Quote Originally Posted by Fynlar View Post
These sorts of comments are repetitive and tiresome.

Raiders or not, ppl playing a video game always want to get more powerful. For many that's the whole point of playing. How many of you went ga-ga over Offering + Genji Glove 9999x8 hits in FF6 even though nothing in the game was hard enough to warrant it?
It seems you may not understand the difference between need and want.

If you want to beat the dps checks in some savage fights (or even simply survive some unavoidable damage without shielding) you'll need some gear above 380. Without it you'll die and not be able to complete the content. You can meld vit for the survabilitybut not only does it adversely impact your dps it may just not be enough. This isn't a situation you encounter elsewhere in the game. In terms of beating enrage your options are to gear up or be really, really amazing. Most people will never be skilled enough to beat Savage at minimum ilvl.

This isn't an issue in any other content. You can complete everything else in the game currently at 380 with quite a bit of breathing room.

So sure, gearing up feels good but it's entirely unnecessary for playing outside of enraged content.