What is the point of having BiS

[WantlessYoYo]

Outside an ultimate, Bis is technically "useless"
Since you can clear all content with crafted you pretty much can ignore bis forever
Barsing is more of a niche and side thing only a few really care about(say, joining a static to have a previous record) but even then it doesn't say all about you as a player

And outside that it'll will only help speed things up, so... Yeah

[Glenfiddich]

What is the point of having BiS

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?

You did the right thing. To come to the Forum and boast about it.

[Vandso]

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.

I don't find BiS to be a particularly rewarding thing for me to show off. I have Crystal Rank on PVP and that was more challenging than getting the BiS. Guess I'll start doing ultimates then.

[Burmecia]

to feel good and accomplished about yourself.
enjoy it while it lasts.

[Raikai]

If you're at ilvl 660, you have gear that will see your adequately through the Dawntrail MSQ until you get your level 100 Job Armor. You won't see better gear until the level 95 dungeon*. The 600 gear and a few dungeon drops will be all you need to get to level 100, you can save all those free gear coffers* for leveling alt-jobs, or selling.

* - of course assuming they follow the same pattern as previous expansions.

Ironically, going into a new expansion with BIS just for the sake of having an easier time became kinda irrelevant with the advent of Duty Support. Granted, you still need a real player party for the Trials (assuming they won't do something like a Hydaelyn duty support again), you can do just fine with whatever gear you find.

[Asari5]

you get enough gear through msq rewards alone... there is no point to it

except ultimate

[Tint]

There is more than ultimate.

Grinding stuff from dungeons, 24 man raids, fates, whatever goes faster and more efficient with better gear and more damage.

[Saraide]

It's very important on some extreme fights because you can set the ilvl for PF high enough to where only people who have completed the previous tier can join for a few weeks. /s

[Vandso]

to feel good and accomplished about yourself.
enjoy it while it lasts.

I don't feel accomplished, it was easy to get it.

[MistakeNot]

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

I am sure there are lots and lots of things left for you to do in the game.
Do you have all the mounts?
All the Orchestrion rolls?
All the minions?
All the titles?


Having BiS gear just means you can't get better gear for now. And that's all it means.