Why would a BLM meld mind in gear? Does this game do a poor job in explaining stats?

[Hasrat]

Tbf, while the tooltips are there, the game doesn't really give any indication that there are tooltips at all. Unless the player actually figures it out by hovering, it is kinda just a wall of stats.

That said, the fact that BLM gear comes with no Mind at all should have been a bigger indication that it's entirely unnecessary.

[dragonseth07]

Tbf, while the tooltips are there, the game doesn't really give any indication that there are tooltips at all. Unless the player actually figures it out by hovering, it is kinda just a wall of stats.

That said, the fact that BLM gear comes with no Mind at all should have been a bigger indication that it's entirely unnecessary.

Mousing over things to learn more via tooltips is a video game staple. Tooltips aren't exactly a pioneer game mechanic.

[Hasrat]

Mousing over things to learn more via tooltips is a video game staple. Tooltips aren't exactly a pioneer game mechanic.

Fair point, but you can't always expect gaming literacy from everyone. That's just taking for granted the knowledge you've accumulated over your (presumably) years of experience.

Now, I'm not saying this game (or every game) should go to lengths to educate all players on subjects that are, largely, accepted as innate to most of the audience. Any game is free to set the base knowledge it expects. But that doesn't mean there won't be gaming illiterate players trying anyway.