Required rank on all gear

[Cape-Freak]

Rare/Ex, Unique/Untradable, Dungeon Drops, Etc. Should all be locked to level.

But crafted gear should remain optimal rank.

This is similar to my own opinion. To elaborate a bit, I'm fine with the unique/untradeable having a required level since (in theory) one would need to be close to that level in order to obtain the gear in the first place. On the other hand, for crafted stuff (for example), you can just walk into the market wards and buy it at any level, provided you have enough gil. Definitely need some indication on "optimal level" gear as to what the actual stats you get from it are when equipping it below optimal level, though.