The game would be better without stats

[WetShoelace]

There was a moment in time when attribute points felt better, but that was when we had different distributions within gear and everyone could wear everything. It's one of those changes Stormblood made, now it's all Fending gear for tanks, where as before, for whatever reason, they could wear melee or caster gear if they wanted.

It's regrettable but you're completely right. And it's even worse that we can extend this stagnating design flaw to gear as well. We could remove gear tomorrow and keep Item level and nothing would change in the game. Gear could still offer glamour but it doesn't need to be a part of us. Our characters don't play any differently.

But then again, you'll run into the same wall that has led to this game being like this in the first place. You can't ask developers to work on anything, you should just unsub because "it's something you don't like". I just want to assure you that there is nothing wrong with you asking these questions and pondering these things.

This community is overwhelmingly toxic, try your best to ignore them.