What will happen to dated items and dated material ?

[Fayette]

I only have a few dated items I'm keeping. Mostly the pink Coatee and robe sets also my black robe set with the dated black tights with crafting stats. Until they bring out the same sets in the same color, I hope we get to keep them. I love my pink linen level 50 coatee set ^^

[Arximiro]

I vote to remove the ability to craft and sell/trade dated gear, but leave the current dated gear already out there so the players that have it can enjoy it if they want to hold onto it.

[Cynthis]

I wouldn't mind getting rid of the dated recipes except for the fact that there are very few grinding recipes for certain classes if you take them away. I am working very hard to get my complete set of luminary crafting tools for this reason.

[inrainbows]

Allow players to keep them but make them untradeable and remove the recipes.

[atomicdeath]

I think a good idea for dated gear, would be to give it a legacy system of its own.

Dated becomes >>> old >>> ancient >>> etc.

Each time a stat increase or special effect of some sort. They would be sought after items, because of the rarity and stats. Also a reward for players from the before time that aquired such equipment.

Remain tradeable of course! Nothing worse than rare/ex gear.

[Nakiamiie]

I think a good idea for dated gear, would be to give it a legacy system of its own.

Dated becomes >>> old >>> ancient >>> etc.

Each time a stat increase or special effect of some sort. They would be sought after items, because of the rarity and stats. Also a reward for players from the before time that aquired such equipment.

I am super against that.
Many people got rid of the dated gear because it became sub-par (too low level, e.g.) a long time ago. Not only that, it's almost impossible to craft them now.
People can't go back and craft some more.
It would be completely ridiculous of the devs to back track now.

While I did enjoy a lot of the dated gear (optimal level ftw!), as with all my gear, I materia'ed it when I was done with it.
I follow Yoshi-P advice: that we should materia it and the dated gear will progressively phase out that way while keep the "materia memory" of it.

[Akujin]

Leave them, why not. Let it be a remnant of a time before the change to ARR. People (myself included) always like to have ruins and such from times long ago to visit, dated gear can be just like that, pieces of an age past, but not forgotten.

And for that matter - if they wanted people to steer away from dated gear of any sort to go towards new gear, since they did adjust the receipes and stats so people would want to pursue new gear, rather than the dated. Zero out the stats on the 'dated' gear, render them completely useless outside of sentimental value. Besides, converting them to materia is only dependent upon the item type and its level, not what stats the item itself has, right? (if I'm wrong on that, correct me and I will accept that.)

[Pancakes]

I cant believe so many ppl want them gone x_x
They don't have just different stats, they also look different from new ones and got better colours and many of us attached to them so much!

Imo, SE should turn em into EXClusive so they disappear from markets but those who care about dated items can still keep em and everyone's happy

[Nakiamiie]

...and got better colours ...

You are aware that in ARR all pieces of equipment are going to have all colours available? Unlike the current dated and non-dated items in 1.0.

[Pancakes]

You are aware that in ARR all pieces of equipment are going to have all colours available? Unlike the current dated and non-dated items in 1.0.

Idk where did u get that info but anyway there are also different aspects. For example all new jackboots got that metal plate on them which is something I do not liek at all. Dated ones don't have it and thus look way better imo. Bandanas got weird tribals on them while I like plain ones etc etc