Duty Recorder Forgotten?

[Dzian]

I'm confused - you never actually answered my question, just restated that you "and many others" feel like the ilvl bump from raid gear isn't worth it because it gets replaced. I get that, you've been a bit of a broken record about it, but I asked what would make it worth it to you.

Sorry I thought I had answered. all I really want is for things to feel worth it.
How nice it'd be to get some stuff and know it won't be obsolet junk the instant a new patch lands.

How they'd do that I'm not to bothered about. I don't want xi style gear swaps or anything that extreme.

One quickly thought up way would be to drop the patch gear down a tier..
If for example 4.4 landed and the normal raid gear was 370 and the new crafted stuff was also 370, then straight away any 370 gear I have now will actually hold some value into the next patch instead of instantly being trash. My tomes of whatever they'd be could start working on 380 gear instead of 390. My normal raid drops could be used to gear classes still not in 370...

It's not perfect could probably use some tweaks but it's literally something I just thought up in like 2 minutes.. but it would increase the value and longevity of gear and ensure it is still relevant when the next patfh lands...

Would also allow players to keep multiple jobs geared to to higher standard rather all your gear being trash before you've even finished gearing 2 or 3 jobs..

All players really want is to not feel like everything they've done has been rendered worthless as soon as a new patch lands i think....

[Bourne_Endeavor]

One quickly thought up way would be to drop the patch gear down a tier..
If for example 4.4 landed and the normal raid gear was 370 and the new crafted stuff was also 370, then straight away any 370 gear I have now will actually hold some value into the next patch instead of instantly being trash. My tomes of whatever they'd be could start working on 380 gear instead of 390. My normal raid drops could be used to gear classes still not in 370...

And what reason do people have to even look at Normal mode then? I have multiple sets of i370, which means I'll do normal mode Omega once to unlock and never touch it again. Likewise, crafted gear markets completely die. No reason to purchase gear with an ilvl you already have or could easily acquire since Mendacity gear and upgrades will have no restrictions as it phases out Creation. The current system exists to incentivize both the aforementioned content. Without it, they both die.

[Vaer]

Would also allow players to keep multiple jobs geared to to higher standard rather all your gear being trash before you've even finished gearing 2 or 3 jobs..

How does it auto become trash if the new tome is locked? It is still useful if you want to do the normals or casual content. There is going to be a couple weeks where people doing savage are still going to be wearing old tier gear if they don't opt for crafted. A complete set of last tier gear gets you through the story and allows you to do all the new casual content (330-335) even 3-5 months later on any job you want. Even Rido is 335. I don't get the logic here.

If you make the new normal and crafted gear the same ilvl as last tier doesn't it automatically become trash per that definition? Normal would be dead really quick.