Why no capped tome increase?

[Alestorm]

Serious question, why wasn't the cap for Tomes of Creation increased from 450 to 900 with 4.8?

It feels like 450 is way too small and makes gearing a spec (much less 2+) take forever. Seeing as they nerfed the cost of the Prototype Tomestone from 7 Crystaloids to 4 I'm surprised to see the capped tome's got ignored completely.

[Legion88]

Capped tomes only get the increasment of the cap at the end of the expansion, short before the new expansion.

I don't know for sure why they included the capped tomestones anyway, but i think to remember Yoshi said to balance the gear progress between hardcore and casual players and 450 seemd to be best in their eyes.
Also the cap was only 300, not sure, but it was lower in the beginning of ARR and was increased around or before 2.2 to the current cap.
The 900 cap increase only came to existence in 2.55 before Heavensward and in 3.55 before Stormblood. The next time we can expect the 900 cap is short before the next expansion.

If you really need more end ilvl gear, farm Savage. I know it isn't always BiS but it has the same ilvl.

[Rita1989]

They really should consider raising or remove the cap, the game is extremely dead right now with no relic to grind, unlimited tomes tomes might keep people subbed to have something to do.

[HyoMinPark]

They really should consider raising or remove the cap, the game is extremely dead right now with no relic to grind, unlimited tomes tomes might keep people subbed to have something to do.

While I agree that the game is super dead right now with no relics out to grind (outside of the old ones), I doubt raising/removing the tomestone cap would do it. Personally speaking, I’m barely capping the 450 right now. I’m working on Animas and thinking of picking up a Zeta or two because that’s how bored I am right now. :/

[Bourne_Endeavor]

They really should consider raising or remove the cap, the game is extremely dead right now with no relic to grind, unlimited tomes tomes might keep people subbed to have something to do.

I barely cap with 450 nowadays unless I get some decent Savage farms or decide to do some PvP. Uncapping tomes won't do a thing to alleviate the fact there just isn't much to do, unfortunately.

[Deceptus]

I barely cap with 450 nowadays unless I get some decent Savage farms or decide to do some PvP. Uncapping tomes won't do a thing to alleviate the fact there just isn't much to do, unfortunately.

You can cap in as little as 2 or 3 days. It's not hard to do.

[Canadane]

They really should consider raising or remove the cap, the game is extremely dead right now with no relic to grind, unlimited tomes tomes might keep people subbed to have something to do.

All that'll do is cause people to hear up faster and be bored quicker.
If you can't find something else enjoyable in the game, more tomestones will not fix your issues.

[Istaru]

All that'll do is cause people to hear up faster and be bored quicker.
If you can't find something else enjoyable in the game, more tomestones will not fix your issues.

As much as I personally hate any hard progression limits.

I have to agree with this post.

[Rita1989]

All that'll do is cause people to hear up faster and be bored quicker.
If you can't find something else enjoyable in the game, more tomestones will not fix your issues.

I am not suggesting they remove the cap for the entire patch cycle but rather for the last month before we get gear upgrades so people who want to gear a different job or are coming back recently can get ready for the next patch cycle.

Let's be honest most of the people who are bored quickly are not subbed right now anyways and are already probably sitting at full i330-i340 on their main job.

It's such a silly argument to think removing a cap limit is going to effect someone's enjoyment of the game.

[Zojha]

All that'll do is cause people to hear up faster and be bored quicker.

Kinda like removing Fatigue will only cause people to level up faster and be bored quicker. Levels, item levels, it's all progression after all.

Why did we get rid of it again?