Thread: Request: 3.0 Job Customizing

My stats shouldn't be overwhelmingly determined by my gear. A naked level 50 char should still have plenty of inherent power from the just that fact that it LEVELED 49 times. I am tired of this whole, "customize your character through gear!" mantra. Gear should offer basics such as physical and magical defense. The addition of stats to gear should be rare, gear is made to protect your being, additional stats on gear should be what makes it legendary. I want more player stat growth based on leveling, not coil runs and loot. Two ilvl 120 gear items shouldn't have the ability to totally re-purpose your character, that is what normal leveling is for.

Examples: My miner gets better everyday because he gains exp and levels often. His ability to mine certain materials should get easier with time, not because he went to market and bought a nice hat which magically makes his eyes work better and increases his ability to mine.

My Black Mage worked hard everyday learning his new spells, but no matter how maxed out his level, he was utterly confused that the unless he bought some nice shit from the market board or went on suicidal coil runs that his knowledge was worthless. WOW, this new belt really makes it easier to aim my spells with more accuracy, YEAH, that totally makes sense. See how it allows my hips to rotate smoothly during my spellcast, couldn't possibly have learned that while leveling my character. These elite techniques are only reachable if you got the latest fashions, otherwise you're just not gud.

Point: High focused gear stats are ridiculous and make the entire ilvl system look outlandish. Oops, Sephiroth forgot to put on his new allagan robe, now Cloud doesn't need to worry because his buddy downtown is ilvl 130.

If this game goes on for 3, 4, 5 years or more with this stupid system in play, I should probably start saving up for my future ilvl 400 gear, because that is the moronic system that SE seems to have set up.