Quote Originally Posted by Squa View Post
So what is the appropriate thing to do in this situation? also, I think SE has set the 'gear' requirements too low for a lot of content. If you actually to try complete the dungeons as 'bare minimum' gear lvl, it will literally be a miracle unless you have some 4 man premade with all experienced players and perfect teamwork. Try killing Titan Extreme with the "67" gear level SE thinks you need to kill it. Same thing happened earlier in the week on that fight, Titan EX, I DF'd, and we got some bare minimum 3500 HP person who can't even survive the Titan jumps unless you preshield him with a SCH.
i don't look at the minimum requirement as "you can beat the fight with this item level", but rather as "if you don't even have this, don't bother trying, you'll be too much of a liability to everyone else, they will probably not be able to carry you through". the average item level is only a rough guideline imo, especially since every item is weighted the same. a chest piece has the same contribution to the average item level as a ring, even though it has much higher stats. not to mention people can wear stuff that doesn't even fit their class, especially when it come to jewelry.