Poll: Gear progression, horizontal or vertical?

[Nikita]

If this were FFXI, horizontal.

This is FFXIV though, and stat options are not as robust. It doesn't even make sense to consider horizontal. There's only so many stat combinations you can make on armor throughout the life of an expansion before you're forced to start copying the same combinations just to please people that can't get over the last FF MMO.

So, vertical.

[Fortified]

How about diagonal? Or better yet... circular.

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

How about diagonal? Or better yet... circular.

How about inverse? level 1 gear is the best in the game and never needs to be replaced. Level 60 gear is total trash. Oh crap I shouldn't give people on these forums any ideas.... sorry

[Gamer3427]

How about inverse? level 1 gear is the best in the game and never needs to be replaced. Level 60 gear is total trash. Oh crap I shouldn't give people on these forums any ideas.... sorry

Make all the gear glamour items, and you invert that system as well, so they can only glamour over earlier leveled items. BUT, they still have the same iLevel they do now, and you still have an iLevel requirement to enter later dungeons and raids. IT'S BRILLIANT! SE get to work on it right now.....

1: Completely change the item system functionality.
2: Ignore people complaining about the changes.
3: ???
4: PROFIT!

[BreathlessTao]

I'm really not sure how it would work best, but I do know I'm kind of worn out (no pun intended) with this continuous item level climb - by the time you'd finish a set, you can throw it all away because, hey, replacement with "more better everything" is here. And the fact that we can have i130 now, which is more than double (closer to triple) of our actual level cap, with the latest "relevant" (ie. story) content having an ilevel requirement of 90 (which was I think the top when the game launched?)..... I'd say it's kinda ridiculous. And all the gear sets in-between that, that they designed and put in dungeons to drop, and nobody using them, and if they do it's mostly just for glamour and taking up inventory space (which is admittedly also troublesome)....... I don't mind this slow-down we have now until Heavensward, to be honest.

[Sylkis]

but I do know I'm kind of worn out (no pun intended) with this continuous item level climb - by the time you'd finish a set, you can throw it all away because, hey, replacement with "more better everything" is here.

That's the inescapable consequence of vertical progression unfortunately

[SpookyGhost]

Vertical progression, with more horizontal progression options.

Also secondary stats that actually matter.

okbye

[Findel]

I cast my vote on hybrid. Would be nice if 3.0 alternated patches between horizontal and vertical. And no, CT or CT equivalent is not horizontal gear progression. It's a stepping stone for vertical progression.

[Daranion]

Damn, people just can't ignore debate bait can they? I'll tally all the votes up every 24 hours and update the OP with a continual count, but shoot, so many people either starting debates or voting for silly options.

[Gamer3427]

Damn, people just can't ignore debate bait can they?

Tis the nature of mankind. If anyone notices that someone has a different opinion than them, then they'll jump at the opportunity to explain why the other person is wrong. And no amount of debating back and forth will change either of their minds on the matter.....