Lets talk of Gear Sets

[Duelle]

- messes up game balance
- developers have to create content that is a challenge by recognizing gear-swapping mid-battle as an 'unintended feature'
- massive lag-generating macros

.. were the other downsides, from what I recall.

Inventory clutter. Situational gear trumping everything. Hybrids becoming overpowered. Gear swaps are not worth it.

Anyway, I believe they mentioned in one of the interviews that the number of gearsets would be equivalent to the number of classes/jobs available. As long as events and instances lock everyone's class (at the very least) upon entry and being "in combat" prevents gear swaps, you won't hear any complaints from me.

[AlaulaTheGreat]

are you leveling your DoH or doing HQ?
if only for leveling purpose, lots of gear is wearable by all class, like woolen tight, or mahogany patten

you can use that and still can level your DoH

But this is in discussion of 2.0, what may be the case for now may not be the case of later.

In 2.0, select we may see ourselves using different gear between DoH/DoL, all depending on what level their artifact is. Plus even if we ignore artifact, If I am leveling, the game's design should reward players for better optimizing their stats instead of just picking "All Class/All DoH/DoL" gear and using that as a universal set.

Does the game reward you already... yes? Maybe... but still I see your point with just wearing one set of gear for all DoH/DoL. Some days you get lucky, some days you don't is how I see it.

[Felis]

How many type of Gear Set are there to switch gear instantly?
Y: It’s actually quest based and at first you start with 1 and at timing where you learn the armory you get one more where you can use between two classes. Later by clearning quests the gear set will increase.

Is there a limit to amount of Gear Set?
Y: I believe it should match the amount of class/jobs being increased so currently we don’t have anything decided.

For those inside the Gear Set, will those be counted as items being carried?
Y: It won’t. So it won't show in the inventory .

So, the items you have carrying are those not equipped and items that are expendable and such
Y: The gear you obtain from rewards will go into inventory but for gears that is set in the gear set will be on the gear set side so it won’t fill up the inventory.

So you can think of Gear Set as special inventory then
Y: Yes if you could think of it as a gear specific inventory. Earlier we called it Mannequin

I see, so the image is like walking around with a Mannequin
Y: Yes

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post789751

[AlaulaTheGreat]

Still sorta doesn't answer the question on sharing items between sets. I believe... not entirely sure...

Like say I have these uber VIT rings I use for WAR and PLD, will that ring exist only in one of those gearsets or will the gearsets accommodate to my need to have that ring show up in both gear sets.

[Felis]

Maybe you need another ring for the other sets.
If you have a Vit ring and want it in 2 sets you need to buy a 2nd ring.
Or maybe not

[rina_inverse]

But this is in discussion of 2.0, what may be the case for now may not be the case of later.

In 2.0, select we may see ourselves using different gear between DoH/DoL, all depending on what level their artifact is. Plus even if we ignore artifact, If I am leveling, the game's design should reward players for better optimizing their stats instead of just picking "All Class/All DoH/DoL" gear and using that as a universal set.

Does the game reward you already... yes? Maybe... but still I see your point with just wearing one set of gear for all DoH/DoL. Some days you get lucky, some days you don't is how I see it.

in current game, gear dosent really matter for grinding. i used to use dated velveteen tight red and dated velveteen doublet red for grinding DoH/DoL/doing leve behest achievement, only because I found it look sexy on me

[AlaulaTheGreat]

Maybe you need another ring for the other sets.
If you have a Vit ring and want it in 2 sets you need to buy a 2nd ring.

This game reaks of the 1%-ism!!!
xD
But dang, I hope they don't make that the case. Since some trinkets are unique and it'll force us to go,

"Okay, switching jobs, but first. Lemme remove the following gear! Oh crap! My bags are fully, lemme just throw away a couple of things... Now time to switch jobs! SHIZZLE! Where in the twelve did I put that stuff!?"

Those are the conversations I have with myself while playing WoW.... ; ;

[rina_inverse]

I personally hope that this gear set is no more than a shortcut, not a fixed set of gear
Like: shortcut A is gear a - gear e
shortcut B is gear c - gear g
but you only need 1 of gear c/d/e

yea, we could use a macro for that

[AlaulaTheGreat]

Then I hope macros are drag and drop as well. Would love to drag a piece of gear into a text line and it would auto write out the text macro for me so I don't have to look up how to write a line.

[rina_inverse]

Then I hope macros are drag and drop as well. Would love to drag a piece of gear into a text line and it would auto write out the text macro for me so I don't have to look up how to write a line.

lol
+1 for that >_<