Is there any point having PvP gear at all?

[Mature]

Is there any point of having PvP gear at all? Is it beneficial? I personally see no difference in damage or defence.

Could someone be kind enough to explain the difference between normal gear and PvP gear? And how is PvP gear better than normal on a PvP match (if any)

I think the ilvl sync makes PvP completely useless and pointless.

Cheers!

[Rufalus]

I think the ilvl sync makes PvP completely useless and pointless.

Cheers!

Some of the pieces may be preferable for substat choices like crit, etc. But yes full item level of the pieces never gets used due to sync and S-E are rethinking pvp for stormblood

[Spiroglyph]

Glamour

[Mirch]

A full set of pvp gear of the same ilvl is not suggested to use (i.e. full garo i235 GLD/PLD set with 1 str ring and 1 vit ring all i235) as you're going to have a pretty much balanced build and in pvp it may not be really effective, the same with pve.

First, for lv60 pvp content it is suggested that you wear only i190+ gears(crafted, tomestone, duty drop) or i180+ pvp gear: i190 because all the secondary stats cap at max from minimum i190 when sync to i150, and i180 pvp gear because it has the morale stat which increases its real ilvl, only during pvp matches, to +xx depending on the morale stats (for i180 should be +30 morale so the gear goes from i180 to i210 iirc).

Your main goal is to find the best synergy of secondary stats for the class/job you're using and to do it you have to mix pve, crafted and pvp gears, NO DIADEM GEAR.
[Diadem gear, pink background icon, are "weak" on pvp encounters]

Most jobs preferred secondary stats are Crit > Det.
Notable exceptions are healers which may have different builds depending on your playstyle: crit/pie, sps/pie, etc... BLM sps/crit...

Note that you are goin to do accuracy if you are playing a non magical user class/job, you may need more or less 410 accuracy when synced to i150, such value is obtainable via x3 accessorizes with accuracy or x2 left side gears with accuracy, but go for the accessorizes; casters don't seem to need accuracy so go full crit/det crit/sps or whatever.
You may also want to equip x1 or x2 VIT accessory in case u r a dps or healer as itll help u survive melee lb.
>> To check out your stats when synced: equip ur set, go in wolves den, duel sum1 and sync to i150 the when the match started check ur character profile, the stats shown are synced <<

Else go for glamour