GC items Fail = SE Fail

[TheVedis]

well since this thread has gotten grosly off topic, let me explain what i already did on page 1.

I know that the items will be different, IDC about that. The point is 99% of the items from GC's have a crafted/NM droped equivalent or better, EXCEPT THAT SHIELD. It is the best in the game by a wide margin and can only be obtained from that one GC. That is what I am angry about. Now if there was a comparable shield with block rate of say maybe 140ish with block mitigation of around 80-90 then I would not care because I can go get that and still be pretty good. But in this case I cannot. And they have said nothing about changing stats on current shields, and I highly doubt they would ninja that in. And it will be months before the next patch in which I MIGHT (keyword here is might, notice it is in caps) get a chance at a new shield.

Please end all pointless flaming and lets get back ontopic now.

im going to take a moment and point out you are raging over a game
its a game, you know the thing we play to entertain us
its not real life, its not important, its not the end of the world

its 1 piece of gear and i think youll be ok living without it

[LicontAshontear]

im going to take a moment and point out you are raging over a game
its a game, you know the thing we play to entertain us
its not real life, its not important, its not the end of the world

its 1 piece of gear and i think youll be ok living without it

.....and let the flaming continue. srsly stop the trolls and just lock this thread since we cant have a real discussion about anything apparently

[Jennestia]

Not to mention when they release new recipes and add new raids and add new NMs which can drop a Shield even better than what's offered the past year or so, it's definitely not the end of the world.

[LicontAshontear]

Again, I know new stuff is coming. Srsly do people read? Im saying right now they have introduced something amazingly good and it is only for the few that chose that GC. I know balances are coming IN THE FUTURE. My point is we should not have to wait for the future. It should be balanced at each and every patch. This whole unbalancing of the GC items could have been avoided by simply making the stats either the same, but have the graphics different, or like others have suggested, open all GC items up for purchase but at an increased seal cost.

[Req]

some items will be better at some companies then they are at others

if it wasnt this way there would be no incentive for us to ever spread out

sorry if you dont have the items you specificaly want at yours, but thats life, as time goes on new items will be added and the balance will switch around over and over


welcome to MMOs and choosing sides

The incentive should be choosing the company you want to join, which is what Yoshi told us to do because it wasn't supposed to be advantageous to join a certain company over any other. It is unacceptable that uldah gets pants that give 9 attack power, in which the only item thats better for a DD is the mercenary's slops which is a pain in the ass to get I might add.

Sure, they have different stats for different types of clases, I just don't understand why they couldn't have made a set for mage classes, DD classes, and tank classes for each rank in all three companies with the same stats. With the type of "balancing" they are currently doing I am not going to be surprised if the moogle fists have 200 damage on them and 50 attack power with an added bonus of "occasionally stuns the target" even though they are supposed to be equal to the ifrit weapons.

[LicontAshontear]

The incentive should be choosing the company you want to join, which is what Yoshi told us to do because it wasn't supposed to be advantageous to join a certain company over any other. It is unacceptable that uldah gets pants that give 9 attack power, in which the only item thats better for a DD is the mercenary's slops which is a pain in the ass to get I might add.

Sure, they have different stats for different types of clases, I just don't understand why they couldn't have made a set for mage classes, DD classes, and tank classes for each rank in all three companies with the same stats.

+1

^everything this dude said.

[Jennestia]

The incentive should be choosing the company you want to join, which is what Yoshi told us to do

Which is exactly what you still do, you choose the GC you want to choose given what they stand for -- Even with certain gear being in certain places there's still zero benefit over one another.

Are you getting 2,000 seals per quest joining Twin Adder instead of Immortal Flames?

That's what you call an advantage given design -- Items that will more than likely be obsoleted in 2 months isn't an advantage.

[LicontAshontear]

Which is exactly what you still do, you choose the GC you want to choose given what they stand for -- Even with certain gear being in certain places there's still zero benefit over one another.

Are you getting 2,000 seals per quest joining Twin Adder instead of Immortal Flames?

That's what you call an advantage given design -- Items that will more than likely be obsoleted in 2 months isn't an advantage.

its still an advantage for 2 months.

[TheVedis]

its still an advantage for 2 months.

something will always be better then something else

so its a moot arguement

[LicontAshontear]

something will always be better then something else

so its a moot arguement

yes something will always be better. the problem is only a select group of people can even get it. if it was a NM drop or something crafted atleast then it would be fair. this is unbalanced.