Thread: Anyone else hope the I-level doesn't go up again in 2.4?

Originally Posted by ispano

And many of them were in other Final Fantasy Games too.

The monster types and names are from other titles, but the actual character models are basically just higher quality renderings of models from XI.

And having things that boost specific abilities is different from boosting things like double attack rate, store tp, enmity +/-, and convert HP/MP. They could add skill specific stats, but using that as justification to not increase the stat diversity is just refusing to accept an idea based solely on stubbornness rather than it's merits as a potential idea.

It'd actually make content more accessible because they could create dungeons/raids that center around an ilvl of say, 100, and instead of making the new content release ilvl 110 gear, they could make new content release ilvl 100 gear with different stats. That would allow more people to participate because they aren't playing catch up every patch. That would, of course, require the secondary stats to have more of an impact, not have universal values, and be more diverse. For this example, I'm assuming the stats have the same weights. One piece could have 20 acc/crit, one could have 40 determination, and one could have store tp. It would allow for people to try to maximize a specific stat or spread out how they like.

Originally Posted by Ryans

You still haven't told me how the stat system in FFXI was imbalanced.



If you are just looking for character models
http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Category:Bestiary
and start clicking on things. Most monster designs were in XI.

Ah yeah I see a couple of things that could be touched up XI models now, neat.

Though I do see that the majority of things have been redesigned and the reused assets may just have been a matter of the mob being popular among the staff.

Edit: thats just me extrapolating an answer though but SE does have the funding to redesign every single one of them for sure.

This is clearly not the same model though bobbin. Unless i'm just missing a sahagin model that was in xi .

Not unless they add 3rd coil then...which is possible, it will be 6 months since 2nd coil, then. And i think they will increase cap, every 6 month.

Also, Hydra and those other things, aren't really made to be permanent content, they are just there for relic quest. And they are nerfing content, so that ppl can catch up; so increasing ilv helps ppl get through it, if they didn't before.

Also i heard talk about ilv sync which would be the only way to keep content somewhat challenging.
When they increase lv cap, we'll have ilv 100 ppl, doing lv 50+ content, which would make it way to easy; and ppl are already whining that the game is to easy.
That's going to totally kill any speed-running though, and ppl gonna rage about brayflox taking 15min, instead of 7ish.
But, you're talking as if everyone HAS ilv111 atm, when many don't even have 91 yet. And anyone that has 111, probably stopped caring much about Hydra or Labyrinth, long ago....and ppl are still wiping in TitanHM, more often than not.

Originally Posted by ninthfantasy

I hope it doesn't increase more, well not until at least 2.4, as I'm struggling to catch up after a short break from the game. Before the break, I was steadily keeping up with the server in terms of gear progression, I had soldiery pieces, had missed a couple of caster drops in T6 mainly due to having zero luck, had my Leviathan weapon, was grinding it for a mirror... I take a few weeks to a month break for Uni work, currently not in a raid group, and having one hell of a time trying to keep up with all the ilvl100s running around my server. Some people in PF want only 100 for Brayflox runs... I mean, c'mon. :| I'd love a couple of more months to catch up... then raise it.

Have you not paid any attention to the way they've been doing patches? The ilvl only increases when a new binding coil is released. Is there one being released in 2.3? Nope? Then no increase.

In any event, I don't understand what you people want them to do if you don't want an increase in ilevel. Even with horizontal progression, something is obviously going to be better, and you will obviously be made stronger by said thing, so the power level is still increasing just as it would with just a base stat increase. Unless you're implying you don't want to be made stronger. In which case, wtf was that giant thread that was whining that "gear matters too little" going on about, because apparently people are just fine with the idea of staying at the same power level for 6 months.