Allowing Gear Change in Active Mode

[Nekirr]

that problems that it creates are manyfold:
1. inventory space issues
2. characters flashing
3. it becomes the norm and people who don't want to do it are "gimped"
4. it's a bad design choice, the reason it was in XI was because of poor stats on gear (a good design choice would be to force players to think about the best gear for their style of play PRIOR to starting battle.)
5. it slows down the pace of battle

1. This is where you have to judge which "macro pieces" are worth it to carry with you.
2. Why does this matter? I guess for an aesthetic feel that has nothing to do with battle mechanics.
3. What's wrong with people wanting to enhance their damage etc.? And if you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Nobody is forcing you. And if you complain about it and don't do it, then you are like a fat person complaining about being fat yet you eat horribly and don't exercise.
4. Again, I don't see how this has anything to do with the situation. Whats the difference between choosing a gearset on a specific move, instead of choosing a gearset on a specific battle. It adds more depth to your abilities and skillful play.
5. If gear changes slow you down, then you are bad.

[Molly_Millions]

1. This is where you have to judge which "macro pieces" are worth it to carry with you.

It's more a matter of when you need to make those choices, and it's more difficult to do if "all of it" is not one of the options available.

2. Why does this matter? I guess for an aesthetic feel that has nothing to do with battle mechanics.

It is purely aesthetic, but aesthetics are considered during game development.

3. What's wrong with people wanting to enhance their damage etc.? And if you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Nobody is forcing you. And if you complain about it and don't do it, then you are like a fat person complaining about being fat yet you eat horribly and don't exercise.

Nothing is wrong when only one person does it. However, you and me both know that as soon as one person does it and it works for them, almost the entire community does it, which leads to those who don't either being gimped in the best case, or shunned from groups in the worst case.

4. Again, I don't see how this has anything to do with the situation. Whats the difference between choosing a gearset on a specific move, instead of choosing a gearset on a specific battle. It adds more depth to your abilities and skillful play.

see my response to number 1. I argue that it adds depth elsewhere in the game to NOT use gear swaps.

5. If gear changes slow you down, then you are bad.

not true. whats faster, this:

/equip hands "Some Gloves of Might +1"
/wait 1
/ac "some action"

or this:

/ac "some action"


I rest my case.

[Nekirr]

not true. whats faster, this:

/equip hands "Some Gloves of Might +1"
/wait 1
/ac "some action"

or this:

/ac "some action"


I rest my case.

People put /wait's in there gear change macros in ffxi? what lol

[Inaaca]

Whats the difference between choosing a gearset on a specific move, instead of choosing a gearset on a specific battle.

Situation A: Without gear swaps. Select your gear before battle, forcing you to weigh some stats or effects over others depending on the situation you plan on facing. This approach creates the need to strategize before battle, requiring you to weigh the pros and cons of your decisions and equipping only the gear you feel you really need for each encounter.

Situation B: With gear swaps. Carry around several sets of equipment that you can repeatedly swap in and out during battle for every move you do. You don't have to choose or strategize about what gear to equip over other gear for a battle because you're just going to use it all anyways. This completely removes the equipment strategy of an encounter in exchange for maxing out every needed stat for every move.

In short, equipment isn't meant to do everything, which is why every piece has pros and cons depending on the situation. If gear swapping is allowed it opens the ability to wear the best for every situation all the time and removes those pros and cons, which destroys the balance and cuts out the strategy that would normally be necessary when equipping gear. Strategy creates depth, being able to have everything all the time makes things stale.