Lightnig strikes level restriction

Why am I being punished for being new?

I can't even make a post on this forum without putting my sister's character as my main.

The first level restriction of the Lightning strikes event/quest is level 12, anyone can make that in a day, but chapter two is level 26, then 38,45.

I am level 22 and could make 26, maybe 38 if I worked really really hard before the event ends the 9th december. Why am I being punished?

I mean, the entire armor is level 13. Will I atleast be able to buy the rest of the armor at the end of the event? I really want this armor, but I see little reason to work so hard for it if I cant even have the entire set.

Sure I should be level 50 by "February 2014" but then there is someone else who will miss out, be punished (because that is what it feels like)

Couldnt seasonal/limited events be something everyone can partake in?

You said it yourself, it's a limited event. We are lucky that they will let it repeat at all in February, so I would be happy with that. Using your logic, someone who subscribes after December 9th and stops before February is "punished" because they were not even in the game to receive the quests, no matter the level! But that is the nature of limited events.

I have a job and a family and I also can't make the highest level for the quests. Why should I also be punished?

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Originally Posted by AlmightyBob

I have a job and a family and I also can't make the highest level for the quests. Why should I also be punished?

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And why should you have access to a high-level content handed to you on a silver platter if you're barely playing the game?
It takes maybe two weeks of doing FATEs to reach level 45 from scratch, less, if it's your first character and you have quests to go around - and that'a playing merely a couple of hours in the evenings. If you can't spare even that, you have no right to complain, otherwise why bother playing games that require leveling at all?

But couldnt limited events be available to everyone that plays the game, and not just the high leveled players?

It would help keep the new players around.

Ok, I happened to be leveling another class on my character and I could get the quest but not turn it in until I was level 12. I could pick up the quest at level 6, complete it, but not able to turn it in. I hit 12, turned it in.

As far as the argument of being punished, well you are not being punished. You have to have level restrictions on events, its a reward for those who play a lot. A reward for putting in hours and weeks into the game. Does it suck not getting what you want when you want it? I at first thought crap, I will only get a few pieces, then I hear it will come out in February! I have no issue now, I am patient. Patiently waiting for more things in game that I cannot have now, but will get soon.

The game is SO much more than gear and dress up. Here is what punishment is, doing dungeons over and over and not getting the gear you want! I punish myself all the time. I hope you all see this as a way to look at it differently, its a reward not a punishment.

A reward for people without responsibilities in their life.

quit whining and play the game.

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Originally Posted by AlmightyBob

A reward for people without responsibilities in their life.

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Well thats true but there are those that have played since the beginning. Do the quests and turn them in when your at the right level.

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Originally Posted by AlmightyBob

A reward for people without responsibilities in their life.

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Yeah, it's not like the majority of us had like 3 months to get to lv 45+ right?

If you think you're entitled to every single piece of content without actually putting any time into the game you might want to hit that uninstall button.

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Originally Posted by Grembo

If you think you're entitled to every single piece of content without actually putting any time into the game you might want to hit that uninstall button.

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I think we are entitled to get content related to our level. A LV13 item has no battle-use for a LV45 class. Should have just made the quests at most LV25. This restriction is causing my alt character to grind, and I'd hate to see a new player race through the story just because SE made a stupid decision.

Im not talking about"putting time into the game"Grinding for lvl50 AF is what makes the game fun, the exitment of looking forward to getting it.

I'm talking about limited event thats not going to be around anymore(yes it will be back in feb, but then there will be other ppl who wont get items).I'm not talking about xmas and h-ween, they come every year.

This armor is lvl13, you're not going to wear it for a long time. Its basicly "dress up" content.So would it be so bad to let everyone that play right now have it? Its not even FFXIV.Its for promoting the Lightning returns game isnt it?

I play right now. I love playing dress-up. I love to work for my game content.

But I cant do that this time can I?
If it would come back every year I wouldnt care, I would gladly wait.

And you cant rly say this is a reward for playing FFXIV from the start either, since its ulitmatly promoting a different game.

I just wanted to share my thoughts, ty for listening:)

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Originally Posted by AlmightyBob

A reward for people without responsibilities in their life.

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Originally Posted by AlmightyBob

I have a job and a family and I also can't make the highest level for the quests. Why should I also be punished?

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My wife and I both play and lead one of the largest free companies on Midgardsormr. We play casually. Maybe work on your time management.

Man up, grind if you want the gear bad enough. Its a reward meaning you have to earn it, I'm sure some of you people demand schools to give trophies to your kids that don't win at anything.

This isn't game breaking content, people. As stated before, it's being repeated in Feb. Instead of whining over how you have been slighted, why not either grind to 45 or just be patient, take your time leveling (which, really, means it IS your fault when it comes to your level) and just do the quests in Feb.

All SE is doing is giving some folks who enjoy collecting clothes something unique and limited. It will in NO WAY help you raid or turn you into the King or Queen of Old Gridania, it just makes you look (arguably) cool/pretty/wotever.

We can't though, if it's a limited event. In this case, yeah, it's doable thanks to it being re-released in February, but hopefully they won't do this with a one time event, as many will not be able to have fun with it. I like the idea of rewarding high level players, but not in limited time event. For an event specifically catered towards high level players? Hell yeah. But just giving some of the lower leveled players a pair of gloves would be a little frustrating. Well, my side characters are higher level than my fave, so this is really just my personal view on such matters

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Originally Posted by ShakeJake

For an event specifically catered towards high level players? Hell yeah.

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Thing is, the same type of people that are complaining about this would also be the ones complaining that they're being punished for being low-level and aren't allowed to participate in the high-level event.

The progression from lv 12 to lv 45 is simple.

1) It gives low-level / casual players incentive to play more and/or build a class/job in order to participate in the event.
2) It gives high-level players incentive to participate, period.

If every aspect of an event is catered to lower levels, how much participation would you expect from a more advanced crowd? Especially when you take into consideration how this game penalizes you for participating in content below your level range (i.e. level synch, loss of abilities and stats you'd pretty much grown accustomed to having)

From the lower-level perspective, this is incentive to play more. To progress from lv 12 to lv 45 in 3 weeks is very doable, and since they're repeating the event in 3 months, you don't even have to push yourself that hard.

The prizes for participation in this "promotional event" are more about the collection, the "I did it" factor, rather than for practical use. Just look at the ilvl - 13! the reason for this should be painfully obvious. So if you're so offended by not being able to participate in the full event, maybe that's just a sign you need to play more, and if that's not possible...it isn't SE's fault.

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Originally Posted by Xenobius

And why should you have access to a high-level content handed to you on a silver platter if you're barely playing the game?

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And can I ask what high level content we're talking about here? I mean, the rewards from this event are all level 13, right? Wouldn't logic dictate that the highest level requirement for completing this event be... 13??

Usually I would agree with most posters here when it comes to content level requirements, but frankly I don't think seasonal or limited events should be included in that. I don't mind having to level up to access normal always-available content, that is simply expected. But it has always annoyed the hell out of me when other MMOs have restricted seasonal events to max level players. They are short-term events with mostly only vanity gear, and should be available to all at a reasonable level. Especially in this case, where the usable gear you do get is only level 13.

Max level needed for this quest is 45, and as people have said numerous times already, it is NOT hard to get that level in a relatively quick time frame. Today is the 20th, Meaning you have over 2 weeks left to hit that level. Playing casually (2 hours or so a day) one could easily hit 45 (and I mean playing, not lazing around town). I do not see how people find the level restriction in this game daunting, it is very easy to level in FFXIV.

I have a job, I have a family, I have responsibilities, and i have atleast 1 level 50 character. Since you are making assumptions about everyone, how about i make one about you. Put down the booze long enough to level.

I currently have the item for the 45 quest but cant get the quest or hand it in due to being a lvl 2 low, kinda dumb really considering if i have the item i should be able to finish the quest since obviously the content wasn't as tough as they thought, fricking hate gated content in mmorpg's for these sorts or reasons...if i can finish the event a quest is tied to i should be able to hand the quest in its dumb forcing me to wait especially for a reward that's entirely vanity based...guess i'll have to go do garuda and some fates untill the stupid npc decides im good enough to speak to :)

They way I see it if the rewards are lvl 13 the quests should be lvl 13 as well.

It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever that you need to complete increasingly higher level quests for such low lvl gear.

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Originally Posted by Raydeus

if the rewards are lvl 13 the quests should be lvl 13 as well.

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Not really, it could be gear for players who have one 50 and are leveling other classes but don't want to fill their inventory/A.Chest with sets of items for each class (or want to have fun with gearing up). It's not really too vanity based, depending on your class it has some pretty decent stats (for its level).

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Originally Posted by Raydeus

It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever that you need to complete increasingly higher level quests for such low lvl gear.

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It does if you consider this to be "vanity gear" thanking ARR players who've put in X amount of hours (and sub fees) into the game. Sure we get the 30/60/90-day items too, but not every event needs to be for every level. It creates some incentive and encourages leveling for some fun/quirky rewards.

It'll happen again in February, and you'll probably have a 45/50 by then (although we'll probably also see a repeat of this thread too I bet).

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Originally Posted by Babylyn90

Not really, it could be gear for players who have one 50 and are leveling other classes but don't want to fill their inventory/A.Chest with sets of items for each class (or want to have fun with gearing up). It's not really too vanity based, depending on your class it has some pretty decent stats (for its level).

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Sorry, but that makes no sense. What does any of that have to do with how quests should've been lvl 13?

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Originally Posted by Babylyn90

It does if you consider this to be "vanity gear" thanking ARR players who've put in X amount of hours (and sub fees) into the game. Sure we get the 30/60/90-day items too, but not every event needs to be for every level. It creates some incentive and encourages leveling for some fun/quirky rewards.

It'll happen again in February, and you'll probably have a 45/50 by then (although we'll probably also see a repeat of this thread too I bet).

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Again this makes no sense either, first you say it isn't vanity gear, now you say it kinda is, but none of that has anything to do with why quests are higher level than 13 when all the rewards are lvl 13. It would be like making lvl 15 dungeon gear drop not from the 3 lvl 15 dungeons, but having one piece dropping on increasingly higher level dungeons just because.

It just makes no sense whatsoever.

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Originally Posted by Raydeus

They way I see it if the rewards are lvl 13 the quests should be lvl 13 as well.

It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever that you need to complete increasingly higher level quests for such low lvl gear.

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Agreed.

It should not make it any easier to be obtained, due to level sync on fates, so I don't see why people are so convinced it should be an event for people level 40+.

uh...then they aren't limited and the reward is just another piece of garbage e very single player will have making it nothing special, so why even do it in the first place? I suppose if it was tht way, no one would see the reason for doing it thus making those who choose to do actually have a unique item?? Im not lv enough to do it all, I will be in feb, actually bummed they are gonna let it repeat...tho I can now finish it up, I like uniqueness, being cookie-cutter makes it very boring, new players will see some cool items with particle effects or whatever down the road, and think its cool that there are events awarding items that are unique, at least I for one have never seen an item in an mmo that was unique or special and not thought it was cool,

Its pure silliness to desire everyone to have every item, in that case why even require anything at all to obtain gear, just let every character have every item in their wardrobe and let them wear it at will?

I want a goobbue mount like crazy, but that will never happen because that was LIMITED and I never earned it back in 1.0. but who cares?
you said it yourself. it's LIMITED. that means not everyone will be able to get it. owning the game doesn't entitle you to it. you still have to earn it.