how is something better because it has more gem sockets? It’s a trade off, similar to how you trade off mdef for pdef if you switch between cloth and plate armor.
I believe the current system is balanced, you get less slots but a high attack boost for the set while you get more sockets for monster-/stat gems but no attack boost for the non-Solmiki gear.
Also, judging from the gear, it’s only fair that players who actually farm based on an RNG and a daily entry limit similar to current Solmiki (as you will only be able to enter that special challenge mode dungeon once a day which in turn may grant you with entry vouchers for another dungeon upon completion) to have gear similar to Solmiki set.
They have a challenge, recieve random rewards & have to craft the gear from a recipe with other items required, while you only need to continuously clear ET to have your gear ready some day(which still has better defence stats than the level 350 unique gear + the set bonus) + the advantage that Solmiki is already ingame (so you’re already able to farm your legendary grade Solmiki set way prior to the update).
What makes me a little sceptical is the fact that only 30 levels are added on top of the cap, which feels as if we get half a cap in advance first (as they probably realized that Rank 9 is impossible this year) and an extended half cap later next year with Rank 9 Classes and less content (judging from now, it might as well be level 400 instead of the previously expected 380/390).


