Quote Originally Posted by diulalasing View Post
game out only few months

/discuss
Doesn't change the fact that there are only 2 sets of gear with same primary stats and small differences in secondary stats per job.
There is no variation in endgame gear. It's either Relic/Allagan/AF2 or a mix of it.
In the end everybody looks the same and has similar stats with the exception of some crafted+melded accessories.

I don't miss gear swapping, but I do miss the things which made some items special. For example, FFXI AF provides special boosts to abilities, offers some unique stats or even gives access to unique weaponskills.
The AF in FFXIV just has some basic stats and is replaced very soon with gear from WP/AK or DL.
AF doesn't feel special at all and it doesn't provide any job specific bonus.

We also have a good crafting system, but the things we can make are either kinda useless or more expensive than the gear we can buy with tomestones and there is no alternative to AF2 or Allagan stat wise.