Still same problem, but luclin was more forgiving because there was were plenty of very nice very high-end alternatives to what might have been considered BiS for most classes in most slots.
Forgetting the problem of even knowing what is definitive BiS for each class in each slot in luclin (which gets a bit muddy) you still wind up with the reality of putting together a wish list of gear, raiding with a large guild where there are plenty with wish lists that have your items on it, a significant RNG luck of the draw to get the item to drop, etc.
Even for the highest end guilds you'd still have to pick and choose and probably run out of clears before PoP released before you got everything on your list. It was more about a handful of key items (focus effects, FT, clickies, etc.) for each class or player style than it was about some concept of max'ing out your toon with BiS items. To be honest, I'm not sure I even used the expression BiS in EQ until GoD.
This gap was also widened by the introduction of AA during luclin, etc.
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