Open World - Party Level Sync Feature - Any Update?

Back at the North America Fan Fest, Yoshi-P was asked if players could level sync themselves to that of a party member, so then when grouped together for open world (questing, fates, etc...) they would be level synced, that way the higher level player wouldn't have to drop party in-between fates, etc...
At the time Yoshi-P thought it was a really good idea and one that shouldn't take too much work because the sync feature is already in the game.

Anyway, I didn't know if there was any progress on this request, as it would really help out when grouping in lower level areas, and helping out new players. :)

Thanks! :)

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YouTube Video I made talking about it
https://youtu.be/cnfcI7YR7S8

I would really love this. It would make helping out lower leveled players a lot.

They should go one step farther and take a look at the self-mentoring system from EQII. You can go to an NPC to set yourself at a given level ending in 0 or 5. It's really nice there since quests "grey out" and no longer give experience. You can mentor down so you can do them at a level that gains experience or alternate advancement points. Or you can mentor someone in a party to go to their set level.

CoX had the option to mentor partymates, too. It's very nice in MMOs.

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Originally Posted by TaleraRistain

They should go one step farther and take a look at the self-mentoring system from EQII.

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That's interesting, I never really did any EQ2, but I know people have also wanted revamps to the mentor system.

I'd also like to do story quests fights as a group to help friends too, but I'll start with party level sync. :)

For more context of what I'm talking about: https://youtu.be/cnfcI7YR7S8

Maybe in Eureka! lol This is probably down on their to-do list honestly.

I would really love a feature like this. It's one of those budding MMO-standard features at this point, and while not everyone will feel its effects, obviously, it feels jarring without it in the situations in which it's applicable.

So long as it's an opt-in feature I'd be fine with it. My least favorite feature of any MMO is being forced to sync down in level in areas because the developers are convinced I need a challenge and there's also a few tricks I've learned in FF14 to speed level people that simply wouldn't work if this was a forced feature. It'd hurt more than harm in my case when trying to help out someone who needs to be leveled, which there still are a few on Balmung.

Yeah only if opt in feature. If was default they may as well get rid of levels.

Auto sync:
Automatically level sync in whatever content with no prompts

Toggle:
Just like now but when in party if you turn it on, whole party syncs to content level

Sync off:
Never sync to whatever content with no prompt even asking

Seriously just want it to be an opt-in thing. I do love other games that sync you down so you can enjoy content in an area you haven’t done, but with hunts the way they are, it would require moving those to another area.

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Originally Posted by Enla

So long as it's an opt-in feature I'd be fine with it.

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Originally Posted by Sandpark

Yeah only if opt in feature. If was default they may as well get rid of levels.

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Originally Posted by Kisagami

Seriously just want it to be an opt-in thing. I do love other games that sync you down so you can enjoy content in an area you haven’t done

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To clarify what I'm asking, not for zone or area level sync, but to select a member in your party and level sync to their level. So it's fully opt-in. :)
This would save you from having to form a party to run a fate, level sync to the fate, then drop party so you don't kill their XP while they level/quest in the world. :)

100% all for it. As a guild leader, many of our new recruits are new players and need the extra help or companionship.

There is precident for this in Final Fantasy. FF XI later added a levelsync feature, that was easy, effective, and optional. It was party-based, and only the party leader could toggle it. Once toggled on, every party member was synced down to the same level as the lowest-leveled member of the party. That was it.

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Originally Posted by Xerek

There is precident for this in Final Fantasy. FF XI later added a levelsync feature, that was easy, effective, and optional. It was party-based, and only the party leader could toggle it. Once toggled on, every party member was synced down to the same level as the lowest-leveled member of the party. That was it.

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This is exactly what I was thinking. :) That's one of the features that really helped me enjoy XI too, but as someone who helps a lot of new players in this game, this would end up saving me so much time. I'd add on that, I'd love to have quest sharing, even if there is no reward in it for me, just to be able to see what quest they are working on on the map, mini map, etc. :)

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Originally Posted by Delmontyb

This is exactly what I was thinking. :) That's one of the features that really helped me enjoy XI too, but as someone who helps a lot of new players in this game, this would end up saving me so much time. I'd add on that, I'd love to have quest sharing, even if there is no reward in it for me, just to be able to see what quest they are working on on the map, mini map, etc. :)

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This was honestly my biggest complaint when ARR launched. XI had levelsync, CoH/V had a sidekick/exemplar system, GW2 had zone-syncing...I was just in shock that ARR only had FATE and instance-syncing. I'd love to see this added, and the quest-sharing idea is a good one, too. CoH/V had it, and it was wonderful.

I did like the old FFXI level sync system, and think it could be useful as long as they keep it optional.

No thanks. I would not enjoy running around old zones being as weak as I was when I was leveling and die cause I get hit off a chococbo.

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Originally Posted by Zumi

No thanks. I would not enjoy running around old zones being as weak as I was when I was leaving and die cause I get hit off a chococbo.

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You misread the suggestion. It's not an automatic, mandatory zone level sync. That's Guild Wars 2. The Levelsync suggested here, and used in FF XI, is optional and user-controlled. The idea is, the party leader has the option to toggle Levelsync on and off. When on, everyone is synced down to the lowest-leveled member in the party.

You already get synced down for fates. Never played XI so i dont get the point about quest sharing.
As for helping others the only thing i want is being able to repair other peoples gear.

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Originally Posted by Hausti

You already get synced down for fates. Never played XI so i dont get the point about quest sharing.
As for helping others the only thing i want is being able to repair other peoples gear.

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It's more apparent when you're helping other players quest through the zone. If you're in a party with them, you cut off their ability to gain xp from fights outside of fates. Otherwise, you have to stand outside the party, and party up to do a fate togehter. It's a big hassle. :(