Quote Originally Posted by Neophyte View Post
Wait, what?
I have tried taking breaks but it still comes with a toll. I dont enjoy farming tomes so i just do roulettes irregularly when im not doing weeping city or EX primals. I rarely cap. Combine that with a short break here and there and its very easy to fall behind on ilvl. Some groups dont even want people at the minimum ilvl either.
I couldnt do nidex till 2 weeks after its release cause of the lack of ways to obtain high enough gear. I dont buy ilvl220 gear cause it dont last long enough to be worth the gil and ive only been able to craft it recently thanks to new crafting patchwork, the control/craftsmanship requirements before blocked me. Jewelry i buy sometimes.
Yes in reality its my fault for not regularly caping tomes and taking breaks but i still feel inclined to give my opinion here on this system in hopes of more ways to obtain relevant gear in the future.
Some poeple look at ilvl as a form of character improvement which is fine. I look at it as just another number i have to meet before i can do the content i want to do. Unfortunently with how gear works in conjunction with stats in this game, ilvls are required because the gear determines your characters potential instead of augmenting it. In ffxi you could fight high lvl mobs in basic gear if you had the knowledge and skill as a gamer. The ilvl system and gear in this game is a whole nother issue though.
Currently my concerns are towards limited avenues for relevant gear but all things considered, gear has a short lifespan and putting more development into more ways to abtain relevant gear would just cause more strain on a short shelf life system. Since that may not be the best route, why not create some new ways to get tomes and orther rewards in the process. There are alot of options, aquapolis was a nice addition imo. Some forced spawn monsters would be cool. My tome threads arent meant to be a form of attrition, just hoping to bring some more fun to the tome avenue.

Not gonna lie though, would still like more gear avenues even considering development strains. The short shelf gear life was their choice...