Variance in player skill is hurting FFXIV's itemization design.

[loreleidiangelo]

I'll be the filthy casual here and pretty much say that I'd only want these items with unique effects and niche uses so long as they aren't ball-bustingly difficult or grindy to obtain. But as several people commented, they wouldn't have their "special snowflake" appeal then, and that would apparently make them less fun or interesting to play around with to people, so idk.

I mean...what do the people who want these things actually want? More diverse gearing options, or a greater power gap between those who can clear difficult content/no-life grind for rare items, and those who can't/won't? I can dig the first choice, and would be totally in favor of unique, but ultimately accessible gameplay-altering gear. I can't say I (or SE, for that matter) would ever support the design philosophy of the second.