Quote Originally Posted by linayar View Post
A counterpoint: The relic gear is basically the lowest item level for that level, and while it's a good starting point for current max level, jobs at previous max level should just move on from that, especially with how easy it is to get poetics.
It should be pointed out that the Stormblood poetics vendor doesn't open until after fighting Shinryu, so anyone who picked up dancer or gunbreaker at 60 and then leveled it as their main can't use tomes to get over that hump.