Quote Originally Posted by Zfz View Post
At the moment, the ilv requirement is a sort of "promise" that "if I join this, I'd be playing with people at least of this ilv". However, if the leader of the group is exempt from this requirement, then it breaks this promise that the system is making.

I see it as a dev oversight.
Quote Originally Posted by Dano View Post
its easy to bypass the ilvl check, just equip ilvl90 accessories (even if it's not for your class), join into the party, then switch back.
I agree with these two statements, the party leader shouldn't be exempt from the requirement. It's important to remember that accessories are a fraction of the upgrade an item on the left hand side is, so if someone has some i90 and most of it is on the right hand side it really isn't much different from full dl. I still prefer to inspect players rather than rely on a gear score; I want the full story