items are boring..

[Stiler]

I assume most of you are talking about the stat wise of gear and not the looks?

They have some pretty neat looking weapons to get:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ypc-nVkRp4

Also gear has stats to it, unless I'm missing something. It's just lower numbers rather then your usual +100attack, +50 dex + + + stuff.

Which makes is MUCH easier to balance around and tweak this and that.

[indira]

should of left the gear with the system thats was in 1.0. it had the extras on them like FFXI.
weapons droped there additional effects & gear dropped it enhancing effects in 2.0.

AF went from nice to pointless when you find higher level gear, now they have lv50 relic gear you can buy once they lets us get that currency and once again it only has higher stats and does nothing more.

[Shiyo]

Have you tried the Materia system?

The materia system is nothing but the same stats with a cap on how much of that stat you can put depending on the items ilvl. It's the same thing. Put as much str/int/dex/vit/mnd until you can't anymore, then put determ/piety. No thought.

[Nephenee]

The materia system is nothing but the same stats with a cap on how much of that stat you can put depending on the items ilvl. It's the same thing. Put as much str/int/dex/vit/mnd until you can't anymore, then put determ/piety. No thought.

I'm sorry but MMORPGs are not for you if you want cool stats Diablo 2 style.

[Gramul]

The materia system is nothing but the same stats with a cap on how much of that stat you can put depending on the items ilvl. It's the same thing. Put as much str/int/dex/vit/mnd until you can't anymore, then put determ/piety. No thought.

I wish we had elemental damage again...

[LeoniraAmbertail]

(Cut for length)

The issue wasn't the stat amounts at all. it's that every single item in the game, including the really late-game stuff ONLY HAS STAT BONUSES! no "adds refresh" or "decreases cooldown on skill xxxxxx", nothing interesting whatsoever. It's all "Strength +##"

It's a terrible decision and one of the first things I personally noticed when looking through endgame gear and thinking to myself: "What the hell? Not even extra fire damage on ifrit weapons? No special bonuses on AF gear liks they had in XI and 1.0? What's this boring sh*t about?!"

This is to me, deeply disturbing and I for one hope that they add some "spice" to the gear in a patch real soon cause this is going to get real stale, real fast... I feel no need whatsoever to pursue gear at this moment in the game other than "ooh that's kinda cool looking"...

[Shneibel]

elemental dmg had been remove from game, Yoshi had said that sometime ago. And I am fine with the way gear are, because I feel that I can customeize my gear depend on my need and preference

Strength – Strength Materia
Dexterity - Dexterity Materia
Vitality - Vitality Materia
Intelligence - Intelligence Materia
Mind - Mind Materia
Piety - Piety Materia

Accuracy - Heavens’ Eye Materia
Critical Hit Rate – Savage Aim Materia
Determination – Savage Might Materia
Parry – Battledance Materia

Spell Speed – Quicktongue Materia
Skill Speed – Quickarm Materia

Max CP – Craftsmans’ Cunning Materia
Craftsmanship – Craftsmans’ Competence Materia
Control – Craftsmans’ Command Materia

Source: www.ffxivguild.com

there are more than enough to customize your current gear in this early version

[Riposte]

there are more than enough to customize your current gear in this early version

There really isn't. Most materia is useless for any one job or class and the few exceptions will fall to the wayside unless someone tries for a 4-meld (on something that doesn't take two spots). Don't forget crafting gear exists to bridge you between raid loot in the first place, anyway (which doesn't make much sense considering most loot is only 5~ item levels apart, but we'll see how that works). I think Gladiator/Paladin is the only class with some real options because of shield mechanics and being melee-casters, but those options will probably make you suck - e.g. DEX, MND, PIE (really, cure for them just sucks lol).

[Shiyo]

I'm sorry but MMORPGs are not for you if you want cool stats Diablo 2 style.

FFXI and FF14 1.0 had fun stats.

Are they not MMO's?

Why do MMO's need boring loot? They don't, your brain just thinks they do because every MMO you've played has had boring loot.

Strength – Strength Materia
Dexterity - Dexterity Materia
Vitality - Vitality Materia
Intelligence - Intelligence Materia
Mind - Mind Materia
Piety - Piety Materia

Accuracy - Heavens’ Eye Materia
Critical Hit Rate – Savage Aim Materia
Determination – Savage Might Materia
Parry – Battledance Materia

Spell Speed – Quicktongue Materia
Skill Speed – Quickarm Materia

Max CP – Craftsmans’ Cunning Materia
Craftsmanship – Craftsmans’ Competence Materia
Control – Craftsmans’ Command Materia

That isn't customization, it's identical to the stats you get on gear already. Main stat(str/dex/mnd/int) sub stat(determ/piety/crit/parry/speed).

You'll put main stat in your armor until it's maxed, then put a combination of secondary stat materia until they are maxed. No customization, materia is still cool but the stats on materia should be unique.

The problem is... there are people who believe that if they dont need to use a scientific calculator to determine if that new helm that dropped is an upgrade, the loot is boring. Im sorry you cant use your nifty pie chart skills and your ability to solve complex algebraic algorithms cant be applied to this game. Its like none of people that are complaining ever realized, "Less is more". The reason loot is "boring" due to the fact that you will have playing with alot of different people with alot of different classes. Its going to suck to do that dungeon if gear dropped that no one will ever be able to use because that one class/job is completely unpopular.

Can you imagine the feeling of seeing an awesome new chest piece drop only to see "Increases Stealth for Fisherman by 5 seconds." Yeah, there will be alot of very unhappy people then, unless by some miracle you have someone who just loves to find new fishing spots.

I don't see how that's different than a crafting/gathering item dropping with gatherering/perception. Also, I'm pretty sure crafting/gathering items can't drop from dungeons. Yoshida also won't make "useless classes".

[Canopia]

The problem is... there are people who believe that if they dont need to use a scientific calculator to determine if that new helm that dropped is an upgrade, the loot is boring. Im sorry you cant use your nifty pie chart skills and your ability to solve complex algebraic algorithms cant be applied to this game. Its like none of people that are complaining ever realized, "Less is more". The reason loot is "boring" due to the fact that you will have playing with alot of different people with alot of different classes. Its going to suck to do that dungeon if gear dropped that no one will ever be able to use because that one class/job is completely unpopular.

Can you imagine the feeling of seeing an awesome new chest piece drop only to see "Increases Stealth for Fisherman by 5 seconds." Yeah, there will be alot of very unhappy people then, unless by some miracle you have someone who just loves to find new fishing spots.