Heavensward Item levels etc

[Nevaldus]

So i was thinking, right now the highest gear is Dreadwyrm/Augmented Ironworks which is il130 level 50 requirement, so any new gear in Heavensward will be level 60 il140+ ?
Otherwise any gear below il130 would really be insignificant..right?

It can't really go back to Level 60 il50 gear because wouldn't that just be silly? maybe i'm over-thinking things, but elave me your opinions.

[Zohar_Lahar]

Yoshi-P seemed to imply Dreadwyrm/Augmented Ironworks would last awhile, possibly all the way to 60 before needing upgrades.

[Velox]

The high-level raid (Alexander) won't come until 3.1. The high-tier raids are what prompts the next iLevel increase (as seen during the 2.0-2.5 arc). What this means is that, most likely, the current iLevel 130 gear will remain the best until 3.1.

[kyuven]

The high-level raid (Alexander) won't come until 3.1.

No, it's coming approximately 2 weeks after launch, not at 3.1. 3.1 will be due about 2 months after launch.

[DasFelix]

Considering you need iLevel 90 to even get access to Heavensward stuff (since the Final Trial is ILvl 90) I guess we go from there.

[Omegakiyohime]

The high-level raid (Alexander) won't come until 3.1. The high-tier raids are what prompts the next iLevel increase (as seen during the 2.0-2.5 arc). What this means is that, most likely, the current iLevel 130 gear will remain the best until 3.1.

Higher tier raids prompted ilvl increases before a level cap increase and the addition of new 51+ dungeons and raid content.* i130 may last for 2-3 levels, but at some point, new dungeon drops + new crafted gear are going to outweigh it. There is no way the developers are going to have us coast through 10 levels without having to rearm ourselves with stronger weapons.

[VirusChris]

Higher tier raids prompted ilvl increases before a level cap increase and the addition of new 51+ dungeons and raid content.* i130 may last for 2-3 levels, but at some point, new dungeon drops + new crafted gear are going to outweigh it. There is no way the developers are going to have us coast through 10 levels without having to rearm ourselves with stronger weapons.

And if they do? There's that possibility, but you never know.

I wouldn't mind new gear as I level but I've grown so attach to them you know?

[Lemuria]

There is no way the developers are going to have us coast through 10 levels without having to rearm ourselves with stronger weapons.

Levelling is incredibly easy to do, and it's not unheard of to go 10 levels before getting a gear upgrade. The earlier levels are evidence of that as most armors don't get upgraded versions until you're 10 levels higher. Why should this be any different?

Your ilvl 130 gear will suffice until you hit 60 at which point you can do the new 'endgame' and obtain ilvl 140 or something. There have been literally dozens of posts on this same subject, and they have already stated that there won't be a massive jump in gear.

[Omegakiyohime]

Levelling is incredibly easy to do, and it's not unheard of to go 10 levels before getting a gear upgrade. The earlier levels are evidence of that as most armors don't get upgraded versions until you're 10 levels higher. Why should this be any different?

Your ilvl 130 gear will suffice until you hit 60 at which point you can do the new 'endgame' and obtain ilvl 140 or something. There have been literally dozens of posts on this same subject, and they have already stated that there won't be a massive jump in gear.

I guess we will see. Yes, you could go 10 levels before upgrading, but you didn't have to. There were gearing options every 5 levels or so. I just don't think that with 8 new dungeons and new recipes that they will forgo level 54 or level 58 armor. And the ilevel doesn't have to jump significantly if there is a level requirement on the armor that makes it stronger.

[Zumi]

Levelling is incredibly easy to do, and it's not unheard of to go 10 levels before getting a gear upgrade. The earlier levels are evidence of that as most armors don't get upgraded versions until you're 10 levels higher. Why should this be any different?

Your ilvl 130 gear will suffice until you hit 60 at which point you can do the new 'endgame' and obtain ilvl 140 or something. There have been literally dozens of posts on this same subject, and they have already stated that there won't be a massive jump in gear.

There are 10 levels worth of gear that you could get from new dungeons They said there would be 9 dungeons when you are leveling up. There are 2 new tomestones once you hit cap. There is 2 alexander raids one with with their own gear the savage one dropping the highest gear in the game. They also said they wanted a bigger ilvl gap between patches.