Quote Originally Posted by SwordCoheir View Post
Honestly what's wrong with the aspect of new gear constantly being cycled in and old gear being phased out, new gear that's worth aiming for is part of the attraction of doing new content. After 2.0 comes out I think fights like Garuda, Ifrit, and King Mog are gonna eventually disappear with the cycling of 7th Umbral Era events, so the old content and gear that your trying to keep relevant wouldn't even be obtainable anymore.

With that comes gear exclusiveness, SE can make new similar gear that does not have to outclass older equipment, and really only older players would face the dilemma of having enough situational gear to make gear swapping really viable. It doesn't give gear swapping enough leverage, when new players would be at a severe disadvantage and would likely make it difficult for new players advancing in the game for not having the good/best equipment options available to them.

If that doesn't make a strong enough case against gear swapping, I don't think there's anything anyone could say to convince you otherwise. I personally think just having inventory issues from carrying gear for all seven jobs will be tough enough when they lower our inventory again, without the need to bring every little situational piece with me.
It's not even old vs new, it's also new vs new. Some new gear is completely pointless unless one or two occasions DURING a fight.