Legitimate reasons why many of you do NOT like Gear Swapping

[RemnantWolf]

It kills the purpose of Materia.

With materia they can make it possible for gear to do the Minor things they did in FFXI. Add to stun from Shield bash, boost the effectiveness of evasion boosts etc (I mean they could add things like this, not that they are currently implemented)

With time materia could unlock endless play styles. Evasion or defense, more attack or longer status effect times, upfront damage or bleed damage. These are the small things players could someday use materia to define. Use to make their characters unique (and if these sorts of things are balanced right, they could all be legitimate strategies therefor leading to the rise of player preference and identity over standardization).

But if you add mid battle swapping, you create a optimum as opposed to many preferences. Suddenly we can have it all, and will be expected to have it all. No longer can a player choose what they think is important for their play style, because everyone else would already have chosen it for them.

I don't speak for everyone, but I would much rather define myself. I would much rather say what matters to me. It gives me a unique value, best for certain situations "That boss doesn't give us enough time to heal our party, go find that Monk with the crazy stuns, that would buy us enough time to heal".

[ThePatriarch]

I don't speak for everyone, but I would much rather define myself. I would much rather say what matters to me. It gives me a unique value, best for certain situations "That boss doesn't give us enough time to heal our party, go find that Monk with the crazy stuns, that would buy us enough time to heal".

I feel closed-minded for never even thinking of this. This is wonderful.

As a faithful gear-swapping advocater, this post alone made me re-think my position on the matter.

[StateAlchemist]

"That boss doesn't give us enough time to heal our party, go find that Monk with the crazy stuns, that would buy us enough time to heal".

That statements says to me "A MNK with reliable stuns is a necessity. If you don't have reliable stuns gtfo." Therefore the only acceptable build is one in which Stun is priority (Recast/Procing/Duration). How does that allow for individuality? Let's face it. Individuality is a myth. A streamlined strategy for every fight will be made and 90% of players will use it. The other 10% who "refuse" or prefer to not conform will do what they always do. Whatever they want. Gear swapping will not change this to a degree that will make the current normality of the game any different then it already is. All it does is give the people who want/care about stuff like that, something else to do.

[syntaxlies]

That statements says to me "A MNK with reliable stuns is a necessity. If you don't have reliable stuns gtfo." Therefore the only acceptable build is one in which Stun is priority (Recast/Procing/Duration). How does that allow for individuality? Let's face it. Individuality is a myth. A streamlined strategy for every fight will be made and 90% of players will use it. The other 10% who "refuse" or prefer to not conform will do what they always do. Whatever they want. Gear swapping will not change this to a degree that will make the current normality of the game any different then it already is. All it does is give the people who want/care about stuff like that, something else to do.

so what your saying is your for gear swapping, Got it. devs said it wont happen /thread closed