Quote Originally Posted by Khalithar View Post
It was just an example of numbers getting out of hand and it was reaching the point where numbers that big can actually cause technical issues within the game itself (yes that is actually a thing). So while our stats are going to grow, there is going to be a point (sooner or later) where SE will have to go back and lower everything (damage/healing/hp) to prevent those issues from happening.
As long as SE keeps a natural growth of stats we'll probably be fine, some people will panic but a high ilvl number doesn't really mean anything if they keep stat growth in check, and I'm sure they will.