Quote Originally Posted by Cyonos View Post
I have seen ppl ridiculed because they had sub-par gear and were ousted from groups, and all i can think of is that shit didnt happen in XI that much because the job made you not your gear it just helped, but in XIV no gear = gimpass.
I don't know what server you played on in XI, but on both servers I played on, gimp DDs were kicked or just not invited if they were known to be gimp. You pretty much had to have O Kote/Scorpion Harness/Hauby if you wanted to level up. Hell, I knew plenty of people who even went to the extent of buying gil to fund their leveling equipment.

I'm not saying that this was a good thing by any means, just pointing out that it's not really anything new.