Congratulations on your level??

[Prrsha]

And how would you suggest they fix "the fast race" to lvl 99? Making those people take six month to a year to level just one job

Slow down the rate of exp gain BUT add really fun and exciting content that you don't HAVE to be level 99 to do? All you have right now are Garrison, Expeditionary Forces and Eco-warrior for group events. And to be honest, you have to agree that they all suck compared to the current high level content.

If you give a player fun content from level 1-99, you won't have people wanting to get there so fast just to have "fun".

CoP was an event that lower level players could contribute to at lower levels (and could access easily) but when SE removed the level cap, the issue is moot now.

Some problems I expressed in the past (copied/pasted):

1) Another problem plaguing the game is the exploitation of EXP chains. They were designed to reward players who killed monsters, one at a time, but in quick succession. This was done through efficient fishing (pulling) tactics. This is aspect that I love about FFXI. Japanese parties did it very well.

I feel that killing large groups of monsters with a rapid use of WS AoEs or magic AoEs, reduces the skillful play style that the game should encourage. Getting 10 exp chains from 10 people using AoEs at once (in the span of 30 seconds) wasn't really how the system was intended to work. I'd like to see extra exp awarded through skillful game play then through repeated use of one simple tactic (AoE repeated use).

2) Abby needs to be restricted to level 75+. This would get rid of all the leechers there.

3) A voluntary level cap for CoP areas so new players (or vets who soloed it after the cap was lifted) can experience CoP the way it was designed to be. Like I said, the cap should be voluntary... maybe with some nice trinkets for those who completed it the "hard" way.

4) [sic](in relation to gear vs levels)....Well said. I think the matter at hand is to examine why. Both are progress, both make you more powerful. I think herein lies the answer. The gap. The inability of lower level players able to play with higher ones. Why? Level synch is still there... I think the problem is inherent in the system that enables you to group up with others. I really hope SE sees that the game needs a massive overhaul to its user interface. There should be little to no work in finding a party. It's a simple as that. The clunky old LFP system was a MAJOR complaint the entire length of the of the lifetime of this game and it has not been addressed. The only thing that was added was a little hard to find "comment" area to a player's name on the server list.

What the game needs is an overhauled GUI (like I said many times before) that makes it as easy as point and click, to find players to do the SAME quest with or level with. This feature should not be an inactive/active one but ALWAYS active. A player should always see 24/7 a list of quests I am on (and I am flagging that I need help with). It should always be active and not have to be reset when I log back on. It would allow players to click on their quest they are on, click on "Look for members needing help" and POOF. A list of players should appear. They should be able to click on a player and engage in a /tell. There should also be an option to go /anon so one is not spammed if they are doing something important that needs concentration.

Why oh why was this not added YEARS ago is beyond me. Instead of fixing the problem, they decide that exp is broken and they eliminate the exp ladder (and group events for lower level players... and a vast amount of content) almost altogether. This was the #1 reason why people left the game, it was the #1 reason why people complain about "leveling in the old days". This is why to some, gaining exp was fun, to others a big hassle. I never had problems finding a party, I made one. Maybe this is one reason why I found those good ol' days fun and not others?

[Karbuncle]

OFFENDED

I had some huge post trying to explain why you're misunderstanding my post, but honestly, I've decided its simply not worth trying to explain this to you, Because no matter how i make a post, you seem very hellbent to take offense to it no matter what.

Just two things before I let you get back to derailing your thread.

1) I wasn't talking or directing anything in my post at you, not even the last sentence. I forgot your name, and didnt feel like stopping to type mid-post to go find it.

2) Please, Stop taking offense to everything I say, stop trying to score cool kid points by acting tough to someone by repeating things to them they've already admitted, because its very hypocritical of you. If you're going to point out my flaws after i already did, have the dignity and respect to acknowledge your own shortcomings.

responding to a post wrongfully accusing me of something i haven't done isn't the same as caring enough to try and insult you whenever i can. I'm not so petty. So please, stop thinking that every post i make has hidden sprinkles of insults directed at you. they don't. To say it nicely, Candi, You're not so deeply in my mind that I'm trying to poke fun at you whenever i can to get under your skin.

[Luvbunny]

Slow down the rate of exp gain BUT add really fun and exciting content that you don't HAVE to be level 99 to do? All you have right now are Garrison, Expeditionary Forces and Eco-warrior for group events. And to be honest, you have to agree that they all suck compared to the current high level content.

Moblin Maze and Assault, if only they got smart and lift up the stupid boneheaded backward tag limitation. If people can spam this old musty outdated content over and over to XP instead the moronic GoV, they will do it in a heartbeat. Triple the xp reward or something. I think everyone will prefer to do "activities" with objectives that gives them good rewards or xp rather than running around AFK.

[Yinnyth]

The game is still the game. Just because it is no longer centered around grinding exp all the time doesn't mean it's any worse for the wear. There are plenty of fun things to do with a large variety of people. Some you'll hate, some you'll like. It's just like when we were all racing to max out our level, we're just racing to max out our gear now instead.

[Emilja]

I miss Valkurm Dunes pt's

This game is all about wasting time and helping eatch other, sadly ppl not into helping anymore.

[Jaall]

Check the threads on reives and pretty much everything that are wrong about the last update, I don't think I am the only person here who is being very critical about this. Stop being a hypocrite, you yourself are hating the recent changes as well. Does SoA has promises? Potentially. But not if they are adopting WoTG methods of creating contents, which as it is now, every signs are pointing in that direction. The "We Love it Cuz it's so different and new" bandwagon crowd will stop salivating once they see not many doing this and progress is slow to a crawl until it just stop dead. Look at Campaign and WoE. No matter how many times they try to revive it, it's dead. And they just going on their merry ways disregarding player feedback on what could make it better.

You're not even worth my time tbh. I'm not a hypocrite because I like the expansion, the reason I'm annoyed with SE and yes I am annoyed, is because they're putting the newly released expansion above too many other fixes but I have nothing against SoA at all. Please take the effort to read my posts if you're gonna continue to call me a hypocrite, I'd like to see a quote of something I said that was hypocritical. You're not as critical as a lot of people here but you're very childish and just jumping on what everyone else is saying and blowing it to extreme proportions, like saying "don't buy the expansion for a year or 2 and give them chance to fix it". I think people have their own mind don't you? Personally every person I've spoken to in-game was overall satisfied with the expansion and if they weren't they just didn't play it. Nobody mouthed off about how it was completely s**t and SE aren't doing anything about it, and that nobody should ever buy it! You're just a child and obviously think that this level of criticism will work but, as you'll see, SE really couldn't care less and are doing it in their own time because producing and maintaining a game is a lot harder than you blatantly think. As I said, I quit the game because of SE's lack of awareness with the issues pre-SoA. I feel very sorry for all of you who are that unhappy but too addicted to quit.

[Elphy]

Sorry but I can't help but giggle and point out you started with this...

You're not even worth my time tbh.

and followed that up with this...

I'm not a hypocrite because I like the expansion, the reason I'm annoyed with SE and yes I am annoyed, is because they're putting the newly released expansion above too many other fixes but I have nothing against SoA at all. Please take the effort to read my posts if you're gonna continue to call me a hypocrite, I'd like to see a quote of something I said that was hypocritical. You're not as critical as a lot of people here but you're very childish and just jumping on what everyone else is saying and blowing it to extreme proportions, like saying "don't buy the expansion for a year or 2 and give them chance to fix it". I think people have their own mind don't you? Personally every person I've spoken to in-game was overall satisfied with the expansion and if they weren't they just didn't play it. Nobody mouthed off about how it was completely s**t and SE aren't doing anything about it, and that nobody should ever buy it! You're just a child and obviously think that this level of criticism will work but, as you'll see, SE really couldn't care less and are doing it in their own time because producing and maintaining a game is a lot harder than you blatantly think. As I said, I quit the game because of SE's lack of awareness with the issues pre-SoA. I feel very sorry for all of you who are that unhappy but too addicted to quit.

[Jaall]

Was my last post on the subject that was my point lol, wanted to defend myself so I did.

[Ravenmore]

Some people didn't even read what I wrote but commented anyway...

Because you're far from the first to say the exact same thing, get over your self.

[Yinnyth]

I miss Valkurm Dunes pt's

This game is all about wasting time and helping eatch other, sadly ppl not into helping anymore.

They're about the same they always were. How many people who didn't need the exp would help you get your exp in the dunes? While it's true the population was larger back then so the actual number of helpful people was larger, the overall percentage remains roughly the same.