New NMs and Class Specific Gear

[Choc]

Okay, I've seen this argument floating around for a while now. It's seriously kind of bugging me. If you can't look at the gear that's out there and see that it works for you and work towards it as a goal because it makes you better at your job... then I dunno what's going on. I'm trying to communicate this as tactfully as possible. It's just weird and strange to hear this kind of reasoning. Is it just that you guys want something more "special" that no one else can have but you?

I don't get that. So what if everyone can wear it? So what if others are playing dress up with it? What makes it any less of a goal if it's a great piece of gear you need in order to get things done? Why would you need a requirement to want that piece of gear? I didn't want to say so up front, but it really feels like people aren't capable of thinking for themselves, like they need to be controlled or herded in some way to get things done, and that bothers me. I'm asking these questions seriously btw and I'd like a serious answer if possible.

I am actually probably one of the few people that do pay attention to recommended level but having requirements would help out quite a bit.

Currently people assume they can use all the best gear as long as they have the money, seeing as how money is pathetic in this game theres nothing stopping people from getting that high rank gear. This can hurt crafters (especially lower lvl ones) that want to make that low-mid rank gear since nobody actually buys it.

It hurts the feel of the game as often you see someone in high rank gear and assume they are high rank or sometimes envy it, right now the rank 45s are running around in the same stuff as rank 5s. It gets kind of boring if everyone looks the same.

Also yes it would give people goals to work towards.

[Orophen]

Currently people assume they can use all the best gear as long as they have the money, seeing as how money is pathetic in this game theres nothing stopping people from getting that high rank gear. This can hurt crafters (especially lower lvl ones) that want to make that low-mid rank gear since nobody actually buys it.

This part of your reply was probably the most convincing argument I've heard about this whole thing. This was something that I hadn't considered before, but probably should have.