Allowing Gear Change in Active Mode

[Arcell]

All of the people who are saying no to gear swapping, were probably people who lacked even simple DT- sets on their jobs in FFXI. Gear swapping adds a new dynamic to the game that players can utilize to their advantage. Honestly, if you were even remotely decent in XI, gear swapping shouldn't have been a problem for you.

Actually I never really got into XI. Can't really lump me in there lol. The idea is bad though, unless it is built as an intended game mechanic. It's not and according to the devs never will be.

It's another thing to do mid-battle sure but I wouldn't say it's necessarily a positive addition/mechanic. It existed and people learned to rely on it, so much so that it was never removed from the game. It's another crutch honestly. You can't maximize your potential through skill in gameplay so you do it through sheer numbers via gear. It's not something that we should rely on or ever be required to do.

How about we learn to pick a set of gear for a particular fight and stick with it through the entire fight? Play better with just that one set. Do what you can with what you have. Anyone with the gear can do a gearswap and produce results. I'd say the better players are the ones who can produce similar or better results without relying on the gearswaps.

[Nekirr]

Actually I never really got into XI. Can't really lump me in there lol. The idea is bad though, unless it is built as an intended game mechanic. It's not and according to the devs never will be.

It's another thing to do mid-battle sure but I wouldn't say it's necessarily a positive addition/mechanic. It existed and people learned to rely on it, so much so that it was never removed from the game. It's another crutch honestly. You can't maximize your potential through skill in gameplay so you do it through sheer numbers via gear. It's not something that we should rely on or ever be required to do.

How about we learn to pick a set of gear for a particular fight and stick with it through the entire fight? Play better with just that one set. Do what you can with what you have. Anyone with the gear can do a gearswap and produce results. I'd say the better players are the ones who can produce similar or better results without relying on the gearswaps.

I don't get your point in saying how adding gear swaps(Another thing players will need to focus on during fights, so they will need to have quick reactions and skills to know what they should be doing) is showing that players will have to solely focus on gear to win fights and not their skills. In XI skill and gear went hand in hand. Not one produced the best results, you had to use both to enhance your damage output etc.