No more "easy" leveling 91-99

[svengalis]

there never really was consuming content in difficulty, it was all mostly tedium and monotony. do you really want to go back to a game where only those who wasted their lives away had good stuff and you were inferior? i find the current system a lot more lax on casual people who just want to enjoy the game for what it is, i mean, i could understand a new add-on, or difficult nms requiring nonzerg strategy. but really, i appreciate where gear is now, it is quite a bit of work for those of us without a regular LS.

Yup. This is why I have continued to play. I just recently restarted last year with some friends at work who played. They no longer play but I still do though because alot of end game gear is actually quite obtainable without having an end game LS. On my first account I had an end game LS but I didn't get much end game gear because of the times I played. I was about to quit again but then I saw so many people walking around in +1 +2 gear. I thought to myself if this many people have this gear it can't be that hard to get.

I looked up how to get the seals and realize even at the time I play it is possible for me to obtain the seals. May take awhile but one day I should be able to have all +2 gear for my characters. I would have quit long ago again if I thought I couldn't obtain end game gear without an endgame LS.

[Airenn]

there never really was consuming content in difficulty, it was all mostly tedium and monotony. do you really want to go back to a game where only those who wasted their lives away had good stuff and you were inferior? i find the current system a lot more lax on casual people who just want to enjoy the game for what it is, i mean, i could understand a new add-on, or difficult nms requiring nonzerg strategy. but really, i appreciate where gear is now, it is quite a bit of work for those of us without a regular LS.

I sure appreciate it, too, TearV. I sure do, too.

[Eligia]

I just came back after 2 years and had to start completely fresh. This new content and exp system is incredible. There was nothing great about the old way. It was just repetitive and slow. There's no way I'd be playing if I had to go through the CoP shitstorm again. I think everyone is just crying because less experienced players are making the same progress it took you years to accomplish. BFD.

[Aureus]

I just came back after 2 years and had to start completely fresh. This new content and exp system is incredible. There was nothing great about the old way. It was just repetitive and slow. There's no way I'd be playing if I had to go through the CoP shitstorm again. I think everyone is just crying because less experienced players are making the same progress it took you years to accomplish. BFD.

That's essentially it in a nutshell. There was exactly the same response when the level 20 avatar fights were added. Many, many people were upset that it "cheapened" their accomplishments. At this point, I think we can all look back and say that it corrected a very necessary issue.

[Andylynn]

I just came back after 2 years and had to start completely fresh. This new content and exp system is incredible. There was nothing great about the old way. It was just repetitive and slow. There's no way I'd be playing if I had to go through the CoP shitstorm again. I think everyone is just crying because less experienced players are making the same progress it took you years to accomplish. BFD.

i'd be in that boat, i got 3 90 jobs, 3 full sets of AF3, nyzul 100, finished COP, near finished empyrean weapon within first 3 months of play. some call it epic, others go loleasymode, u suck. personally, im glad i got to enjoy the content as i did, and don't think i would've been able to like it was back then.

[Eligia]

I enjoyed the game in 2004, and I enjoy it just as much now. FFXI is basically an extremely interactive chat room, anyway. I'm glad I don't have to wait months and months to finish missions and get pretty gear for myself again.

[Airenn]

i'd be in that boat, i got 3 90 jobs, 3 full sets of AF3, nyzul 100, finished COP, near finished empyrean weapon within first 3 months of play. some call it epic, others go loleasymode, u suck. personally, im glad i got to enjoy the content as i did, and don't think i would've been able to like it was back then.

Wow, TearValerin, did you know that you have exactly everything Andylynn has, too? So amazing!

[Henihhi]

OOO 3 90 jobs and full af+3.... so accomplished. I hope to god they add some serious content soon. Abyssea content is great for xp but lolend game at best.If this is SE's strategy to push us into playing 14 it is failing miserably. It is just creating more retards that want to brag about their lolachievements.

[Dale]

I have yet to see any positive effect exping the "old way" can give. So no, both sides don't have pro's.

I'll give you some pros Kuishen. Longevity. Also i'm a bit old-fashioned i'll admit. I do miss the old days when RPGs weren't just a race to finish line so you can start spamming "endgame". This premis has ruined a lot of promising games. The only reason it doesn't kill this one is because FF has such a vast, fun, and rewarding endgame - so it's not a huge a problem with this one. But I do think MMOs need to change this whole leveling system or just scrap it all together - because it is obvioulsy not working anymore. Every game ends up scrapping it and just turning it into something quick you just get over fast as possible so the real game can start.

[Kuishen]

I'll give you some pros Kuishen. Longevity. Also i'm a bit old-fashioned i'll admit. I do miss the old days when RPGs weren't just a race to finish line so you can start spamming "endgame". This premis has ruined a lot of promising games. The only reason it doesn't kill this one is because FF has such a vast, fun, and rewarding endgame - so it's not a huge a problem with this one. But I do think MMOs need to change this whole leveling system or just scrap it all together - because it is obvioulsy not working anymore. Every game ends up scrapping it and just turning it into something quick you just get over fast as possible so the real game can start.

Game has been running 8 years, and abyssea has been in for over half a year, longevity isn't a pro because it was never an issue in the first place.