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Itemization

lovelissloveliss Member
in General Discussion
This may be a big ask. But.. Please Intrepid. Please make more than a handful of BIS (best in slot) gear for our builds and looks to go with them. I would ask for enough diversification in gear across all level ranges that it could be uncommon that someone has the same gear as you or look like you. There could be 30 different chest pieces varying in stats and looks but could be BIS for you at that time depending on your build. Even at max levels. Big ask I know...

Comments

  • maouwmaouw Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    I think Monster Hunter does a wonderful job of:
    • lots of diverse options to specialize in when you reach late game
    • fewer options at the beginning of the game before you've decided on your specialization
    • further customization via crafting (well everything in MH is crafted anyways)
    I wish I were deep and tragic
  • NerrorNerror Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    loveliss wrote: »
    This may be a big ask. But.. Please Intrepid. Please make more than a handful of BIS (best in slot) gear for our builds and looks to go with them. I would ask for enough diversification in gear across all level ranges that it could be uncommon that someone has the same gear as you or look like you. There could be 30 different chest pieces varying in stats and looks but could be BIS for you at that time depending on your build. Even at max levels. Big ask I know...

    This, and also please don't gate BIS gear behind getting drops from the hardest worldbosses/raids only. Multiple avenues for getting materials to craft/obtain the best gear in the game is necessary IMO.
  • SirChancelotSirChancelot Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    maouw wrote: »
    I think Monster Hunter does a wonderful job of:
    • lots of diverse options to specialize in when you reach late game
    • fewer options at the beginning of the game before you've decided on your specialization
    • further customization via crafting (well everything in MH is crafted anyways)

    I'm pretty sure they've said their gear grind will be horizontal rather than vertical. I would imagine that would work something closer to monster Hunter with different gear being better suited against different enemies, not just having higher level gear better suited for everything...
  • TragnarTragnar Member
    just pray for a big inventory and bank stash for having all those "horizontal" bis items
    “Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.”

    ― Plato
  • TyranthraxusTyranthraxus Member, Alpha Two
    Nerror wrote: »
    This, and also please don't gate BIS gear behind getting drops from the hardest worldbosses/raids only. Multiple avenues for getting materials to craft/obtain the best gear in the game is necessary IMO.

    Aye! /Support

    Exchange systems in MMOs have become pretty commonplace; A player trades rewards earned in a specific part of the game to gain rewards naturally occurring from another part of the game.

    It's the only reason I touch a lot of instanced PvP! (I've determined I'll do PvP in Ashes, though.)
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