Low End Content *Until* Endgame Content

[Linh]

“Voidwatch,” a new battle system designed with high-level adventurers in mind, will be introduced alongside new battlefields in order to reinvigorate existing areas.

What about new incentives for players to level in existing areas? Namely, low level adventurers.

EDIT: And by low level, I mean levels 1-74. That entire range.

[blowfin]

What about new incentives for players to level in existing areas? Namely, low level adventurers.

It's not so much that incentives are needed, it's more the facts that the EXP is terrible and people are bored of it.

Campaign could use a massive revamp to make it a viable option from 60-75 again. Then we still have the problem of having a better way to level from 30-60, if people don't want to do Abyssea. Don't know how they're gonna deal with that one...

1-30 is not a problem at all at the moment because there is no other option and the content is actually quite good.

[Karinya_of_Carbuncle]

It's not so much that incentives are needed, it's more the facts that the EXP is terrible and people are bored of it.

Uh... did you miss the patch where they DOUBLED all non-abyssea exp? On top of the increases already provided by rings and FoV? If that's your idea of "terrible exp" I'd hate to see what you would have done in 2003...

The only reason anyone might have trouble leveling 1-75 is that they can't find other party members and they have a job that is bad at soloing. And even then they can probably do ok with a NPC, or 2 PC + 2 NPC.

[blowfin]

I never said that.

Well, I have absolutely no idea what point you were trying to make then.

Uh... did you miss the patch where they DOUBLED all non-abyssea exp? On top of the increases already provided by rings and FoV? If that's your idea of "terrible exp" I'd hate to see what you would have done in 2003...

I`m not talking about 2003, what is this, Hill Valley circa 1985 or something?

It`s terrible compared to Abyss, that was my point, and I thought it was pretty obvious. Give people something more appealing than keying to 75, and they`ll probably take it. Simple.

[Linh]

Well, I have absolutely no idea what point you were trying to make then.

I enjoyed endgame.

I didn't enjoy the grind to GET TO endgame.

I wouldn't wish the grind on other people.

Point.

[Olor]

Yeah, I have to say I feel really left out by the whole game, I've been playing for a month, at level 61 now... but there is still very little I can do when it comes to the game's content. It would be awesome to have content that would help me level, especially since Abyssea has sucked most of the life out of the old zones.

[blowfin]

level 61 now... but there is still very little I can do when it comes to the game's content.

You`re ready for campaign actually. If you`ve never done it before it can be quite a lot of fun and a nice change of pace. Totally up to you though, the main thing is EXP is now uncapped for you after 60 in campaign.

Also, don`t forget to do Campaign Ops in tandem (mostly smokescreen).
http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Smokescreen_I_(San_d%27Oria)

[Alkalinehoe]

I swear, people won't be content until outside abyssea EXP is twenty times better and you get a gold sticker for leveling "the right way."

[Linh]

I swear, people won't be content until outside abyssea EXP is twenty times better and you get a gold sticker for leveling "the right way."

I am content with leeching in Abyssea then skilling up afterwards.

I just want to see new players in the game. Because the grinding aspect of the game BEFORE endgame is turning off new players. Basically the game isn't fun until endgame.