Woah, slow down SE!

[geekgirl101]

No, you’re just making a mountain out of a molehill and people are pointing that out.

Am I really? Normal raids were released about 2 weeks ago - it takes 2 weeks to get 4 pieces of gear from that which is BiS and you don't even get enough tokens for a weapon. Suddenly new patch is out and crafted HQ gear is better than the normal raid and the token weapon, which you probably still haven't gotten since you won't even have half the tokens for it. What is the point then in normal raids if you don't even get to use or even buy the gear?

[HyoMinPark]

Am I really? Normal raids were released about 2 weeks ago - it takes 2 weeks to get 4 pieces of gear from that which is BiS and you don't even get enough tokens for a weapon. Suddenly new patch is out and crafted HQ gear is better than the normal raid and the token weapon, which you probably still haven't gotten since you won't even have half the tokens for it. What is the point then in normal raids if you don't even get to use or even buy the gear?

Yes, you are.

HQ crafted is the same item level as normal mode gear. BiS entirely depends upon substats, but is also meaningless for anyone going for just item level. Which is most non-raiders. You can get 4 accessories from normal mode within the first week, a combination of head/gloves/feet at 2 pieces a week, or body/legs at one piece of gear for the week. And this gear will be here for a long time. Even if you miss a week, you aren’t that far behind.

[AmiableApkallu]

Am I really? Normal raids were released about 2 weeks ago - it takes 2 weeks to get 4 pieces of gear from that which is BiS and you don't even get enough tokens for a weapon. Suddenly new patch is out and crafted HQ gear is better than the normal raid and the token weapon, which you probably still haven't gotten since you won't even have half the tokens for it. What is the point then in normal raids if you don't even get to use or even buy the gear?

What is the point of all that raid gear pre-Endwalker for those of us who started playing only a few months ago and haven't gotten to Endwalker yet, let alone the "current" raids?

Acquire the best gear for where you, personally, happen to be in the game, and for how you want and are able to play it. It's irrelevant what anyone else might or might not have, or might or might not be able to acquire. The only person judging you is you yourself.