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    Quote Originally Posted by Kikosho View Post
    Threads like this never have anyone write down a timeline of how long they expect to get BiS for their jobs. Due to tomes, the earliest most jobs can get BiS is 6 weeks. A raid tier lasts around 8-9 months. How fast do people want to gear up, assuming you're diligently working towards it. Note that the main limiting factor right now is 1) weapon and 2) tomes.

    At the start of 6.5, I had MNK, SAM, and SMN fully BiS with PLD & WAR a couple hunt trains away from being fully BiS as well.
    The time between the release and end of a raid tier shouldn't dictate how long it should take to obtain BiS for multiple jobs. For a good chunk of hardcore raiders (who are usually the ones chasing BiS), a raid tier generally doesn't last past the tier's odd numbered patch. Especially for the x.1/x.3 patches, where their focus will shift towards ultimate.
    Your list, despite mentioning 5 jobs, can be boiled down the having finished two BiS sets (MNK/SAM/SMN), and one BiS set still needing shines/twines (PLD/WAR). This is mainly because of PLD/WAR having an identical BiS, as well as MNK/SAM having an almost identical BiS (different headpiece, two different melds). This all done over a period of roughly 16-17 weeks, which seems like a significant amount of time for 2-3 sets.

    That said, SE did take steps into the right direction with Anabaseios, although there's still room for improvements when it comes to tomestones.


    Quote Originally Posted by Mecia View Post
    I recall reading something about JP throwing a hissy fit in ARR when relic weapons were on par or better than their contemporaries from 'savage' content. So CBU3 being CBU3 they overcorrected and gearing in general has stayed rigid.

    I might be entirely wrong and tinfoiling but it would check out.
    If this is about early ARR, it kinda made sense for them to have complained about relics. Back in the "Relic +1" days (before the rename to Zenith), the relic had the same iLvl as the weapons dropped in turn 5.
    The difference being that one required defeating Titan HM + spending Mythology tomestones, while the other required defeating Twintania and being lucky enough for the weapon to drop.
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    Last edited by Nezerius; 10-21-2023 at 10:14 AM.