Running out of leveling content.

[Octaviane]

Whichever way you want to cut the mustard, the point still remains as the OP said. Unless you have a dozen mules to level on a dozen separate accounts on different servers, people are beginning to see the end of FFXI. I am glad to have had the opportunity to have enjoyed the best of everything this game has offered, old and new.

[Ravenmore]

Still how is it any differnt then it was in 2009 when large part of the player base had all the jobs they cared about at 75. In fact the life of the game has been extended. Go look on any other site's post from 2009 with all the FF11 is dieiing, then the game really was dieing.

[Octaviane]

FFXI's life has been extended only for the next year, maybe a bit longer according to the published roadmap. What will happen after level cap 99 is reached is unknown as yet. Within weeks ( or more likely days) of the August Update everyone who cares to will be level 95, then people will sit around twiddling thumbs waiting for the last run up to 99 - brick wall. I agree that the game was in it's death throes in 2009 and that Abyssea gave it a new energy and direction. Still, it seems unlikely at this point that new areas/content/jobs will be introduced unless SE/DEV's can find a way around the PS2/Xbox issues or drop the platforms entirely. I use a PS2 and frankly, I have substantially fewer problems than X-box users just because the game was coded for PS2. I appreciate though that there are limitations across the board, so unless FFXI can be remade/recoded for a completely new system or coded to make it more platform/user friendly, I honestly don't see anything happening beyond level 99. I hope I am wrong.

[Olor]

People that never read forums are the ones you see TPing in str rings and not using gear swaps.

What should I be TPing in? I am a big noob who would love to know more - I read a lot of forums but other than the haste thread I don't see a lot of practical advice about what to use when/where.

I haven't posted a thread or anything cause realistically I don't quite have the resources to get the gear people would suggest - but I am getting close to that point.

[Greatguardian]

What should I be TPing in? I am a big noob who would love to know more - I read a lot of forums but other than the haste thread I don't see a lot of practical advice about what to use when/where.

I haven't posted a thread or anything cause realistically I don't quite have the resources to get the gear people would suggest - but I am getting close to that point.

Haste is arguably one of the most important stats in the game for TP. I believe pretty much every DD job now has the ability to hit 25% or 26% Gear Haste (The cap is 25%, but the game reads Haste in x/1024 values, so it's safest to use 26% in gear to actually hit 25% Haste).

If you're talking about just the ring slots, Rajas is bar-none one of the best rings in the entire game and I highly, highly recommend working on CoP when you can to get that done. It is pretty much soloable by everyone up to about Airship fight, and I've duo'd Airship > Sea for a couple returning friends already in a matter of an hour or two, most of which is running/CS time. Once you're in sea, it's mainly a few hours of walking and reraise/running-from-shit if you're not confident in your ability to solo the mobs there (and frankly it's faster just dying and running more), followed by Promathia himself which can be done with 2? 3 people? Honestly that fight's a ton of fun, and the music is awesome, so I doubt you'd have any problems finding people willing to help with it.

Beyond Rajas, Epona's is definitely a solid choice for the jobs that can equip it. Otherwise, I'd look into Hoard ring, especially if you're a 2-hander who could use the STP for your x-hit.

Speaking of, X-hits are also very important. Most 2-hand jobs should be plenty capable of hitting a 5-hit these days. If you're not sure what that is, I can explain in more detail.

If you want solid gear advice, I'd highly suggest writing down what you have, what you think is realistic for you to obtain, and what your means are and asking the BG Random Question Thread ( http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/104...ion-Thread-Dad ) to see if you're on the right track. The more thorough the question, the more thorough the answer that can be provided for you. If you'd rather not venture into BG, you can send me a PM over there (same username as here) and if it's a job I have some experience gearing (I don't know the first thing about Drg's options, for example) I'll see what I can do.

[Olor]

I have no problem venturing into BG - I read it sometimes but the math makes my eyes bleed. I love it when people just parse it out and give me the run down in word language.

I am working on promathia now, actually about to do the diabolos fight or whatever, and LS mates will help me with those fights it is mostly just I have so gdamn much to work on that my forward progress seems a little slow. My goal really was to get a job to cap first cause I figured everything would be easier on myself and my friends once I could solo more of the battles etc.

I know I am gimply, but this is my first time being over level 50 so, I figure it is fair to take a couple months to really start to look like a real decent (though I doubt I will ever really be HQ) player. I just want to not be a complete embarrassment.

So thanks for the tip - I'll probably try it out in a week or two when I've done some mundane crap that needs to be done (skill sycthe >.> so I can do a few procs, CSes I know I need to finish, rank 6 so I can join LS in Dynamis, for example)

[Aaralyn]

Could also find some one to help. I still have things to do in the game, but I have the most fun helping people (which is probably why I still have stuff to do). If it was not for that, I would probably have quit a few months ago.

So if you are well accomplished and bored, try helping a few people.

[Ravenmore]

They will just keep merging servers. Again why do people think all there is is leveling and not having it be the biggest time sink is content or will prolong the game. Keeping time sinks is not a way to keep games going, to many and people wont even bother to start the game in the first place, kinda like they did for the first 8 years of the game. 500k players is not that many player considering most crappy F2P game get over that.