Endgame gearing in FFXIV

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I feel that it's time to allow us to have a lockout based on role, not on character. Alternatively you could change it based on the monthly activity.

Currently we are looking at a full 8 month cycle.

Break it up into 2/4/6/8.

At the 8 week mark you can make it so that tome cap increases to 600. (.X5 patch)

At week 16 make it so that loot drops from savage add additional tokens. (Odd Patch, 24 man unlocks)

At week 24 make it so that overall tome prices are reduced to a 'next patch' cost. 345/510/280. (Odd .X5)

The goal of this is to make it so that you can gear 1 tank, 1 healer, 1 ranged physical, 1 melee dps, and 1 caster into an 8 month period. Currently it's around 2.5. (Based on 5,135 tomes/job) (14,400 total tomes over a 32 week period)