GC items Fail = SE Fail

[TheVedis]

The whole point of an RPG is character progression. That is what it is at its core. With MMOs character progression comes through patches. These patches normally involve adding gear, abilities, and level cap increases that allow your character to progress further in the game. For the next 2 months at bare minimum there are items that are best or near best in slot that are unobtainable by a large number of people, not because they aren't willing to put forth the effort, but because they joined the grand company they wanted and not the one that got the item they wanted. 2-3 months ago I was spamming dzhamel darkhold on a near constant basis on my archer doing 1000 damage per arrow with multishot. Remember when Darkhold and Archer were relevant? Yeah it was 2-3 months ago. If you are under the mentality that "it doesn't matter it will be obsolete eventually anyways" is completely irrelevant to an argument when you are talking about an MMO because it simply shows that the person saying it has no business playing an MMO in the first place.

you think its relevant now

but what happens when what company has the best gear changes next patch
then the patch after
and so on and so forth

its an endless cycle, each guild can NOT have the same exact gear or else you have no incentive to choose one over the other


so this patch lets say uldah has the shield thats best
next patch its grid
then its uldah again
then limsa

and so on, its not unfair to any 1 group in specific, its just that during any specific timeframe the best item for each slot will be obtainable from somewhere different

everyone will have their best in slots during those times obtainable and during other times itl be another countries turn

[LicontAshontear]

you think its relevant now

but what happens when what company has the best gear changes next patch
then the patch after
and so on and so forth

its an endless cycle, each guild can NOT have the same exact gear or else you have no incentive to choose one over the other


so this patch lets say uldah has the shield thats best
next patch its grid
then its uldah again
then limsa

and so on, its not unfair to any 1 group in specific, its just that during any specific timeframe the best item for each slot will be obtainable from somewhere different

everyone will have their best in slots during those times obtainable and during other times itl be another countries turn

Remember the good old days...when the best gear in the game was raid gear...and everyone was able to get it...no one was left out...yah....just like every other MMO on the market...SE has backwards fundamentals on core game design

[syntaxlies]

Remember the good old days...when the best gear in the game was raid gear...and everyone was able to get it...no one was left out...yah....just like every other MMO on the market...SE has backwards fundamentals on core game design

i actually like the way they do GC gear cause i hate it when everyone looks the same.

[TheVedis]

i actually like the way they do GC gear cause i hate it when everyone looks the same.

another hugely valid point, and the fact that i am agreeing with you in specific says alot cuz i generaly hate your posts

[TheVedis]

Remember the good old days...when the best gear in the game was raid gear...and everyone was able to get it...no one was left out...yah....just like every other MMO on the market...SE has backwards fundamentals on core game design

whenever a game releases an aspect of the game that makes you choose you can run into these issues though

look at other games where you have to choose "light vs dark" or "villian vs hero" or "hoard vs alliance"
one side will always have some advantage in some areas while the other has it in others
and the balance will tip back and forth depending on the day of the week and what is released

in the end, again, its a game and some people take that 1 point of stat someone else may be able to get over them WAY WAY too seriously the way you are doing right now