(12-02-2013, 05:54 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I suspect that the ease of getting the initial AF gear is there primarily to ensure that players have the appropriate gear (mostly, anyway) for doing the end story dungeons and getting into places like WP and AK.
Oh no doubt, I think quite a few of the design choices were made to make Westwind/Prae/CM/AK easier to get into, providing a decent set of gear off the bat through the quests is certainly one way to do it.
Well that and a desire to make everyone feel that they have something "iconic".
