Suggestion 3: Future-proof content by capping at least instanced fights and dungeons.

I think caps shouldn't exist ever. I don't see how capping stuff "future proofs" it. Old stuff SHOULD be easier after surpassing what it was designed for. Otherwise getting stronger loses its luster and its point.

Level caps suck, they're always bad, and I don't want the game to have them, anywhere, ever.

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Originally Posted by Jinko

10000000% agree on capped content, both dungeons and job boss instanced fights.

People complained how easy the job quests were, well try them at the appropriate level and see how easy they are then.

Toto-rak would be a great little instance if players were restricted to no more than lvl 30.

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Guess you could always give the option to cap versus not - then both types of players are satisfied.

I would have no problem with the implementation of optional level caps. It would allow higher level players to scale down with their lower level friends and do the content with not only the challenge of it being at level, but the player at level for the dungeon would be able to receive EXP as well.

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Originally Posted by Platinumstorm

Guess you could always give the option to cap versus not - then both types of players are satisfied.

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True enough but lets be honest unless you are forced to do content with a cap the majority of time you aren't going to.

Having capped content leaves that in the developers hands, for example Ifrit easy mode, you just need to throw 1 level 50 at it and its less than 30 seconds. (where is the felling of accomplishment ?)

How are low level players supposed to learn group tactics if all they have to do is rely on a lvl 50 to one shot everything for them.

I do not want capped dungeons at all. I had no interest really in Toto Rak and the only reason I am doing it now is for Seals and Achievements. I dont want the challenge, and I dont want to spend an hour in there just to get some seals and an Achievement.

So I am not in favor of this, it is the reason COP was quite a diaster for a long time as people couldnt help in the fight or would have to buy low level gear all the time, up until Level Sync, and while you could say "Oh stats could scale", right now in XI some dont scale, they're completely removed (Evasion Skill, Magic Attack Bonus), in XIV the scaling system for optimal gear is absolutely rubbish. I can be level 40, equip a lv 50 piece and will get the defense like im wearing a level 10 piece, its sooo bad. So No I am not at all happy about that.

A choice for capping or not, sure wouldnt mind, though I think honestly just having a "Level Difficulty" would be much better and far more easier, so you could make low level Dungeons higher by increasing the level of it. I think they are already doing this though.

The gear used to scale much better in FFXIV before they reformed it. (and when i say better I mean perfectly)

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Guess you could always give the option to cap versus not - then both types of players are satisfied.

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However, you then get the group of players that are always: "Why should we cap it when we can blow through straight to the boss uncapped?"

Look at what happened with Assault in FFXI, you had the option to cap it at 50,60,70, or 75, no one ever capped it and left it at uncapped. "Both sides" won't be happy because those who would want to have it capped with be guaranteed to always end up in a party with at least 90% who want it uncapped.

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

I think caps shouldn't exist ever. I don't see how capping stuff "future proofs" it. Old stuff SHOULD be easier after surpassing what it was designed for. Otherwise getting stronger loses its luster and its point.

Level caps suck, they're always bad, and I don't want the game to have them, anywhere, ever.

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I agree with this, and I'll like to add we're getting level sync in the future.

What the dev can to do is scale the difficulty based on player numbers and level without making a level cap.

Also what I don't understand is that some people think the AF quest is to easy when they all went through them as lv50 without looking at a Lv30 perspective of a new player.

I think SE mentioned adding caps eventually, didn't they?

Instead of caps, why not make level 99+ versions of the current (and upcoming) content? Imagine Toto-Rak for a level 99 light party >)