Endgame gearing in FFXIV

[VelKallor]

If raiding experience in other MMOs is so applicable to this one.

It is, yes.

or his experience from other MMOs isn't applicable to begin with

Wrong, the principles are the same, iteration and specific processes are a separate matter entirely. There are specific principles and dynamics that apply across the board, base game design and paradigms havent changed that much over the years.

Things like ilevel creep, tuning are also a factor, then we get into the matrices of gear vs class balance vs encounter design and it gets...complicated..to put it mildly.

Gaming at its core has certain..patterns....that underlie all design criteria, of which high end raiding is but one part. it is, in fact a MUCH bigger picture, each of which has to be applied and balanced accordingly.

Coarse and then fine tuning is an exacting process...at times it can be..infuriating. Nothing is ever perfect, nor can it ever be..thats its nature.

I submit you know far less than you imagine.

Vel's Rules, book one page ten

When you have the chance to learn something new, when someone wants to teach you something new, when the chance comes, grab it, it may never come again. Sit down, shut up and LISTEN.