D: I dont agree with this


That means that what... now we have to be carryng our WHOLE wardrobe just because a bunch of ppl are QQing and whining about seeing a low ranked character wearing a high ranked items???

Get over it....

FFXIV spirit is to have this "free" system... thats the spirit of the game... Where is the realism in "I cant equip this because I dont have enough rank"... Thats soooooo generic.....

I do agree on increasing the "penality for not fullfilling the OPTIMAL rank" but a different thing is to make gear to not give u full stats when ur below the optimal rank, and another thing is to forbid player to wear whatever the hell they want.

If you want a generic MMO with required rank on gear go play WoW.....


Quote Originally Posted by Oscillate_Wildly View Post

The thing that bugs me most about this is no one is willing to discuss what could be done with the optimized rank system to make it shine.

If destruction of the system was not an option, how would you adjust it to benefit the game?

-I would make the harsh penalties a lot more clear in a visual manner through the UI while the gear is equipped. Much like how the stats on equipment while in Level Sync mode in XI were shown through red text.
-I would introduce benefits for wearing the gear as according to optimized rank in a set. This mainly to make gear sets like Harlequin have more value as a set, rather than piece by piece alone.
-Introduce a leeway system up to 2-3 ranks below optimized rank, increasing in stat benefits as you grow closer to the rank. This allows characters to wear their gear a small time before it's optimized, without having to carry around an unnecessary amount of gear. I would say 2 being ideal.
YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH!!!!!