Please remove iLevel

[Johnist]

iLevels are symptomatic of a larger problem with the game - gear treadmills are tedious and boring at best. I really hope they either give us some form of horizontal progression or open up the materia system to allow for better (or as would be the current case, ANY) customization.

There is Customization. Instead of spending Philo Tomes on iL70 Darklight, you can level all the crafters, and buy Philosopher Tomestone items, craft yourself iL70 gear you can then equip materia into.

[Soukyuu]

There is Customization. Instead of spending Philo Tomes on iL70 Darklight, you can level all the crafters, and buy Philosopher Tomestone items, craft yourself iL70 gear you can then equip materia into.

...which costs you a LOT more tomes: 9x125 tomes for Potash for one vanya silk. Robe requires one, that's already 1125 tomes. Breeches require TWO. That's 2250 tomes for ONE SINGLE PIECE that is still inferior to DL until you meld it. Can't really count it an alternative, it's currently designed very badly.

[Johnist]

...which costs you a LOT more tomes: 9x125 tomes for Potash for one vanya silk. Robe requires one, that's already 1125 tomes. Breeches require TWO. That's 2250 tomes for ONE SINGLE PIECE that is still inferior to DL until you meld it. Can't really count it an alternative, it's currently designed very badly.

And Customization costs more on most things IRL too. Shocking really that it would be the same in game, yes?

[Soukyuu]

And Customization costs more on most things IRL too. Shocking really that it would be the same in game, yes?

It costs you already to level the several crafts, spiritbound gear to materia, yet you are required to farm double the tomes as well. I'm fine with it costing more, but not twice to thrice more. This might be customization, but not viable customization. It should be a real alternative to the mind numbing tome grind, not a more excessive grind for tomes.