So, lot's of gear options, yet no gear swap in active mode..

[Kitfox]

I don't like active gear swaps. It kills gear planning and playstyle differences. With active swaps, there's only one gear plan: max everything for every different situation. The problem comes when it is implemented, content difficulty will be designed according to it. That forces everyone to use it, unless they like being an inconvenience to everybody else.

Besides, nobody runs or fights in real life and changes clothes at the same time, except Jackie Chan. It's just plain silly. (Not trying to say the game should be super realistic, but come on, it's SILLY!)

[Lux_Rayna]

My god, the logical fallacy in this statement is astounding.

Explain how its a fallacy. If you can tell me how having multiple gear sets makes you 100% optimized for every situation when you can't gear swap mid-fight, I'll call myself an idiot. Kgo Mr. logical fallacy.

[JakeRoon]

LOOOOK BOB!!!

It's the gear swap thread again!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!!

I'll sum it up for you:

Gear swapping will not be allowed in 2.0....so you can stop whining that Mages can and melee can;t..okay?

/endthread

[Nekirr]

Explain how its a fallacy. If you can tell me how having multiple gear sets makes you 100% optimized for every situation when you can't gear swap mid-fight, I'll call myself an idiot. Kgo Mr. logical fallacy.

Whether gear swapping is in the game or not, there will be an ideal gear set for every situation. People saying that they shouldn't add gear swapping because everyone will be identical and will always use certain gear for a situation are simply.... stupid or at least unaware to how simple this concept is.

[XStruckX]

Lol have you seen a video of ffxi of someone soloing a bad ass monster? Its constant gear swapping and it looks like crap you never see the guy there for more than 2 seconds before blinking again. It was annoying and no f***ing thanks. You can only be one job at a time in ffxi so you can carry 20-30 pieces of gear for one job and still be ok on inventory. We can switch jobs on the fly in xiv and you want to add gear swaps as well. 20 pieces per job * 7 jobs = mind explodes plus DOH, DOL, meds and god knows what else.

Its actually simple. SE is putting out gear for different types of players. You got the hardcore endgamers trying for DL, the casuals got AF and then you got triple melded gear for the rich and lucky. You can stay in Uldah and meld gear all day and have better shit than anyone on the server without stepping into a dungeon. You can casually pick up decent AF and not have to put so much time. Options are there so people dont look like clones. Some are better some arent as good but they all have their purpose.

[Hino]

Gear swapping is one of the things that definitely needs to stay in FFXI.

Liked, Unliked, then liked again.

Gear swapping was way out of control in XI, i'd prefer to have to weight the advantages vs disadvantages of different pieces of gear rather than blink every 3 seconds. Playing a THF is XI could induce seizures.

[Aku]

For me, situational gear is thinking "um, I want more accuracy for this fight", for example, so I swap to that gear. I like that planning and having to balance my equipment, like how much attack I'm willing to give up for accuracy, precisely because I won't be able to just swap to attack gear for my weapon skill, it all goes for the entire fight. Unlike FFXI were I went to my fire staff when throwing Fire and the thunder staff when throwing Thunder, now I would have to plan, weight the advantages and disadvantages of each and decide which one I'm going to use for this fight... and I very much rather doing so.
I get your point, you have a lot of good gear and cool new one constantly, so you want to use it all. Well, I rather have to decide, I like that planning aspect and having to decide what would be better for a whole fight, not for each action separately. Having a lot of gear is not "having it designed for gear swapping", it's giving you options from where to choose what to wear... you know, for different fights or situations.

So... no, no active gear swapping, please.

[Chain]

Don't think anyone cares if X person wants to gear swap, the trouble is if they allow it in active mode it will quickly become "expected" of everyone and then all of us have to deal with it or else be cast down as being a gimp.

[VitoScaletta]

I Hated gearswapping, i love having my 2 macros for every job, equipment and jewelry.

Enabling gearswapping with just give the population something else to nitpick at each other over.

[SwordCoheir]

Playing a THF is XI could induce seizures.

And RDM, oh lord that job had it the worst gear clutter out of all of them.