Got back into the game yesterday after a LONG period of absence. Game is really shaping up into something good. A couple of months ago I had my doubts because of the things they prioritized, but all the small additions are finally starting to add up into something bigger.
ANYWAY!
I'm rank 39. Pre-1.19 I'd get like 100 SP or so per mob IIRC. Yesterday I thought I'd kill a rank 39 sheep, just for fun (Was my first fight post-1.19). I got 500 XP. Couldn't believe my eyes.
I already had 40000/68000 XP, so if the new XP reward system is calculated based on how many encounters you're supposed to have in a particular level, that would mean I only had to fight 56 more sheep to level up. Just what the f-! How many mobs do you think I killed just to get to 39?! And now this?! And the XP I got from a lvl 10 leve quest on my alt? 1k XP. I got 100 XP per the actual leve mobs, and there were 8 of them.
I'm a pretty casual gamer when it comes to theme-park MMOs, but even I thought this was sort of a pisstake. Just what are they thinking.
But! After giving it some extra thought it became pretty damn apparent what they were trying to do.
- They are shifting focus from classes to jobs.
- New XP rates should stop us from remaining in 1 area for extreme periods of time (Which was a major gripe with the game).
- The increased XP rates is a bigger incentive to level up more than 1 class, which was supposed to be a core aspect of the game but wasn't very casual-friendly due to the old SP-rates.
- They are shifting focus from classes to jobs.
- Level 50 isn't even the "real" cap/endgame.
- They are shifting focus from classes to jobs.
The new rates is a long term change in preparation for additional mechanics and/or increased level cap, like pretty much ALL of the changes made to the game prior to this. Square are just bad at telling us WHY they make these changes. All they tell us is that they made them.
Just wait till we get jobs, I'm sure they will be as ballbreaking to rank up as you want them to be.
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10-06-2011, 06:19 PMKiboThe new XP rates in the eyes of a semi-casual. They make perfect sense.
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10-06-2011, 06:22 PMAion
ready your flame shield
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10-06-2011, 06:27 PMKiboI was born flame-proof.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aion
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10-06-2011, 06:54 PMKasumuni
starting in 3..............2..................1...........
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10-06-2011, 07:33 PMBled
well that was a cheerful read
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10-06-2011, 09:55 PMHoly_Dragoon
Simply a good post. Someone who realizes that the game IS changing directions, and that its a positive thing.
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10-06-2011, 09:57 PMMalakhim
Aside from the fact that jobs aren't going to have xp, nice post, although the whole 50 mobs thing is worrisome I think
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10-06-2011, 10:00 PMHollandYou will still gain XP while on a job. And level your class/job at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Malakhim
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10-06-2011, 10:03 PMMalakhimYou'll still be gaining XP and leveling your class even with a job equipped over it, but jobs don't have levels based on XP(and might not have levels at all) as far as we all know just yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Holland
Speaking of which, whatever happened to that Famitsu Connect On article? -
10-06-2011, 10:20 PMHollandHmmm. I believe players will still want to know what level is the job you currently have equipped, so think jobs will show levels just like classes. And yeah, we were so hyped about that article, then 1.19 dropped and no one cares anymore lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Malakhim
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10-06-2011, 10:23 PMReq
In all actuality I am thinking that the increased SP gain is more geared towards the true end game growth now which is materia. I am not sure how materia works truely, but I am under the impression that to get your gear spirit bonded you need a certain amount of SP gain while you are playing. The amount of SP now is truly ridiculous, in the stronghold we were pulling over 1000 sp per mob and multiple people in my party that hadnt gotten to 50 yet went up anywhere from 1-6 levels throughout the course of about 3 and a half hours. My gear on the other hand didn't even become completely spirit bonded, so it seems like it takes quite a bit of time to get gear spirit bonded to turn it into materia. Getting materia now is the true end game growth in this game now because of it. What tank in their right mind doesnt want a sword with +20 parry or that extra 65 hp on their armor. And what DD wouldnt like to have an extra 20 attack power.
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10-06-2011, 10:26 PMXeno
I think it needs to be lowered, slightly. I've partied for about 6 hours the past 2 days and have gotten from 43-46 almost 47 without even going for xp. We could have probably gotten 40k more xp per hour than what we were getting, which would put me at 49.