SAM Job Quests Too Overtuned

[MidnightCerise]

You are in item lvl 144 at lvl 60? That explains your issue...

You can be in gear more than 100 ilvls higher.

I also wonder what you mean by "crazy ilvl" gear for the lvl 54 quest. Cuz if you are in i144 gear at 60, you must have been below i100 at 54.

I wasn't aware that there was gear that much higher, I've just been using the gear from quests. How do I acquire better gear?

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I wasn't aware that there was gear that much higher, I've just been using the gear from quests. How do I acquire better gear?

Go to Idllyshire and talk with Hismena. She sells i260 Shire gear, which you can subsequently upgrade to i270 by purchasing Illuminati Deepest/Tautest/Darkest items. i270 will carry you to level 63-64, but I do advise upgrading before you reach the level 65 dungeon as stuff has much higher HP around this point.

[MidnightCerise]

Go to Idllyshire and talk with Hismena. She sells i260 Shire gear, which you can subsequently upgrade to i270 by purchasing Illuminati Deepest/Tautest/Darkest items. i270 will carry you to level 63-64, but I do advise upgrading before you reach the level 65 dungeon as stuff has much higher HP around this point.

I got the gear, and finished the quest in one try, staying above 50% health the whole time. Thanks for the advice.