Fisher vs. BTN/MNR ilvl issues

[Calysto]

While there is no IG penalty ; it's also an OCD problem for iLv rounding and/or blu-ing your stuff.

I get that the subweapon stats were "not planned" ; but that's a fake excuse after SB.
"Oh noes, you'd have +500 gathering that would break a lv.50/60 fish ; the +3000 from the rest of your lv90 gear is fine".

If you want an objective downside to the lv.61 jig : FSH get a penalty for spiritbonding since you get IV/V instead IX/X for the subweapon. it's both a waste of potency and inventory slot

[MistakeNot]

While there is no IG penalty ; it's also an OCD problem for iLv rounding and/or blu-ing your stuff.

I get that the subweapon stats were "not planned" ; but that's a fake excuse after SB.
"Oh noes, you'd have +500 gathering that would break a lv.50/60 fish ; the +3000 from the rest of your lv90 gear is fine".

If you want an objective downside to the lv.61 jig : FSH get a penalty for spiritbonding since you get IV/V instead IX/X for the subweapon. it's both a waste of potency and inventory slot

There is also an objective upside to the lv 61 jig - no need to upgrade it. Ever.

[Calysto]

There is also an objective upside to the lv 61 jig - no need to upgrade it. Ever.

Are you seriously making of the point of "no need for content" ??? That has to be trolling...

[Jojoya]

Are you seriously making of the point of "no need for content" ??? That has to be trolling...

That clearly wasn't the point being made.

There's plenty of fishing content getting added all the time. How does not adding a new gig mean we're not getting new content?

In the end, it's just a stat stick. It doesn't even have a physical appearance to be seen in game now that spearfishing has turned into the mini-game. They could add more gigs to the game but in return they would just increase the stats needed to do the content so it's a zero gain (same as they do to account for all the other gear upgrades we obtain). And you wouldn't really be getting more content because getting a new gig would likely amount to a couple of minutes of scrip farming. Scrip farming already exists as content and we have plenty of reasons to be doing it.

[MistakeNot]

Are you seriously making of the point of "no need for content" ??? That has to be trolling...

No.
Since when does "no need to upgrade" equal "no need for content"? The answer is of course that they have never been equal.