3.0 & Weapons / Armor.

[Leigaon]

I just wanted to know if anyone knows anything about the weapons and gear in 3.0, or wants to take a guess. Since we will be seeing a physical level increase from 50 - 60, this would mean that we would see gear from dungeons drop that are physical level above 50.

How do you think their stats will compare to our current high ilv weapons that are currently set at lv. 50?

We would have to have new crafts that give us bows / swords / shields / armor, do you think they'll be more powerful than what we got now? And if so, I wonder what it will take to craft these items.

[DrOstler]

An avg lvl 60 will most likely be as good as the best lvl 50. Say GG to them hundreds of hours grinding

[Ehayte]

I would imagine there will be a mundane set of gear that is within 1-3 iLVLs of their equipable level (i.e. Hard Steel Chest Plate, lvl 55 to equip iLVL 56), then there will be a new set of armor for just level 60s that will exceed the i135 precedent currently set.

Unless they make a dramatic change to the rate at which you can level up after level 50.

[Meier]

Whatever it may be, I hope they stick to what they said, not raising the ilvl and giving us some horizontal progression instead.

[Dervy]

Day 1 level 51 quest items > i135.

Calling it now.

[Kuwagami]

Just looking at how level synch works, you can bet that reaching lv54 all your i135 gear will become glamour junk compared to relevant dungeon drops. crafted NQ white gear might be i135 around lv57

[Blazer]

Day 1 level 51 quest items > i135.

Calling it now.

Is that really such a bad thing? This isn't a horizontal gear based mmo.

The only real issue you can have with this is a "wtf" moment when a random npc hands you something better than current 130.

Being upset that gear you get from quests is better than 6-7 month old lower level gear? I can't see it.

[Barimu]

All I can hope for is they don't keep recycling relics and scaling them up to lvl 60

[Zumi]

Day 1 level 51 quest items > i135.

Calling it now.

I pretty much expert this and I have no problem with it because the same thing happens every wow expansion which this game takes a lot of the systems form. Your level 50 gear served its purpose for level 50 content and raids and its time to more on to higher ilvl gear.

[Zaft]

Day 1 level 51 quest items > i135.

Calling it now.

Even WoW stopped doing that with their recent expansion (top ilvl gear, 616, doesn't get replaced until max level heroics), so I don't know if we'll straight up see "Hi, welcome to Ishgard! Here's your ilvl 140 set!"

That being said, it's not really a problem. Gear is a means to an end, meant to be replaced as you progress to better and harder things.