Quote Originally Posted by Onidemon View Post
I come from 5 years of WOW where gear/stats and gear score is everything. They can never de-emphasize focus on min/maxing stats because that's what the game is all about. Better gear with better stats = stronger character that performs better. The battle system does not leave much room for skill, it's all about stats.

I played the Tera beta where the battle system plays more like an action game then an RPG and with that kind of system yes Skills is what matters, then gear comes 2nd. XIV is built like XI and WOW where the better gear you have the better you are.
Not always true.
Player A sucks at (game). He has epic gear cuz he's played for 12 years. He's a decent dps, but fucks up a lot cuz he's a moron.
Player B is really good at (game). He has not so epic gear cuz he just started. He's an awesome dps, and never fucks up cuz he's not a moron.