Question......boyfriend has some epic kits that he created and was going to use as an upgrade for one of his epic items, but it would not allow him to do so. Is this not in effect yet, or are they used for something else?

Question, if we lvl our current lvl 30 gear up to lvl 45, will it be as strong as the new lvl 45 gear will be?

So...

You're basically saying an epic item at level 30 will be the same as an epic item at level 45 (after it's been levelled up), and there is no purpose in saving frags for new max-level epic gear?

If there is no purpose in saving items for tactical 'item-management' reasons, then there is no purpose in buying a larger inventory or saving items for the future.

If the items gained in the game are solely based on time invested (ignoring the pay-to-get-ahead option), a new player will NEVER (EVER) be able to catch up to longer-standing players (unless the longer-standing player stops playing or the newer player spends their way up to their level)... because from what is being suggested here, you are taking away all the tactical options and removing any skill in 'item-management'.

For example; everything in the game is limited... so with two players that complete everything, every day, the only thing that divides them, on a competitive level, is if one of them has been lucky enough to find a better item. - You seem to have taken away any possibility of any tactical management or tactical advancement... I mean... it's not even a 'time-management game', it's just a 'time-invested'- game? - I dunno, everything recently is moving away from this being a "game". - The most important definition of the word "game" is when it includes the word "competitive".

As this game is expanding, you're moving away from this being a 'game', and more into a 'collecting hobby'... and by doing that, you're destroying the fun a gamer has with a natural instinct of playing a game to be competitive... And just turning it into an anorak's collecting hobby (like train-spotting or stamp-collecting).

But for some reason, I'm still here, and still playing... so *rant over*

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EDIT/UPDATE:

It seems like the only tactical part of the game is in-battle (and the battle gameplay experience is below average)... Where you are required to re-spec to use the best skills against a particular set of enemies... However, this aspect of the game is locked behind a pay-wall, requiring you to be subscribed to VIP in order to re-spec per-battle.