SE, Please do somthing about the boring gear stats.. Please just read first...

[Korashy]

I don't trust people that can't even figure out their rotation to check the maths on one piece of gear vs another. It's just going to lead to equipping what google tell you to equip (look at a ask mr.robot in wow). And people getting mad that some of the pieces that drop have suboptimal stats.

And really? You can't even find out your crit chance without plugging your value into a formula.

[Seig345]

This desire for having 3 sets of gear to get replaced with each patch instead of just 1 seems like it'd be nice for a game where your main character is stuck as one class/job. But in a game where you can be any of the classes/jobs at your leisure, it seems like there's plenty of choice to be had as it is. You're not even stuck with the gear's appearance thanks to glamour and dye.

Might as well ask for elemental resistance/weaknesses to be added back into the game as well. Those have been in many of the FF titles, only to be excluded in this one, and would add to possibilities for different sets of gear. (Having bosses that go easier if you're resistant to ice is hardly any different from bosses that go easier if your <insert some other stat here> is buffed instead)

[Kogasan]

If you want unique gear go to wow they have it for you. Why must every game be based exactly like wow? I know Yoshi took something's from wow. But does this game have to be a carbon copy of WOW but with a final fantasy title? That is what made me stop playing 1.0. So glad Yoshi changed it. I like the way this game is now. So if you want unique gear please go play WOW instead of trying to make this game WOW again just with a Final Fantasy title.

[Kiara]

Great post. Totally agree with the OP.

We need some more Interesting Gear Options and more Horizontal Progression (NOT full Horizontal, just *some* Alternate Sets of Gear that makes the game more interesting).

FFXIV has the most boring Itemization I've seen in any RPG / MMORPG I've ever played.

The worst part is that Yoshi P keeps saying he removed so many interesting facets of RPGs all for the sake of "Balancing":

* Well look at how many Balancing Problems STILL come up, even with this current super BORING Gear and Limited Stats.

So we got most of the interesting Effects and Secondary Stats non-existent (so we suffer Boring Gear) AND we STILL suffer with Balance Problems.

[odintius]

The gear progression is getting dull they show the gear on live letters not even excited anymore like I use to be, because it will be tomorrows trash /shrug. Thought materia would bring something instead its a subpar system, but if people want subpar gear progression seems kinda boring mindset though imo.

[B0YRaNmA]

As a casual player, I wouldn't mind seeing different stats on gears. For right now, the only reason you would run any raid is for BiS, thereby having top tier gears and giving one that instant gratification. I could care less for that, but for aesthetic, it would look pretty awesome to have fire dmg/animation when you hit an enemy. Now, wouldn't just the aesthetic part alone entice casual player to go out and farm that drop? I mean, look at the desynth/resynth Ifirit sword, till this day I still want it. Just, there're several other kinds to choose from and it's not easy to choose just one, nor is it cheap. Also, the name of the equipment will then have meaning, i.e. Vamper's Knives (could be worthy of its name)

[fireslash]

-easy swift grind and if possible delete *grind* and leave easy n swift
-permanent ever changing gear
-a new obtaining mechanics
-does not effect DF party preferences
-does not effect market
-does have vanity features
-recycle certain content (optional)
-tied to a side quest line?


this will be too hard to implement , i think

[Hypie]

If you want unique gear go to wow they have it for you. Why must every game be based exactly like wow? I know Yoshi took something's from wow. But does this game have to be a carbon copy of WOW but with a final fantasy title? That is what made me stop playing 1.0. So glad Yoshi changed it. I like the way this game is now. So if you want unique gear please go play WOW instead of trying to make this game WOW again just with a Final Fantasy title.

whats wrong with unique gear? how does it hurts you? do you know that all the primae weapons are already unique in look? it doesnt hurts the game in the slightest if its balanced correctly.

[Marcux]

Doesn't have to be a grind, or it can be a grind, it's however SE would want to make it, the base idea is that of getting gear that is a horizontal progression.

SE almost had this right when they made the Relic weapons, you can either have a relic or the raid weapon, both were same ilevel but you could custimize the raid weapon which made it sometimes better.

to do a true horizontal, you'd need more than just base stats. make interesting gear and people will want to actually collect it.. and isn't that why people play mmo's? to get stronger, get loot. The reason why so many people were so protective of ffxi, it because you actually had to work to get gear. like camp stuff (nm's), save up for gear (relic), combine item (elemental staves), run salvage. You appreciated the item you worked for. Now i'm not saying i want this game to be like ffxi. but this game makes it so you could care less about gear when the new stuff comes out. It's replaced in under a day. Name one piece of gear you can't get in 1 day in this game.. except for a relic weapon? and now alexander gear because of tokens. Nothing is really earned in this game. nothing you want to keep, no cool stats.. this is why i said gear is boring.

[Culfinrandir]

What worries me is that Yoshi's philosophy is to play safe. Is this what we have to look forward too five years down the line? Grinding for tombstones of generics for our ilvl 560 gear just so we can then enter the next raid in order to get our hands on the ilvl 565 gear?

You mean Tomestones of Geriatrics. ;3