Catch-up progression

FFXIV: Poetics are used to exchange for gear from earlier stagesTokens accumulate separately from ordinary currency
Final Fantasy XIVFFXIV: Poetics are used to exchange for gear from earlier stages
  1. Tokens accumulate separately from ordinary currency
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The route to older gear becomes shorter. FFXIV lets players buy gear from previous stages with shared Poetics instead of each stage’s original currency.

Design tips

  • Speed access to shared play while preserving mastery and recent reward value.

Examples