Raise the Minimum Requirement for entering Abyssea to Lv70 or 75

[Akujima]

Take ninja for instance, up to around lvl 63 throwing shurikens outparses everything else you can do to do damage at those levels. But once you get past those levels, it becomes useless. Not because shurikens are hard to acquire or the damage on them is lower or anything. But because other superior options become available. But yet 'some' people who 'leveled ninja the right way' are so stuck on those low level mechanics they can't see past it to what is actually useful at 75 and beyond. To me, having people skip those levels seems more and more useful the more I look at it.

Oh hi wish. Welcome to the thread.

If you still believe that I was using Shuriken past Lv60 (and I know you're trying to hint towards me), then I applaud your ability to pronounce anyone other than yourself "A pathetic noob, who should quit life". I was simply elaborating on "skill" and how more than just theory is required for it.

Having "skill" at a video game, still doesn't explain why you should be handed a Lv90 job on a silver platter. Unless your reason is to imply your own greatness amongst the rest of the incompetent player base. And if you claim to have so much "skill" at FFXI, what would be your problem in Leveling Up so quickly outside of Abyssea, because you would surely Level much faster than the rest of those invalids... Right?

Look on the bright side. Then you wouldn't have to put up with them in Abyssea, because they're still stuck at Lv45, while you've already got your next Empyrean Weapon.

[wish12oz]

Oh hi wish. Welcome to the thread.

If you still believe that I was using Shuriken past Lv60 (and I know you're trying to hint towards me), then I applaud your ability to pronounce anyone other than yourself "A pathetic noob, who should quit life". I was simply elaborating on "skill" and how more than just theory is required for it.

Having "skill" at a video game, still doesn't explain why you should be handed a Lv90 job on a silver platter. Unless your reason is to imply your own greatness amongst the rest of the incompetent player base. And if you claim to have so much "skill" at FFXI, what would be your problem in Leveling Up so quickly outside of Abyssea, because you would surely Level much faster than the rest of those invalids... Right?

Look on the bright side. Then you wouldn't have to put up with them in Abyssea, because they're still stuck at Lv45, while you've already got your next Empyrean Weapon.

I never said you or anyone else was a pathetic noob, you should learn some reading comprehension. I was explaining that some mechanics are good at low levels, and some people try to cling to them at higher levels when they are no longe ruseful. And that eliminating these learned behaviors is in the interest of everyone.

And I had plenty of jobs at 75 and mostly capped merits before abyssea came out. 7 in fact, which is about 1 every 10 months since I started playing this account, not to bad I think. And also, I did genkai 1 twice, before it was nerfed, with lvl 50 alliances where everyone lotted that darn paper, and I leveled 2 jobs to 75 before the original exp nerf. And when they upped the drop rates and decreased the required EXP I didn't flip out and lose my mind cause others would get to 75 now. I said 'YAY! I can lvl more jobs easier.' Which is the attitude the rest of you need to have, and I don't understand what is wrong with you. If you don't like abyssea you are not required to do it.

As far as I am concerned, ever since ToA came out, every new person has been handed exp on a silver platter compared to when I originally did it. When I originally exped, 3k/hour was great exp, and we needed something like 80k exp more then you do now to get to 75. There was also INTENSE competition for the genkai 1 papyrus, you camped it with alliances, and pretty much everyone lotted it. I know you weren't around then, but you're complaining about losing less effort to max level now, as compared to what was lost with the exp nerf, increase drop rate on papyrus and introduction of weak toa exp mobs and numerous camps to exp at. And not only are you saying it was hard to exp after these original changes, you are saying it with such gusto and believing it makes you so amazing, that I just can't help but laugh at you. Did you have any jobs at 75 before these original changes? and if you're so PRO OLDSCHOOL LVLING why are you not advocating for the original exp decrease to be taken back as well, and make everyone get that 80k again. Heck while you're at it, make papyrus go back to the original abysmal drop rate and make all the people who didnt get it before 2005 go get it again, cause they 'didnt do the hard way.'

Also: I make it a habit to not join shout anything groups, because they're usually just terrible and not fun and I fall asleep. I did however join a cruor farming party the other day, but thats exactly what happen. They were bad at capping azure and getting time, so I went and capped azure and amber and got them like 2 hours of time, then went back to their camp, and fell asleep. Know what happen? they kicked me after about 20 minutes and I had timed out when I woke up. Doubt I will ever join another shout group, they're just to terrible for me.

EDIT::: Heck you could also go back and make everyones EXP cap at 3k/hr, so they are forced to gain only as much exp as we use to before 10k/hr toa parties. And you could make it retroactive so even you and panthera lose all those shiney levels you seem so proud of at 3 to 5x faster then they were originally achieved.