Non-Flame crafters getting burned

[Sephrick]

Well, it seems like those promises of "pick a GC for the story, items won't be an issue" are a wash.

Not too much JP players happy about this post from the Rep.
Thread talks about Uldah's new GC gear which has crafting skill up (pants/shoes) which Limsa/Gridania doesn't have and they are saying YoshiP promised it wont affect which country you chose and this kind issue popped up.

皆さん、こんばんは。
Good evening every one,

ウルダハンサージェント・サルエル／ウルダハンサージェント・クラ コーが、不滅隊のみで交換が可能になっているなど、1都市でしか入手できないアイテムがありますが、こちらは今後追加されるアイテムでもちろんバランスを 取っていきます。特定のグランドカンパニーじゃないとこの性能の装備品は手に入らない！ということにはなりませんのでご安心ください。
There are items such as Flame Sergeant's Sarouel/Flame Sergeant's Crakows which can only be obtained from 1 city but we will balance them out with items released in future so not being in specific GC to obtain specific gear! type of situation wont occur so please don't worry.

また、ロミンサンボウ／グリダニアンショートボウ／ウルダハンコンポジットボウに関して、確かにダメージ値だけを見るとウルダハンコンポジットボウが強く見えますが、1秒間あたりのダメージ量（DPS）では、3つの装備品に大きな差はありません。
Also for bow for Limsa/Gridania/Uldah - although if you look at the damage value Uldah's one looks strong but for DPS there isn't much difference.

また何かあればフィードバックをお願いします。
If there is anything else please leave a feedback

**start a new thread if there isn't any already**
Basically JP players saw this post and some are pissed off that Rep said "released in future" if you know from FFXI when they say "In future" it can be months later which just puts that other city in lead and unlike FFXI you can spend more GC points on other cities to try and obtain so that isn't helping that rep post either, they also saying for the bow even though the Damage value is different and wont affect much on the DPS but how about damage on WS? stuff like that..

gonna say again... *start a new thread about this one if there isn't any to talk about this one*

I know they're saying they'll balance it "in the future" but there's no reason for this. It feels like we're being punished for leaving Ul'dah.

[Shneibel]

[Rage]
Christmast present from SE is punishment
[/Rage]

edit: dear SE I dont mind if you copy and paste the stats from 1 piece of armor to another

[HiirNoivl]

materia is better anywayz

[Reinheart]

materia is better anywayz

You can't put crafting skill + materia to pants/shoes, can only attach them to main/sub tool so doesn't really help there either

[Sephrick]

materia is better anywayz

Accept you can't put crafter's materia on legs. Only tools.

[Felis]

Accept you can't put crafter's materia on legs. Only tools.

You can put materia with crafting class stats (Dex for weaver, VIT for leatherworker) on the other gears.

[Sephrick]

You can put materia with crafting class stats (Dex for weaver, VIT for leatherworker) on the other gears.

Stat materia can go on more pieces like tools, body, head and hands. Any way you spin it, these items give members of the Flames a lot more options about how to customize.

[Kymusashi]

Non flame crafter here, and I really gotta wonder how you can possibly be whining/complaining about this? It's one piece of gear early in the game's life well before the biggest overhaul of all in 2.0. Go outside and get some perspective on what you're breaking apart over.

[Estellios]

Ul'dah doesnt get +Output rings

[Sephrick]

Ul'dah doesnt get +Output rings

True, but they have a comparable ring which gives Gathering and Perception instead of Output and Perception.