Stats Revamp: Auto-Attack

[Hulan]

I don't think you understand my meaning, the cap itself is calculated in part by dLVL. The formulas for determining... well... everything in FFXIV are immensely more complex than in almost any other MMO. The effect of a given piece of gear can be approximated by assuming you will be fighting a level 60 enemy (most endgame). But any tooltip cannot safely make the same assumption. Players at earlier levels will not be facing enemies at +10, so for them, it would be an inaccurate metric.

Using your own stats as a basis would be inaccurate to the point of uselessness, since dLVL has such a strong influence on stats and stat caps. Furthermore, players fight monsters anywhere between +0 and +15 most often. Take a look at Kanican's naked Ifrit thesis for more information as to why this is a serious obstetrical with the current system.