Endgame gearing in FFXIV

[ElysiumDragon]

As someone currently progging P8S, I wouldn't mind seeing some changes to the loot system.

For example, the tome cap being increased from 450 to 500, to allow players to buy a non-leg/chest piece with their weekly tomes.

I also would like to see the augment materials more evenly spread out, as P5S often becomes irrelevant after players have their BiS accessories. If P5S dropped the accessory augment, P6S the gear augment, and P7S the weapon augment, doing the fights would probably be more fun.

I also believe augment materials themselves should be able to be earned through Criterion Savage, as they're often the hardest item to obtain in significant quantities (up to 30 for an 8 person static).

I'd also like to see Savage unlocked a lot earlier than it currently is, maybe the first major patch after a tier's released, so 6.3 in this tier's case.

[Elizasylen]

As someone currently progging P8S, I wouldn't mind seeing some changes to the loot system.

For example, the tome cap being increased from 450 to 500, to allow players to buy a non-leg/chest piece with their weekly tomes.

I also would like to see the augment materials more evenly spread out, as P5S often becomes irrelevant after players have their BiS accessories. If P5S dropped the accessory augment, P6S the gear augment, and P7S the weapon augment, doing the fights would probably be more fun.

I also believe augment materials themselves should be able to be earned through Criterion Savage, as they're often the hardest item to obtain in significant quantities (up to 30 for an 8 person static).

I'd also like to see Savage unlocked a lot earlier than it currently is, maybe the first major patch after a tier's released, so 6.3 in this tier's case.

Absolutely agree with the augmented. It honestly wouldn’t be so bad if not everyone needed almost the same things. Like the Tomestone chest and boots are basically bad across the board. However there’s like no jobs that desire the Abyssos legs. Almost everyone except i think Striking prefer Tomestone legs. In my static were literally got no one that has it for BiS but everyone and literally everyone wants augmentation.

As a tank I’m in line just waiting for the DPS to get all taken care of before i can even get considered for gear. It’s for the better good of the group but it feels pretty bad tbh

[ElysiumDragon]

Absolutely agree with the augmented. It honestly wouldn’t be so bad if not everyone needed almost the same things. Like the Tomestone chest and boots are basically bad across the board. However there’s like no jobs that desire the Abyssos legs. Almost everyone except i think Striking prefer Tomestone legs. In my static were literally got no one that has it for BiS but everyone and literally everyone wants augmentation.

As a tank I’m in line just waiting for the DPS to get all taken care of before i can even get considered for gear. It’s for the better good of the group but it feels pretty bad tbh

I'll add my own experiences to this as well.

As a DPS, I've won precisely zero augments through drops, and only managed to buy A coating with books after a month's worth of clears. With my gear as is (i625), the only progression I can continue to make is through augmenting my existing tome gear, augments that everyone in my static is still rolling against me for. Augment materials are IMO far too scarce, and another means of earning them would be most appreciated.