Quote Originally Posted by Issac;422422[b
II.[/b]Something else that happened today? I looked in the Ul'Dah wards for some midrank THM hand equipment. All I was able to find was a pair of gloves for 100,000-230,000 gil. There wasn't anything for lower ranks, just that one pair of overpriced gloves. I was currently wearing nothing, so I would have settled for a cheaper pair at a lower level.

But what is the point of selling low rank gear? Oh, it dawned on me. This is another effect. Sure, this is only one example and it may have been a coincidence, but it sure does add to my frustration.

Again, I understand that players want the choice to powerlevel. I want to make it clear that I'm not 100% against the subject. The way it worked in XI was fair and reasonable, it was always nice to have a friend helping by healing from the outside. But do we really need a situation where seven people go AFK while one pulls multiple mobs, links and chains gained from 1-3 outside rank 50s?
There is a solution to this issue, learn to craft your own gear. I have had to do this eventhough there are plenty of 40+ crafters and DoHs in my LS. For my R50 Con they help out and I supply/buy mats. I just don't like asking people to do it for me but that's just me. As for all my other jobs, including my crafting jobs, I have made my own gear. I then look on the wards to see what IS missing for lower level and new players and craft gear FOR them. I usually will price it below the Vendor prices or at least w/e is being sold on the wards by other ridiculous asshats and how they are pricing their gear. There's a difference between making gil and just being an ass.

As for your PL debacle; I can agree but also disagree. There are certain jobs I dislike such as Gladiator. I recently was PL'd to 36 in order to get Sentinal for the 45+ Ifrit battle. That's the ONLY reason it was done for myself and other's on our LS. Some people choose to take the 'easy' route some do not. I have a player in our LS who was QQing about not being able to PL anymore and bitching in LS chat in front of new recruits. I promptly put an end to THAT non-sense by vigorously explaining how that attitude was wrong and that is why they currently CAN'T play their own R50 job.

To each his/her own when it comes to PLing but it is what it is.