The difficulty of Normal Content in this game needs to increase.

[Deveryn]

Well Deveryon, to be fair, 610 crafted Rinascita or upgraded Rinascita IS pretty easy to come by. So to be balanced, it isnt the BEST gear, but its definitely the best if you dont go the savage / extreme route....

One still needs to play the game of finding BiS for their job and mix in tome gear, but even that isn't too bad and only takes a few weeks of farming.

[VelKallor]

One still needs to play the game of finding BiS for their job and mix in tome gear, but even that isn't too bad and only takes a few weeks of farming.

Agreed. I am now fully pentamelded and am having a blast with expert crafting, God that was fun finding the right rotation........believe me when i say THAT gave me a dozen headaches and God knows how much material lost in trial and error....

( I had one of my first ALMOST HQ and the rotation failed......be glad you werent there, you dont want to see a grown kitty cry....)

[Amenara]

One still needs to play the game of finding BiS for their job and mix in tome gear, but even that isn't too bad and only takes a few weeks of farming.

Game of BiS:
Does it have crit?
Yes? It's probably BiS,
No? Does it have a worthless stat like SkS, SpS (past cap you care about), PIE, or TEN?
Yes? It is not BiS
No? It is probably BiS.