While Maero is right that it's at endgame that iLevels become more important (because there's such a wide range of gear that all has the same level requirement for equipping it), it does show up throughout the game. The first couple gear sets from the lowest level dungeons are level 15 gear (in terms of what level you need to be to equip them) but are Item Level 17 because they're stronger than normal level 15 gear would be. Even before that, the bonus collector's edition helm is level 1 but item level 11.


Quote Originally Posted by Maero View Post
It used to be that myth gear which is level 90 was your best and while still available because SE made it so easy now to get gear most new players go straight to the level 100 gear
Yeah, except for the weapon, I had a full set of i90/i100 Bard gear before even hitting level 50, and that was just from taking part in a few hunts. Actually, it was sort of a pity that when I was finally able to complete my AF set it was already obsolete.