Simple solution: Fix the EXP curve
Simple solution: Fix the EXP curve
I do feel 1 - 20 is too fast, but until there is a lot of things to do at those levels I can't blame them for speeding the progress up. The class quests start at 20, but if they added new lower level class quests and other things to distract from the grind then they might want to think about slowing down the 1-20 grind.
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I think its ok. Did you grind in other mmorpgs ? there 49>50 takes over month. you can hit 49>50 in 4days here.
No, its fine how it is, grinding is pointless, slowing it down is pointless and will only piss off a lot of new players.
That isn't the complaint here. The complaint is.
1-20 Takes less then 2 hours. 30 minutes under optimal Circumstances. The XP curve is borked the whole thing needs rebalanced.
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Its not fast because your average person isn't going to go out and spend 2hrs straight and be able to make 20, there leves will run out by time they hit 10. (My friend just joined and without linking he hits 10 after 8 leves).
Also new players wont even know what levelinking is, or even be able to do it properly because not knowing anyone, or not being able to get enough. They also probably will end up doing something else @ 10 and waiting for leves to come back.
Also it keeps them hooked, they dont feel the stupid useless grind, keeps players playing which is good for SE. So in the long run if SE can get more people staying by having this system, your opinion means absolute nothing. No ones does, sadly, its all about keeping people playing. And as you all know (or think) theres a lot of new people starting.
For me levelling up and gaining ranks is part of the journey and progression. If it is handed to you on a plate then they might as well start you off at level cap. In single player FF games you grind your levels where needed and there is challenging content and milestones on the way and that is how it should be in FFXIV. The problem is that the game is just a grind and there is very little in between.
They need to put in those milestones along that journey to make it worthwhile, it shouldn't just be a rush to endgame before you hit content there needs to be sustenance along the way. I do think that 1-20 is too fast but they can't slow it down until the game content in place to break up the grind.
4 days? Try 4-5 hours in a Raptor party lol.
The curve could use some leveling out but it's not too bad right now. This is one of the least grindy MMOs I've ever played. Not like Aion where it took you days to a week to gain single ranks past 40 of straight grinding.
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