How would you feel about end-game gear only being useful for 3 months?

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Leave XI's archaic way of handling gear "advancement" in XI, XIV already has enough problems as it is.

XI's way of handling gear is not XI's way of handling gear. This is something in all MMOs. It's not a very popular idea, but I like having a clear separation from the men and the boys. Whether it be gear, skill and build of the player, ect.

The problem with that territory is you get a lot of people that play tirelessly to get the "epic" weapons and gear they desire and become generally pretty grumpy or develop into someone with no filter. Usually labeled as an elitist. However, it's those people who usually do all the major testing and provide the other players with useful information on class/job builds. Not giving those types of gamers a market is a very bad thing, I believe.

[Ullikummi]

I personally thoroughly enjoyed how in FFXI, some items that were hard or expensive to obtain, were good for a very long time. Items like scorpion harness, kirin's osode, optical hat, peacock charm, etc were good for multiple jobs and were the best items for a very long time. A much more rewarding system that gives you a proud feeling when obtaining items. 3 months later I'd rather not have my hard work gone to waste and me either vendoring, throwing away, or stashing my gear for sentimental reasons.