So, lot's of gear options, yet no gear swap in active mode..

[Elexia]

I was going over my gear sets for DRG and WHM and I noticed that, compared to FFXI there's a helluva lot more situational gear to use in this game. For example DRG body is mainly useful for the boosted invigorate, however Explorer's Tabard or a triple melded Cobalt Hauby is still far superior for 'everyday use" or just in general unless there's a hidden benefit to using all AF I'm not aware of.

So whether you're for or against gear swapping, we're getting flooded with gear that's almost designed for it ontop of being able to meld and have 6 different versions of the same gear screams for it lol :| Hopefully when they let us upgrade AF it'll remove that need for an active gear swap, since otherwise I think there's been a disconnect between the item team and what the community reps relayed to us >.>

So aside those who hate gear swaping, those who do still utilize it, especially for mages, do you break down your sets as usual or just keep a single triple meld (x) and go to town in AF armor?

[Dreamer]

Gear swapping is one of the things that definitely needs to stay in FFXI.

[Nabiri]

Gear swapping is one of the things that definitely needs to stay in FFXI.

I don't even think it should be in XI. lol I hated it, and that people were pressured into doing it. Don't want that here.

I love gear swap so i hope SE add it soon. It feel that my gear every update will be removed because i can't use different sets.

Yoshida said that he didn't want it in the game. Or something similar to that anyways.

[ejiboo]

Gear swapping is one of the things that definitely needs to stay in FFXI.

liked, lethankyou.

[Hino]

Gear swapping is one of the things that definitely needs to stay in FFXI.

Liked, Unliked, then liked again.

Gear swapping was way out of control in XI, i'd prefer to have to weight the advantages vs disadvantages of different pieces of gear rather than blink every 3 seconds. Playing a THF is XI could induce seizures.

[SwordCoheir]

Playing a THF is XI could induce seizures.

And RDM, oh lord that job had it the worst gear clutter out of all of them.

[Wevlum]

And RDM, oh lord that job had it the worst gear clutter out of all of them.

*sits in the corner and rocks backwards and forwards* The eq...it's EVERYWHERE.

[mikefmc]

Gear swapping is one of the things that definitely needs to stay in FFXI.

according to you.

[SwordCoheir]

according to you.

According to a grand majority of us.

[Rykan]

Gear swapping is one of the things that definitely needs to stay in FFXI.

If you don't like it, then don't do it. It's one of the very FEW ways to "separate the elites" from the casuals. If I'm willing to invest time, money, and effort (all, simply, for creating gear swaps and coming up with innovative combinations to boost my efficiency), who are you to deny me the benefits of that? Why should ppl who are willing to put in the extra effort be condemned to mediocrity? Like the OP said, especially w/ mage gear (specific ele buff gear), there's almost a NEED for it. It shouldn't even be up for debate.