[Suggestion Bandwagon] Transcending our characters

[Divinius]

This is exactly why I wouldn't want to see this limited to a single job... and why merit limits and selection of storyline rewards are so frustrating in a game designed to let a single character play all jobs and switch between them and all nations and see all the storylines. These methods of forcing one to focus on a single job go against the core game design seen throughout the rest of the game.

If I could "like" this post a hundred times, I would.

Every time they add something new in this game that forces me to prioritize one job over another, a little piece of me dies. The new Weaponskills are a good example (though a lot of the other merit categories are as well).

[Rezeak]

An idea (almost) straight from Ragnarok Online; allow us to "transcend" jobs. By this, I mean you level to 99, beat a solo bcnm of some sort like the old Maat fight, then you are level 1 again on that job. EXP requirements double or triple to level, and the final outcome is slightly better combat/magic skill and slightly higher base stats. To make it slightly more appealing, add a special job trait/ability/spell the second time you reach 99

So to become the best DRK i'd have to do a BCNM then get 30 then afk in abyssea for a day .... yea, no thx.

Group 3/4 merits that cost alot of merits are a much better idea.

[Cowardlybabooon]

Cool idea, but yeah not gonna happen.

[Siviard]

I fully support this idea. Or actually something similar to that.

Something along the lines of the original Final Fantasy job upgrade "quest", which was getting the Rat's Tail from the Citadel of Trials as proof of your courage for Bahamut.

But for FFXI, it can be a quest that is a continuation/conclusion to each job's storyline.

Personally, I would LOVE to level up my jobs again, especially the ones I truly enjoyed leveling back in the day. Frankly, I think it would revitalize the game, as long as SE implements it right (i.e. you cannot level transcended/upgraded jobs in Abyssea until Lv. 75 lol @ AFK leeching from Lv. 30 to 99)

And one final note. For those who have posted that say something along the lines of "no one likes leveling", speak for yourselves. No one person can speak for the whole of the FFXI community. I find it laughable that some people here seem to think they speak for the entire FFXI community when they post. Most likely they're trolls, but still....

[Zumi]

Its a nice idea to become really good at 1 job. Some specialization would be nice. I like it vs the level every job and be good at everything.

[Vazerus]

The only part of exp I wasn't fond of was the process of waiting or building. There just never seems to be that one archetype that's really needed .-.

And for the record, GoV parties give pretty awesome exp. I leeched a friend from 30-45 just poking around trying to get a rancorous mantle for another friend. I think the pages ended up giving ~2.5k each.

[Ladyofdragons]

If you want to level your favorite job again you could always kill yourself many many many times to delevel to level 30

[Siviard]

If you want to level your favorite job again you could always kill yourself many many many times to delevel to level 30

OR you could upgrade your WAR to GLD (Gladiator) and become megapimp DD once you get it to 99. Trust me, you'd do it.....

[Tsukino_Kaji]

If you want to level your favorite job again you could always kill yourself many many many times to delevel to level 30

Done that already......

[Sanjuro_Asura]

Love this Idea, and after transcending you'd get a new job title like White Wizard instead of White Mage, I would also be supportive of needing more exp to reach 99 then the first time