Imagine of "de-leveling" came back to XIV..

Interestingly enough, it was exp loss that drove off most of the people I introduced to XI.
Chiefly because, within the XI community, the XI community seemed close knit and helpful. But to these new players it had a wreched reputation, which was then confirmed, of being standoffish, unfriendly, and almost scared of helping newbies due to the potential of exp loss and de-lvling. It bred a sense of "F You, Got Mine".

I love that character name is attached to forum posts. I get to blacklist him twice :)

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Originally Posted by misterrpg

People would lose their minds. All of the casual players would go absolutely crazy and go back to WoW.

It would be a great day indeed. Why do people find it so difficult to actually play content that requires a little bit of thought involved? Just a little bit of effort? Also, why does this game have to focus so much on solo content but very little on partying (it actually discourages partying by making dungeon EXP so little compared to FATEs) when MMORPGs are supposed to be played with other people? If you want to play solo, go play the other 11 offline Final Fantasies.

This game is already easy, why make it even easier?

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First, I am a soloist, and if you think that offline RPGs can compare to the epic scale of an MMO, you are sadly mistaken. Offline RPGs, even for a soloist, are NOT suitable replacements for an MMORPG. Why do people keep suggesting this?


That being said, I agree, whole heartedly, that this game is too easy and needs more difficultly (instances aside). I would not mind at all if a heavier death penalty was put in place. I would like overworld enemies to be challenging (not XI scale, but a lot more than it is currently). There are a lot of things that I would like to make the game more enjoyable for me, and if you think "soloists" in general just want the game easier, you are again mistaken. We enjoy a challenge just as much as the next guy, we just want a decent amount of content "do-able" (where it is realistically possible) not necessarily "easy to do". I think there is a newer generation of MMORPG players that want an easier path to max level and unfortunately all soloists get the blame for this!

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Originally Posted by misterrpg

I would love to go back to XI, but unfortunately the servers are almost empty anyone who IS online do not want to party at lower levels because they are already at the maximum level.

Not to say this game is terrible, it isn't. It's quite enjoyable, but I fear for the game's future. I think many of us do. It's a gilded game. I think most of the "defenders" of this game were so desperate for a good MMORPG that there's no turning back now..

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This is nothing more than a time waste for my friends and I while we wait for WS. This isnt a bad game but so far its nothing special either.

Go back to FFXI if you love it so much.

Deleveling was a terrible mechanic, especially where oneshots were common. It led to people whining and crying about EXP loss, "I won't take anything less than a Raise III!", etc. etc.

They should add in "corpse runs" as well, I mean if your wanting an exp penalty to deter being reckless, having to run back to where you died naked to retrieve all your stuff should be a blast... Although this world is not that dangerous to run around most places anyhow. But still corpse runs = awesome penality. :)