Required Class/Rank failed - Can we have Optimal Rank and Favoured Class back?

[Nayt]

just make a bloody macro to equip your classes.

[Alise]

I think it is so annoying to be naked everytime when you change class. I m okay with nerfing all the status, but at least let me wear it for temporary please!
..not like to be completely naked really.

[Junpei]

Just gonna throw this out there.

You're all replying to a person called Elohwell with a character called Lol Lol thats a level1.

Y'all being trolled.

[Alkoun]

So a level 50 conjurer should be able to wear the same gear as a level 50 gladiator?

[AdvancedWind]

I like how (almost) everyone against the optimal level system only consider the extreme situations; Like I said, with the stats now working properly, no level 50 conjurer will be wearing gladiator gear for any reason besides town aesthesics, simply because it will suck.

Let's use some different examples, shall we?

- A level 35 GLA could upgrade his level 30 weapon for a level 37. heck, he could even max the spiritbond for that weapon and, as he reaches level 37, materialize it and meld it with another L37 weapon as he reach the proper level.

Then, he reaches level 38 and thinks "hum..I'm a bit bored, gonna rank up my PUG now" and switches to his L32 PUG. But *gasp* the only gear he has with him right now are L35sh....no problem, it's just a bit weaker for the time being.

A bit ahead, he finds a mining node. Being a R40 MIN, he switches classes and goes for a quick mining session. However, he failed to notice an aggressive monster, who attacks him...but he didn't have all his gear stripped due to changing classes, it just became less effective, but still effective enough to soak up some damage and allow him to run away.

And he did all that without stressing over his inventory with 3 entirely different gear sets just to do such trivial activites! This, was / is the beauty of the optimal level system. I know I will miss those times.

[Arcell]

So a level 50 conjurer should be able to wear the same gear as a level 50 gladiator?

Yes but without the same benefits. The gladiator gear should do very little for the Conjurer. Something cross-class like that, and not even of similar Disciple should render it mostly useless for them.

[Aleczan]

I've had a hard time trying to re-gear myself. I'm just about half-done only, still a lot of stuff to change/replace/adjust. But I am totally fine with that.
I think requirement to wear new equipment just sounds reasonable. Before, I could wear rank 30~ gear on my rank 20~ craft classes and still do fine because I got stats that were scaled down GENEROUSLY. Now it's not generous, but it makes sense and it's not too hard to deal with.

Also, like Alkoun pointed out, level 50 CNJ being able to wear same heavy armor as level 50 GLA would be ridiculous and doesn't make sense.

[Aleczan]

I'm not against the old "Optimal rank" system. I'm just saying I am willing to adapt to the new system and that it's not too big of a deal to abide by it.

[Fated]

Most appropriate user name for this horrible topic.

[Quesse]

The problem is that in making the new system they did not implement enough new armor to make up for the change.

So there's barely any choices and sometimes you are left wearing armor 10-15 levels below you because there is nothing else.

Really this is just a result of yet another poor implementation in this game.