The only thing this cloak means, at least to me, is a legitimate reliable way to obtain a Regain Feather every 40 hours, which is basically HAX.
EDIT: Not quite sure why I got sub-defaulted for this, but anyone who uses the back piece for the use I just stated will be better off. Its a get-out-of-jail-free item that has pretty much no restrictions except for being ridiculously difficult to get. Now, however, the item switches to become ridiculously easy to get.
I mean look at this:
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?fitem=8744 Anyone who's played this game long enough knows what the hell I'm talking about, anyone who hasn't, well, you probably had no clue and deserve the de-level you get for NOT using it for this reason (assuming its possible).
This isn't any ordinary item we are talking about, we are talking of an item that heals you to full, gives you 300 tp, and refills ALL of your MP, that is now repeatably obtainable for FREE, every single time the cloak cool-down is up. It's the only thing any sane person who plays this game will probably use it for. Any group struggling on any particular high level boss fights will probably 'expect' multiple people to have these every couple days if it ends up being 'easy' to get these because of the cloak.
The only other decent use for this item was already stated, make an alt, grind it up to 30 on something that can sneak/invis, make sure the cloak goes to them, and leave the alt perma-parked in bearclaw-pinnacle or some-such-annoying-to-get-to-place so people can get there without hassle.
Edited, Nov 3rd 2009 11:15am by FUJILIVES----------------------------
ItsAMyri wrote:
Basically, the game was better when people spent more time talking about how they were going to do some mission/party/bcnm/nm/whatever, and less time arguing over which piece of gear will increase their DPS by 0.5% on firesday if the mob has feint on it, and you have two bards (but NOT a bard and a corsair, because then Y piece provides 0.2% more WS!)
Because now its WoW. You idiots made it this way.