Quote Originally Posted by Betelgeuzah View Post
Changing gear made XI's end game work.

Which is why even more important question is what their plans are for the gear progression. Situational upgrades won't work because, well, there are only a fraction of situations as opposed to XI
Funny...I full timed multiple gear sets on my thief all the time. I had several sets of gear for different situations and it didn't always call for mid-battle swaps.

I had...

Accuracy set - Moderatly hard monsters
Powering set - Weak monsters
Evasion set - Strong accurate monsters

While I did have sets I would "Swap" for minor things like Ranged accuracy and weaponskill sets I'm still averse to having that style of play again.