Quote Originally Posted by Dyvid View Post
Look, I think one key is issue is gearing up doesn't really effect the fight mechanics. No matter how geared you are, if you eat a landslide its game over. If you eat a twister it's game over. The question is then, where is the gear and echo buff that actually increases player movement speed to help compensate "poor" players with lower reaction time?
While gear doesn't directly help versus mechanics, it does indirectly by enabling you to push phases or survive a few things because of the HP increase you natural get. It's not meaningless, just not as immediately influential as some people would like. I think being able to push a phase is enough to consider better gear as 'meaningful'. Skipping means you not only don't have to deal with the next up coming or entire set of mechanics and saves valuable time when there is a hard enrage.