Item level compression in Heavensward?

[Dervy]

I just want to avoid being ilvl 200 by this time next year. Whatever they can do to alleviate that, like adding in horizontal item progress, would be very nice.

You're telling me you wouldn't want your ilvl to be over 9000?!

In a serious note, you have to understand what type of game this is. It's a Themepark MMO. They may add forms of horizontal progression, but at the end of the day, the games foundations are based upon vertical progression and this is evident as they've confirmed they're adding a token based system for the next set of raids in Heavensward. Token system = gear progression = vertical progression.

They can incorporate elements of Horizontal Progression along side the Vertical Progression, but don't get your hopes up. You'll end up regretting it and cry into your pillow.

[Dhex]

It's a Themepark MMO.

A theme park full of rides you have no reason to go back and ride again. Horizontal gear would keep content relevant - right now the only reason to go back and do the first three Extreme Primal fights is the chance at a pony - the gear is inventory -1 for most people.


Old dungeons are only being used because they dumped the Relic quest into them.

First Coil is for mat farming and maybe glamour.

Second Coil is for tomes and alt classes.

Sycrus is... for something? A minion? Or something.

What's Labyrinth of the Ancients again?

[chrillix]

Old dungeons are only being used because they dumped the Relic quest into them.

First Coil is for mat farming and maybe glamour.

Second Coil is for tomes and alt classes.

Sycrus is... for something? A minion? Or something.

What's Labyrinth of the Ancients again?

Couldn't agree more with this. I've never seen content go obsolete as fast as I've had to witness with ffxiv.