This game has serious free-rider problems and it's getting worse. A suggestion.

[Kaurhz]

The item level system itself is flawed for the fact that you can still be several magnitudes weaker then a player of the same item level based on what pieces you decided to actually upgrade.

I've seen people rolling with with level 30-40 weapons in HW content sometimes.

Obviously. That goes without saying. I never said it wasn't inherently flawed. But let's face it if you're going to look at something pragmatic then looking at more stringent Item Level checks is a good start. You know, considering they already don't exist for the primals you encounter via the leveling story. I hope I need not tell you this is ridiculous? regardless of the flaws therein.

Many other proposals such as introducing reward sanctioning or additional reward will only lead to newer players having a poor experience when they're having their rewards neutered, and for no other reason than the simple fact they were new and inexperienced.

Sorry but you just won't find a system that will solve laziness unless you want to seriously propose to introduce metering/metric-based queue matching or something

[Fellgon]

Obviously. That goes without saying. I never said it wasn't inherently flawed. But let's face it if you're going to look at something pragmatic then looking at more stringent Item Level checks is a good start. You know, considering they already don't exist for the primals you encounter via the leveling story. I hope I need not tell you this is ridiculous?

Its easyer level cap anything, but some content in the game needs pratice. Im well geared to hells kiers extreme, this trial its outdated and i still see many level 80 players making mistake in mechs, one other day just told us "its been long i dot play this one" he died, tries again and succseded.

experience dont come along with cap numbers or just levels.

If u use a full plated peasant in battlefield instead of a experieced samurai, the peasant will surely fail, no matter how many weapons armors you give him.

[Kaurhz]

Its easyer level cap anything, but some content in the game needs pratice. Im well geared to hells kiers extreme, this trial its outdated and i still see many level 80 players making mistake in mechs, one other day just told us "its been long i dot play this one" he died, tries again and succseded.

experience dont come along with cap numbers or just levels.

People will always make a mistake it's that simple. Nothing will stop people from making mistakes or forgetting encounters, especially with the number of encounters in the game. Yes, capping Item Level is easy, in fact, it's an utter joke, but in the same vein, some people don't even give the luxury to make sure they're even remotely adequately geared for their respective level or even expansion.

If you don't see why it isn't an issue having no Item Level requirement on fights in an expansion then I really don't know what to tell you. Beyond a certain point no amount of skill will allow you to overcome a gear disparity if every mechanic is going to flat out kill you.

[BaconBits]

Shout out to the Summoner that showed up in Story Mode Titania wearing Sky Rat boots and level 70 artifact gear btw.

[Awha]

I do think a stricter ilvl requirement would go a long way. Cause you see some scary things . . .

[Kaurhz]

I do think a stricter ilvl requirement would go a long way. Cause you see some scary things . . .

I almost lost faith....

[Vahlnir]

I do think a stricter ilvl requirement would go a long way. Cause you see some scary things . . .

This I can agree on, yeah. It's very, very easy to gear up in this game. There should be stricter item level requirements to reflect that.

[Awha]

I almost lost faith....

I get I am an ass, but contrary to what many may feel I really do not "always" look forward to removing people. :smirk:

[DPZ2]

because they want the BiS weapon

You know, the relic weapon has never, in the 8 years since this game was reborn, been 'Best in Spec'. If players are suffering through the relic grind for anything except glamour rights, they've been sadly misled.

[KageTokage]

You know, the relic weapon has never, in the 8 years since this game was reborn, been 'Best in Spec'. If players are suffering through the relic grind for anything except glamour rights, they've been sadly misled.

The difference is negligible; even moreso in the case of players who aren't into hardcore min-maxing in the first place.

Actual player skill will always matter more then the theoeretical 1% of extra DPS optimal substats would provide.