The new Allagan set of items needs to have a small customization option.

[saber_alter]

You don't need a full set to want customization. It is not just fun to experiment, it raises the value of the best gear in the game . There is also the situation: lel I haz Allagan 2 chest, too bad not enough Acc to use it yet. This is a common issue and won't solve itself for a while.

probably. i never understood why materia sockets are restricted to crafted and a few random dungeon sets.

[NeoAmon]

probably. i never understood why materia sockets are restricted to crafted and a few random dungeon sets.

2 Sockets per piece would be so great. However, it is not the only option. They can make the Allagan be whatever way they think is balanced then allow us to swap one secondary stat at will for a reasonable cost. The cost can be the new tomes for all I care.

[SchalaZeal]

Since you can't meld main stats, no crafted gear will ever beat something that has a higher ilvl.

Since you can't get i110 gear unless you're in a large elitist FC (at least for a few weeks) or have very very good pugs (and are willing to go with strangers in coil, even if they're "good" strangers - I know I'm not except to fill holes in my static). i100 gear is not so bad its useless. Unlike what you think.

I mean yes, the higher ilv gear will have higher overall dps, by a small margin. But that margin risks being very very small if you compare i100 with i90 pentamelded. With the additional perk of having VIT on accessories (and not on the tome ones, unless a tank).

I prefer 8 VIT to 4 MND. I prefer 16 crit to 16 any other secondary stat. And I don't really care if my 15 MND i100 accessories would be a tiny tiny bit better than my 13 MND 13 VIT accessories i90.

[Jinko]

You don't need a full set to want customization. It is not just fun to experiment, it raises the value of the best gear in the game . There is also the situation: lel I haz Allagan 2 chest, too bad not enough Acc to use it yet. This is a common issue and won't solve itself for a while.

But that's the way the gear is designed, if you don't like it, wear something else.

There is your customisation right there.

[NeoAmon]

But that's the way the gear is designed, if you don't like it, wear something else.

There is your customisation right there.

Yep and come up with the missing main stat out of thin air, right?

[Jinko]

Yep and come up with the missing main stat out of thin air, right?

No you learn to make do like everyone else, why is it missing or are you saying the person in charge of itemisation doesn't have a clue ... of course that's a different problem :P

The thing is also, we have no idea what stats any of the new crafted or GF gear will have so its too early to speculate on this stuff.

oh you mean something like...materia?

Yea but you can't meld rare items.

[Zumi]

They should put in reforging in the game. Reforging lets you take 40% of a secondary stat and convert it into 40% of another secondary stat.

[Arkghyom]

I would love more color customization.

[SchalaZeal]

This essentially will force the allagan set on us regardless of secondary stats, due to the main stat (str/int/mnd) being significantly higher than the other options.

Well, since it will take very long for me and my FC to actually complete coil 2 turns (6-9), let alone get gear from it (I completed coil 1 turns a lot, still shy a ton of allagan gear I'd have liked), I'll rely on crafted and materia. Probably using the tome gear for the new relic or vanity. I want my Mad Hatter outfit.

I might have a bit less main stat than i100 with i90 crafted, but i90 pentamelded beats i100, and i110 is not in the cards anyways. I'll just pretend like crafted is BiS.

[Mephistopheles]

Since you can't meld main stats, no crafted gear will ever beat something that has a higher ilvl.