[Dev suggestion] More strict stat checks when entering duty finer/tutorial tests

[Ama_Hamada]

Just before maintanence, needed to do one last DR:Expert.

The DRG in the party was red dotting / dc'ing while in the first cutscene so scoped out their gear.They had a whole tonne of 260/270 stuff, both left and right side but their weapon was a.... True Ice Spear!

As in, the i110 lvl 50 Shiva weapon..

At level 60.
In a DR:Ex....

I mean.... This was a mistake right? Surely they were just trying on some glamour before they entered and they were going to switch when we started the dungeon...
Honestly won't know because they D/c'd after 5-10 mins of being stuck in the little force field thingy at the start so we couldn't finish our DR:Ex anyway.

As far as a stat check is concerned - I think there should be a "minimum weapon iLvl" check as well.. Weapon damage just accounts for far too much, regardless what role you are playing.
If you're a DPS, your damage is rubbish.
If you're a Tank, you can't hold hate.
If you're a Healer, your heals do very little and your nukes hit like a wet noodle.

You shouldn't be able to inflate your iLvl passed the DF if your weapon is trash because it just means too much.

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As far as actual substats - I don't think that is necessary.. Though I can see a main-stat check considering as a DPS you can toss on a whole bunch 270 of Mind or Vit accessories just to inflate your iLvl.

I did say weapon too in the first post. If my friend tells me a brd needs 630 skill speed or the dots are really bad, then there needs secondary total stats. Unless SE gets rid of accuracy making people have no choice in the matter on how the secondaries are disrupted

So a BRD was bad and they should be given gear with better stats because they're bad (?) so your friend/other healers don't have to worry about healing them (?).

I agree with that other thread about making a weapon weighted more heavily in the ilv, but I'm a little lost here.

No that is not what i am saying. I do not even know where you got that idea.

Because skill speed is so important to BRD, BRD gear is split between what is good for BRD and what is good for MCH. Also in general, accuracy sub stat makes how to gear so limited to begin with with the amount of gear we are given to pick from. Since you are basically dividing this because MCH and BRD are 2 different sets, there is little room to show people that do not look up weighs on what is good for them.

So to fix this one or more of the following should happen:
Split BRD and MCH gear, as in 2 different jobs, MNK and MCH do not wear the same thing, it is no different then making MCH have shared gear with BRD.
Get rid of accuracy. it makes it too hard to gear with our limited picks.
Balance the sub stats so it matters less.

Speaking as a white mage main, it's duty finder. You roll with what you get or you leave and try again. Might have to take a penalty if they won't kick you, but that's the risk you take.

There shouldn't be a "risk" the game should not allow it to begin with. Also this is not an option before a maint.