What is the point of having BiS

[JokoCGN]

tbf u just need any BiS to raid them Ultimates.
All other stuff U can also play thru with token equipment ecc.
BiS exists to play ur rotation at its best damage / timing. If u're not doing any Ultimates u're just raiding for them mounts out off Savages ^^'

[Arkdra]

I finally have BiS. What should I do now? Should I barse? But there are no parsing groups anymore, nobody cares. So what should I do with my BiS?

Queue for casual content, parse anyway, enjoy self-satisfaction. But also experience crushing despair when some savant on a job that should do less damage than you with a lower ilvl than you is touched by god and outdps's you.

[Gullis]

Unless you need it for a ultimate, there is none.

[Vandso]

Let me guess, you're a veteran of older MMOs right? FFXIV is very different to old school MMOs like FFXI where BiS was ultimate gear that was a desired reward for your hard work and remained useful - here in FFXIV, BiS is just a short term benefit only really useful if you're into hardcore endgame content (as in, Ultimate/Unreal raids) - everything else is perfectly doeable with much lower ilevel gear. Gear is just a tool that is constantly being upgraded, so what is BiS now... will soon be junk only useful for glamour or trading in for Grand Company Seals. Gear in general is just a tool for a task, to be used and then replaced when a better alternative comes along.

That's not to say you've wasted your time - as the first reply in this thread mentioned, you'll be set for normal content going through Dawntrail til towards the end of it's main scenario, so you won't have to worry about upgrading for a long time.

No, it's my first MMO.

[Maltothoris]

There is legit only one bit of content that really needs bis and that's mount rokkan savage and aloalo island savage on criterion. That's it.

[Vallerie]

The point is the journey! Enjoying your time raiding, making friends, working together to overcome a challenge.

The real BiS is the friends we made along the way u.u (I'm not even joking)

[Flay_wind]

Nevermind the side content! I want to do something with my BiS! I farmed 2 months for it, what was the point?

Go do Criterion Savage or smth.

[Reinha]

You can do the hardest content with your BiS. Or you can do easy content easier. Or you can do content that your gear has no impact on. Or you can quit until Dawntrail. Whatever best suits you.

[Taliriah]

So there's no point of playing the game until the next expansion then? Gotcha.

That's MMOs for you. You are being told to get the best gear you can and you keep improving the gear for the sake of... Improving the gear.
The truth is that while no MMO will ever really tell you "you're done, see you next xpack" because the publishers have a vested interest in you continuing to play at all cost, in reality you can't expect a MMO to be interesting forever, all the time. It's ok to take a break until dawntrail. It's probably better to do that than force yourself to play the game at all cost if there's nothing in it currently that you want to do. This way you'll enjoy DT better when it comes around.

Now if FFXIV had open world pvp there would be something evergreen and fun to do, but alas...

[Jeeqbit]

The purpose of BiS is you kill enemies faster, including hunts, maps, dungeons, extremes, savage reclears and now criterion. It's also been required for Ultimates in patches they got added in.

The other purpose of BiS is similar to the purpose of walking around with an ultimate weapon or "The Necromancer" title - to show off what you've achieved in the game, and inspire others to do the same.