Why not make event armor and weapons scale with your level?

[Versiroth]

They made this cool gear/weapons that have stats that will work with every class, but it's only useful for a couple levels at most. It would be cool if they made it scale with your level until 45 when you get your class gear. With the vanity system not being ready (and maybe months and months away), this cool looking event gear and weapons are a complete waste. Playing dress up in an MMO can be entertaining, but only when you can also kick some monster arse at the same time.

[KiriA500]

Vanity sets will do this exact thing. We just have to wait for SE to implement it.

[Little_Ifrit]

Patience lad.

Store it away until you can use it.

[Curagaja]

Patience lad.

Store it away until you can use it.

Can you store the event items? I heard you can't so I never bothered trying.

[KiriA500]

Can you store the event items? I heard you can't so I never bothered trying.

Not in the Armoire, but you can give them to a retainer. 12 slots out of 175 isn't that much.

[Little_Ifrit]

Can you store the event items? I heard you can't so I never bothered trying.

No, I meant in the retainer.

[Gilraen]

I don't think I've seen a single game where gear scaled with your character... Not even in single-player titles. I mean, there was scaling in some like Skyrim, but it only scaled for as long as you didn't obtain said item. Once you got said item it stopped scaling and was forever at whatever level you got it at. Item scaling as you suggested flies in the face of an equipment system like you see in... well, every game ever. It's an interesting idea, but remember that this is an event, full of puns and in-jokes (seriously, they are all level 13. Eh? Eh?! *wink*).

In FF11 there was the Rajas/Sattva/Tamas Rings

[Ring] All Races
STR +2~5 DEX +2~5
"Store TP" +5
"Subtle Blow" +5
Lv. 30 All Jobs

Level
18 - 29 Bonus: +1 (lvl 18-29 bonus possible via lvl sync)
30 - 44 Bonus: +2
45 - 59 Bonus: +3
60 - 74 Bonus: +4
75 - 99 Bonus: +5

I'd like to see long lived gear like this in FFXIV (obtained by completing story missions etc)

Wow, I stand corrected. There was also the Trump Crown, now that I think about it. But, mind you, these are items akin to Skyrim's where you get them as a reward for particularly difficult content, not event items you get just for attending.

[Enthy]

I don't think I've seen a single game where gear scaled with your character

In FF11 there was the Rajas/Sattva/Tamas Rings

[Ring] All Races
STR +2~5 DEX +2~5
"Store TP" +5
"Subtle Blow" +5
Lv. 30 All Jobs

Level
18 - 29 Bonus: +1 (lvl 18-29 bonus possible via lvl sync)
30 - 44 Bonus: +2
45 - 59 Bonus: +3
60 - 74 Bonus: +4
75 - 99 Bonus: +5

I'd like to see long lived gear like this in FFXIV (obtained by completing story missions etc)

[Ronzeru]

I don't think I've seen a single game where gear scaled with your character... Not even in single-player titles.

Heirloom gear did exactly this in World of Warcraft. http://www.wowwiki.com/Heirloom <--- Go here, read, and scroll down to see the way that gear worked. This is a good idea. But I think it's far too early to add shit like that to the game yet.

[Gilraen]

Heirloom gear did exactly this in World of Warcraft. http://www.wowwiki.com/Heirloom <--- Go here, read, and scroll down to see the way that gear worked. This is a good idea. But I think it's far too early to add shit like that to the game yet.

Interesting. Shame I never played past the free trial on WoW back in... 2009? 2010? I can only talk of games I've seen and I've not seen much of WoW.