Quote Originally Posted by Dzian View Post
and this is funny because if you compare say augmented shire i270 level 60 gear to lets say the NQ i285 level 68 gear you'll find the i270 is nearly always better despite being 15 ilevels lower..

If nq i285 is enough to get players thorugh abania. then hq shire 270 is more than good enough..
https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/A...ire_Aiming_Set
https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/G..._Set_of_Aiming

The 270 set is nearly always better... in Vitality.
Everything else is surpassed by Gazelleskin gear.

But hey, laziness beats raw stats. There will be people taking Aug Scaevan gear all the way to lvl 80.