Rank cap increase every 1-2 years discussion thread

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Counter argument:

One of two things will happen if the level cap stays fixed. We'll either see new gear come out as upgrades or we'll see new gear come out as side grades.

Gear that comes out as upgrades has almost the same effect as increasing the level cap, in that old gear becomes obsolete. However, it's not usually as bad as a level cap increase.

Gear that comes out as sidegrades becomes boring fast, runs the risk of becoming obsolete on release, or being subpar. FFXI's Sea, COP dynamis, and Hydra HNM didn't see much action because the effort was too great and the gear they offered sucked.

Makes sense to me. Zilart NMs (sky & the three ground kings) were easy to kill and had lots of good loot. Everybody complained that they were excessively camped, so S-E introduced new NMs (like the ToAU kings) that were hard to kill and had no good loot. Nobody really camped the new NMs, so mission accomplished.

[Kam]

Makes sense to me. Zilart NMs (sky & the three ground kings) were easy to kill and had lots of good loot. Everybody complained that they were excessively camped, so S-E introduced new NMs (like the ToAU kings) that were hard to kill and had no good loot. Nobody really camped the new NMs, so mission accomplished.

Well, just as an observation. I dont often rememeber camping any NM, big or small, with a worthy drop in XI - With out competing with someone or a party or another ls - If no one was there. Its your lucky day.

And wolfie. Sea torques? Noivo? I guess you weren't a fan. Maybe IF AV would have been do-able by the masses?