Rank cap increase every 1-2 years discussion thread

[SniperRifle]

Is there any practical difference between a Level 30 piece of equipment being made obsolete by a Level 40 piece of equipment, versus a Level 50 piece of equipment being made obsolete by a Level 60 piece of equipment??

Does the character level cap, in and of itself, really make a difference what equipment becomes obsolete? If so, how?

No sarcasm, I'm asking an honest question.

Yea I figured this had to be a serious question because no one who played FF11 would ask this. And I really wanted to answer this because at first I thought raising the cap every 1-2 years wouldn't be so bad. It does help keep the game fresh, but OP did hit theeeee strongest point when he says, old content will become obsolete. People still did sky 7 years after it came out, and it was still fun 7 years later. With WoW old content goes dry after the new expansion pack hits (annually)... It begs the question why not just take a year off the game then come back in 2 years for the next level cap raise since everything prior would be a waste of time. Why not skip 3-5 years? Why not skip right until they're about the scrap the game so you know you'll be seeing the final end game content and all your hard earned gear will actually be worth it?

I'm not WoW bashing, but I cleared Sunwell pre WOTLK, and a very very good chunk of my guild quit the game 2 months prior to WOTLK. Knowing we beat the game, and all our hard work would be replaced by greens in just a few months, we decided to just move on. Some of us came back in WOTLK I know I eventually did. And played for 2 months and knew that what I had pre WOTLK could never be relived. I'd have to fight my way into a top tier guild again. In 11, you could get a Relic and full AF2... Go run around the world for 6 years, come back, and that relic would be just as valuable as the day you left. (Figuratively speaking ofcourse).

I understand this game isn't 11, or WoW... But I'd hate for content, any content, to become obsolete. Sky, Limbus, Dynamis, all lasted 7+ years like the OP said. Even the HNMs were still killed regularly for 7 years. Every zone had it's purpose. Once WOTLK came out Outlands was like an empty wasteland. Sure my T6 gear took me from 70-80, but 80 heroics > the gear only 1% of the games population had 2 months prior.

I know Yoshida probably wants money... I would too :P So immitating WoW probably would benefit him more then having a 7 year gap w/ no cap raise. Regardless, I'll still be playing. It's nice to know he played EQ as well I hear lots of good things about EQ online.