Allagan Gear getting buffed to ilvl95.

[Knoahl]

I don't agree with the ilvl 95 change, Classes like Scholar don't have the stats prioritized for them, it's just not right to make them take the set, either make AF+1 on par, or watch scaling and balance go all over. =__=;; I personally liked the variety of stats they both offered depending on the build you chose, but now I kinda feel my myth farm has been a waste. with this now being mentioned. could have just got ilvl 80, then got allagan gear? IDK, kind of bugs me, but if they say it's good, then I guess I'll believe and try to get the gear lol

[Zaiken]

We are suppose to mixed and match or fill in the Gears with Mythology Tomb. If they make Allagan i95, why would anyway farm Mythology anymore since you can do Coil in Dark Light?

[BalthierLove]

You guys are silly. RNG was fixed, for one, and it makes sense that the raid armor rewards you with better gear for completing the hardest content in the game than gear you get for farming the same easy dungeon week after week. It's not a hard concept. Hard fights, rare drops = Better loot.

This this this!

You are getting a reward from the HARDEST content from the game of course its going to be stronger than some gear you get from farming an easy dungeon 200 billion times, I mean come on, use common sense.

[Calyanare]

until we have multiple end-game events of comparable difficulty, we are going to have to deal with having 1 best option for gear. there's no reason why someone who does coil all the time should have the same (or comparable stats) to someone who logs in for a few hours to speed run WP and logs out the rest of the week. That was the biggest flaw in GW2 to me.

So, someone who logs in for 2 hours/week to run Coil once (this will be standard soon enough, since lots of groups already do Turns 1-4 in less than an hour) should have better gear than someone who logs in for 2 hours/week to run WP 10 times? Neither method actually requires more time than the other.

EDIT: Yes, I agree harder content should drop better gear, I'm just saying you can't make the argument from time spent, because there's no there there.

[EmiliM]

"大迷宮バハムートで入手できるアラガン装備のアイテムレベルを95に変更する予定です。"
"We plan to change the item level of the allagan equipment obtained in the Binding Coil of Bahamut to 95."

The above came from the official Japanese thread, while the actual words Yoshida used in the broadcast was that they plan to make specifically allagan weapons ilvl95 (he said nothing of allagan armors/accessories), in order to raise them above the relic+1 weapons.

I'm guessing Yoshida's explanation is the right one. In essence, Relic+1 will no longer be top tier but rather a stepping stone to do coil with in order to obtain the allagan weapons (which will help with T5). He also mentioned this is the only instance where the ilvl ceiling will be pushed up for the time being, so it's unlikely anything else will get a similar bump.

[julliz]

i would also like all allagan gear to be ilvl 95 for reasons already stated by others. the minor boost is just something to aim for if you actually participate in raids, RNG aside. it's great incentive for raiders to keep on raiding in order to get the best gear.

the ilvl90 gear will not be obsolete in any way i don't think, especially if stats like accuracy and stats wanted by dps (crit/det > skill speed) are weighed into it.

[Fyreus]

I was quite happy farming myth pieces knowing they were top end. Now if I want top end gear I'm FORCED to run coil wich I have no interest in doing. Way to drop the ball yet again yoshi, instead of giving us more options to gear up, your forcing us into a single,crappy,broken rng raid if we want good gear.

My sentiments exactly.

At the moment i'm leveling my crafts (which may become obsolete) so i can absorb all the lowbies monies until they make craftable weapons and better content than this BC bs. Tbh i fear that this game may not take a similar path to XI/non-WoW mmos and we'll be forced to do this 1 dungeon and go into the next dungeon and into the next as opposed to having a choice in what we'll do.

[zdub303]

My sentiments exactly.

At the moment i'm leveling my crafts (which may become obsolete) so i can absorb all the lowbies monies until they make craftable weapons and better content than this BC bs. Tbh i fear that this game may not take a similar path to XI/non-WoW mmos and we'll be forced to do this 1 dungeon and go into the next dungeon and into the next as opposed to having a choice in what we'll do.

Why do you need raid gear if you have no interest in raiding? Why are you worried about whether or not you're ready for turn 6 if you have no interest in doing turns 1-5?

[Mistoltin]

Everyone's bitching at how they've been deceived because the gear they've been doing a faceroll dungeon for weeks on end is going to be second best to gear from the hardest dungeon.
Well, if you don't plan on stepping into the Coil? Why would you want the best gear then?
It's 5 levels difference in item level, that's a couple stat points at best that isn't going to make a marginal difference unless you're an absurdly precise number cruncher, of which, those type of people are probably going to be among those doing Coil anyway.

Quit your bitching.

[Nenin]

My sentiments exactly.

At the moment i'm leveling my crafts (which may become obsolete) so i can absorb all the lowbies monies until they make craftable weapons and better content than this BC bs. Tbh i fear that this game may not take a similar path to XI/non-WoW mmos and we'll be forced to do this 1 dungeon and go into the next dungeon and into the next as opposed to having a choice in what we'll do.

I don't want to kill crafting for you if you enjoy it but I have some bad news. Yoshi made a long post in the Disciple of the Hand section explaining how they have no intention of ever making crafted gear on par with dungeon drops.

It will always be lackluster gear that costs ludicrous amounts. You CAN hoard gil with crafts though lol. That's the one thing they are good for.