Gear level, the final nail in the games coffin.

[Neasa]

People coming to Garuda and Titan in all-AF and junk accessories. The players clearly need policing.
It's not elitist to want people to not waste your time.

[MACEenyo]

This community is disgusting. I yearn for the day I find a Free Company that suits me.

[Iraeda]

Imo a part of the issue here is making the GC promotion quest dungeon AK, as the promotion grants you access to weapons that aren't as good as Ifrits weapons while AK is harder than Ifrit. They should make the promotion dungeon Wanderers Palace instead which would make a whole lot more sense seeing as the items that drop there are the same ilvl as the 50 GC weapons, and a lot of people would stop feeling like they need to do AK.

Honestly I think it should have been Aurum Vale (Dzemael for the rank prior then AV for final) which would also fit the "must have beaten AV to get the AK access quest"

[Rohirrim]

gear check will only affect the random pugs or duty finder. If you don't like gear checks then you should try to make friends or join a free company. Be nice, Be helpful, make friends, join the community and the doors will open for you. If you want to namelessly find speechless groups just to complete a dungeon and get reward then accept the rules, cause these rules are made for these type of groups to avoid drama from failure.

[Jahaudant]

Wake up people, this game has genuine gear checks in the later content. You should not expect to be invited to Titan if you still have AF on and you certainly shouldn't call the leader an elitist jerk because of it.

[Furio]

This community is disgusting. I yearn for the day I find a Free Company that suits me.

I agree. It's disgusting that so many players feel entitled to being carried through content they're not ready for, by players who've invested loads of time to get there.

^^^case in point. You sir are an elitist. Please....PLEASE find yourself a FC of like-minded elitist and spare the community of your attitude.

And you're a lazy sod that feels entitled to a spot in a group. You have to deserve your spot buddy. It isn't yours by right. The ones denying you a spot aren't being elitist, they're being efficient and realistic. You're simply being lazy by demanding a change of attitude without doing what is necessary to ameliorate your character.

So sit down, stop crying and start doing some work.

FYI: Being elitist means feeling superior to others. Not denying someone a spot in a group merely because he isn't ready.

The problem is it is the pug elitists that should have to find a FC to suit their style, not the other way around. If you are so l33t YOU should be in a FC that is also l33t and everyone wear's God given gear and doesn't make mistakes. Don't bring your crap into pugs. If you pug you should accept whatever you get.

This comment shows your true ignorance. PuGs (pick up groups) are started by 1 (or more) players. THEY decide the rules, not you. So if they think you're not experienced enough for their group, you're not. Period. Crying rivers won't prove your case, it will only worsen it.

[Oldschool]

Don't worry man, for every supposed 'leet' there are a dozen people who are humble and polite. Or at the very least, silent. Try to find a good FC to roll with, that should cut down on elitist crackheads you have to deal with, though DF doesn't care what kind of people players are :P

The problem is it is the pug elitists that should have to find a FC to suit their style, not the other way around. If you are so l33t YOU should be in a FC that is also l33t and everyone wear's God given gear and doesn't make mistakes. Don't bring your crap into pugs. If you pug you should accept whatever you get.

[Oldschool]

I agree. It's disgusting that so many players feel entitled to being carried through content they're not ready for, by players who've invested loads of time to get there.

^^^case in point. You sir are an elitist. Please....PLEASE find yourself a FC of like-minded elitist and spare the community of your attitude.

[madolyn]

You don't even need to bother with the L50 GC weapon, you can farm Wanderer's Palace for the Darklight weapon which is on par with the GC weapon.

This.

Wanderer's Palace is meant to be a gearing up dungeon for AK. is it AK doable in AF? painfully yes. Are people going to hate you? probably. Could you have better gear instead of diving head first in the deep end? yup. IMO, the first boss of AK is a clear indicator that some people need to go back to WP.

^^^case in point. You sir are an elitist. Please....PLEASE find yourself a FC of like-minded elitist and spare the community of your attitude.

He is not being elitist. He is absolutely correct.

[neizero]

Anything that will stop undereared players wasting the time of the other 6-7 is a welcome change.