Comparing your characters to others

[Raldo]

Oh, I did forget to mention that sometimes you can just look at peoples' HP, depending on the context (if you're the same role and same level, like in a dungeon).

If I'm on BRD, and I'm in a dungeon with another BRD, I can tell roughly how their gear stacks up to mine by how much HP they have. Admittedly, this leaves out accessories, since those don't currently affect HP, but I think they said they're adding VIT onto accessories in ShB. Melees will have slightly more HP, and mages slightly less, but you can still get the general idea.

This is really the only player comparison that I do, and it's so I can roll my eyes and prepare for a garbage run when I see the other DPS has like 3/4 of my HP pool, or when the tank has nearly the same HP as a DPS (or, heaven forbid, even less!).