Need help understanding BiS(best in slot)

[Docent]

Wow, so many great and detailed answers, thank you. I have a better understanding now.

Another question: When I use ariyala's calc, without fcob gear because I don't have any yet. And it lists gear that I don't have, how do I know what is the second best item when it only gives you a green line for the best which I may not have?

There's actually a really neat feature to help you gear as you grow up in Ariyala:
You can use the inventory system to tell the website which piece you have, then, you can have the Best In Slot calculator actually run with those items only and it will tell you what's the best outfit you can make out of those.

The thing is, you can use this system in a bit of a non-obvious way: You can actually say you own all of the stuff you CAN get access to. For example, you may not have all of World of Darkness drops yet, but add them to inventory regardless. Then, run the BiS solver, and it will tell you which pieces to mix and match for the best results (but won't actually tell you to use dreadwyrm, since you didn't add it there, etc.).

After that, it's just a matter of figuring out which items it recommends that you don't actually own yet, and start working towards that.

[dughug]

Thank you, very helpful.