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

[Seraphix2407]

I think giving casuals alternate methods of acquisition other than just "wait for the raid nerf" is what's more important, tbh. I don't raid not because I'm not "good enough", I don't raid cuz it's boring..

Dw I got that vibe from you ages ago. I know for some people it's a bit boring when the same shit happens again and again. It is for me too once you done it many times. I still think some exlusivity should be locked behind raid. As I said many people doesn't really even play the game, the battle content atleast, not much of it. Why will it bother them if raiders get very good gear and they can't? You really don't need great gear to run dungeons and for most people rotation was never a thing, just spam the same button and hope they do well. So then again gear wouldn't help them speed run.

And then again raiders do raids for effort and rewards, if you or anyone else doesn't want it, thats fine. But making them have not having it because you or some other people dont want to raid is a bit silly. I do get your point, but to me it's not valid enough.

[loreleidiangelo]

Dw I got that vibe from you ages ago. I know for some people it's a bit boring when the same shit happens again and again. It is for me too once you done it many times. I still think some exlusivity should be locked behind raid. As I said many people doesn't really even play the game, the battle content atleast, not much of it. Why will it bother them if raiders get very good gear and they can't? You really don't need great gear to run dungeons and for most people rotation was never a thing, just spam the same button and hope they do well. So then again gear wouldn't help them speed run.

And then again raiders do raids for effort and rewards, if you or anyone else doesn't want it, thats fine. But making them have not having it because you or some other people dont want to raid is a bit silly. I do get your point, but to me it's not valid enough.

I like the system we have now, where raiders get better gear "for a while", then things are implemented to help casuals get it to...without setting foot into a raid (ie, no Echo as a justification that "anyone will be able to get it eventually").

If this system were still in place, but with gear that isn't rendered obsolete in two patches, I'd be perfectly okay with it (or add other less trying methods to get the gear like hunts or Diadem or whatever). I get that people don't find replacing the gear they worked so hard to get every 6 months fun, I just don't think the devs will ever risk making their casual playerbase feel "less than" just to appease a vocal minority.