Abyssea Adjustments - Un-leech

[Skybrit]

I lead a social/helps LS. We encourage newer players to join. They complain that the people they need for their parties are leaching in Abyss. That is one direct impact of leaching asside from the jealousy issue. I have gone back to lvl a few subjobs and found the same thing. I recently changed servers because in the server I was previously on, Abyss was packed but as I ran through the Jungle and other low lvls, the search showed the areas empty or only one or two people. The increase in exp for non-Abyss has helped but the limit would be a better fix.

[Dubberrucky]

I lead a social/helps LS. We encourage newer players to join. They complain that the people they need for their parties are leaching in Abyss. That is one direct impact of leaching asside from the jealousy issue. I have gone back to lvl a few subjobs and found the same thing. I recently changed servers because in the server I was previously on, Abyss was packed but as I ran through the Jungle and other low lvls, the search showed the areas empty or only one or two people. The increase in exp for non-Abyss has helped but the limit would be a better fix.

I get hit with the same issue as far as my ls is concerned. soloing constantly defeats the purpose of an mmo and leeching is not playing your job so what is the point in it.

[Nu-Hir]

Who is going to go into dynamis just for the EXP anyway?

People aren't going to come to Dynamis for the EXP. it's just a perk.

I quit reading this thread at page 9/13 because it's all SSDD. I was a little surprised that no one caught these two quotes (on page 2 and 3 respectively, last post on each page). NO ONE goes to Dynamis for the XP. You don't gain XP in Dynamis. There's a reason people call it Die-In-Mass. You don't gain XP, you only lose it.

[Greatguardian]

I get hit with the same issue as far as my ls is concerned. soloing constantly defeats the purpose of an mmo and leeching is not playing your job so what is the point in it.

So party with them as a linkshell. Level sync is pretty nice.

[Mrbeansman]

I kinda feel the same. I don't respect people that do things the easy way while the rest of us did this the hard long way then seeing them show it off like they earned it. It takes the achievement away from the veterans who've been playing for the past 8 years achieving these goals, then seeing it handed to the noobs is sickening.

I hate to break this to you but leveling a job to 90 or 75 like in the old days is not an achievement. If you don't like leaching then don't do it and don't enable it, it's as simple as that.

[viion]

stop saying leach its leech lol.

why do people care how others play? they are paying, they can play how they like, i dont tell you how to play. I dont like that people use 50 different gears and foods for all different situations but they do because its the best way to overcome that gameplay mechanic (killing something) just like boosting from 30 is the best way to overcome that gameplay mechanic (levelling). I understand reason to be angry with AFKers so just kick them lol.

Why people so bothered, you play yours, and let them play theirs, they pay for it, not you.

[Henihhi]

Heres an idea- when they release new lvl caps, instead of making it a just turn in a few crests and merits quest, they go back to the you have to defeat an nm to progress ala maat. That would alleviate some of the idiots running around with lvl 90 jobs and not clue how to use them and lacking half their basic spells/ws etc that are seen now. <At least until they beat the nm on an easier job lol>

[Greatguardian]

I highly doubt they did not already intend to do that by introducing Maat's rival in the most recent Genkai.

[Skybrit]

We do party as a linkshell. I just hate to see it as an impact on the game as a whole.

[Glamdring]

invite me to your party if you hate leachers. I usually at least /thf. I routinely SATA anyone who is AFK more than 5 minutes, even if they have the leader's permission. If you aren't contributing you have no business there.

Alternate idea, put the XP penalty for level difference back, but with a permitted 15 level gap. An alliance can afford to carry 1 person then who's a 30-ish keywhore, but not several leaches without hurting XP in a major way. Noone in their right mind would sync to say 60 in Abyssea, unless you were brewing even the NQ mobs.