So.. About that endgame gear progression..

[Vmage]

See, a lot of people say you need Darklight to run Amdapor efficiently, you can get Tomestones to buy Darklight in Castrum, but.. wait a second here.. item level 60 gear drops in Amdapor? Uh.. That doesn't seem right.. It sounds like (at least at a glance) that we're expected to run Amdapor before we even get Darklight, and gear ourselves up there.

it's more just a buffer, as the hardcore crowd is mostly done farming, or rather has completely geared one job at minimum - and they want to run with similarly geared people for quicker farming

I've got 3 jobs geared and done with philos currently, and 5 more that need a full set

if I'm running castrum/praetorium/AK, I'd rather do it with people that have a geared job - it has nothing to do with AK requiring darklight, even now (why did speed runs get nerfed) you can clear it with well over an hour left while your entire group is still wearing entry level gear (read: AF)