What's the deal with items in this game? Most armor sets are repeating tiers with slightly higher stats of the same type and all the recent NM drops seem to be immediately replaceable. I'll probably get flamed for mentioning XI but If you managed to get leaping boots, a lv7 item, it could last you to lv60. Ochiudo's kote was a lv34 item that could last to lv75 and (previously) rare craftable items like Haubergeon/Scorpion Harness were useful way up until the level cap increase. As far as I know items like that don't really exist in FFXIV. Truly rare and valuable equipment that isn't part of recolored/tiered armor set which gives you a significant buff over the regular items while lasting long enough for it to be worth getting. Even the rank 50 NM armor are obvious reskins and their stats aren't all that great. It's all DEX/STR/HP/etc but what happened to pieces that give haste or augment job traits and abilities? Part of the reason MMOs are so addicting is that drive to get the best gear available. I checked out the new rank mid level NM weapons and not one of them will last 10 ranks. Let's see some serious equipment from now, both as straight drops from NMs/bosses and as hard to craft luxury gear.