 months minimum. It is not outdated in 1 month...

[MomomiMomi]

Gear lasts 6-7 months minimum. It is not outdated in 1 month...

Let's not forget it takes over 3 months just to get a complete set of tome gear. By the time you're done with that, you don't have much time left with it.

What's that? You're done gearing up? Time to replace it.

[Claviusnex]

a lot of that stems from the general lockouts and stuff. it takes you like half a patch cycle to get a job gearerd with all the lockouts in place so if you factor in that time then by the time you've got your job geared it is indeed going to be obsolete in a month or so. the next odd patch will make that gear upgradable so what you have is basically trash until its upgraded. and the next even patch will just destroy everything with a new tier of crafted gear... this is why people say its trash within a month. because while the first piece you get might last longer generally within a month of gearing a job up. something better is available... hence never ending treadmill that never actually feels like players are getting anywhere..

Let's not forget it takes over 3 months just to get a complete set of tome gear. By the time you're done with that, you don't have much time left with it.

What's that? You're done gearing up? Time to replace it.

This is why I consider BiS pretty much a joke in this game as the constant stream of new gear levels with wildly different stats make it an effort in futility to build a decent gear set that will last you more than a patch cycle.