After Fate grinding today and getting a lot of seals, I am still absolutely puzzled about some of the Grand Company rewards.
Like, I understand why a lot of this stuff costs a lot of seals. But even assuming I kept Fates to an absolute minimum and did nothing but Guildleves, I don't really see how I could even afford a lot of these items at appropriate levels unless I'm really missing something here. Like, there might be a pretty good level 40 bow, but I need a fair amount of seals. And before that, I need to spend like 15k+ seals just promoting to even be able to buy said bow. And by the time I actually do promote all the way and get enough seals, all of the gear is completely obsolete (because even in Guildleves and Hunting Logs, I still would get exp, and the only other option is giving them rare stuff for usually crap amounts of seals). I can see the merit in the level 50 stuff, but so much of the Grand Company items have been completely superfluous for me and 100% of my seals go to promoting.
The GC gear isn't made for your first class. It's bonus if you grind out for it
It's their to help subsequent classes to get geared up
Can't make money, just go do FATE's and grab a few pieces to make you progress forward on your 2nd, 3rd, 4th class
Hell I abused the ever living shit out of it for my PLD + Miner, it helps.
Once my BLM hit 50, I had FATE grinded so much, that my PLD and Miner fed off the items the GC offered
Didn't have to spend gil for gear so much cause dungeon gear + side quest gear can alleviate the pocketbook + GC gear has the added bonus of equipping 2+ pieces which gives an additional effect (most times determination or crit +)
You are suppose to use your seals to Rank up as much as possible till a certain cockblock will come (a dungeon + hunting log completion) to get the chance for the last promotion
Some of the gear can be used for 8+ levels, cause they match or surpass most gears made/sold, only dungeon gear surpasses them, but most don't grind dungeons over and over (unless they really want a certain set for vanity reasons)
DPS can really use the GC gear to their advantage
Also most in the game even on their 2nd or 3rd class don't have the FFXI mentality of having HQ gear in every slot @ every level or two
Most upgrade 5-7 levels to next gear that gets them by
It will be a while where you'll see level 20 players running full HQ gear + Materia'd the fuck out
Right now it's get to 50 with first class, get it all the goodies possible
That being:
AF > Primal Weapons > Dungeon + Darklight > or = level 70 crafted gear + slotted > (*Crystal Tower goes here*) > AF+1 > or = Allagan
So GC may look useless now to your first job, once you take the second or third you see how much of it is a benefit having GC gear available
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By the way, I was doing my last AK run till weekly reset, I got into a group for the life of me I couldn't target the healer @ all
The whole dungeon they looked like they were no where near the group, it was so fucking weird
They said it was a glitch (sometimes it happens)... but the mobs were just hitting empty space and the Healers health never went down, like the AOE would target the WHM, but nothing would transpire, no avatar seen, hell targeted
Don't tell me people found a way to wall hack or just appear blank to the game, yet still be there