Petition:Making EXP Parties viable!

[Gyrus]

It's already starting, I see less people in zones now after the free month. Fates are having less players too...

To keep it short and simple, 5months-1year from now Fates will be a thing of the past. Any new player or someone wanting to roll another job is going to have a hard time!

EXP Parties (mob exp too) Should be brought inline with FATE exp and SHOULD be a viable choice!

[Taeyeon]

There will always be others levelling alt classes, I think we are being spoiled because right now fates are being zerged and completed within minutes and sometimes under a minute.

[Iecerint]

I don't see what this has to do with what you're referring to. FATEs being a thing of the past will occur because everyone has leveled all their battle classes, which has nothing to do with how many options people have to level in groups.

Later dungeons could probably do with some extra experience points rewards, though, IMO. They could also make the Darkhold harder if they want to justify it someway, since that dungeon is currently disproportionately easy.

[Quesse]

There will always be others levelling alt classes, I think we are being spoiled because right now fates are being zerged and completed within minutes and sometimes under a minute.

One in a rare while I might duo an NM fate with another person. We usually both pull out our chocobos and go for it. The Two-Tails NM in South Shroud is a good example of a FATE that's not usually done.

Fights are lengthy but can be fun. Sometimes I try and solo them with SMN/Titan tank, which is actually pretty easy, just takes a long while.

One of my most fond memories from beta was soloing the Attack on Redbelly Fortress FATE on my Lancer. The one that comes in two parts and has the tortoise Shredder at the end. It was a ridiculous fight dealing with adds and trying to complete it in time, but I did it!! I'm wondering if I'll ever have a second chance at that.

[Gyrus]

I don't see what this has to do with what you're referring to. FATEs being a thing of the past will occur because everyone has leveled all their battle classes, which has nothing to do with how many options people have to level in groups.

Later dungeons could probably do with some extra experience points rewards, though, IMO. They could also make the Darkhold harder if they want to justify it someway, since that dungeon is currently disproportionately easy.

I should have made it more simple and clear i guess, Svara and the chimera dude are timed events, without the current zerg we have now these fates may not be do able with a handful of people.

also when you think about it, most fates offer roughly quest exp, so once the gen pop has leveled, FATES will be slower than questing or at equivalant speed. Without quest yeah...


INCREASE MOB EXP SE, Bring back EXP parties!

[nasomi]

I miss grind parties myself. Personally I think leveling is to fast, I don't know how htis game is supposed to last someone a decade when there's people with multiple 50's after the game has been out for a month.

[Iecerint]

I miss grind parties myself. Personally I think leveling is to fast, I don't know how htis game is supposed to last someone a decade when there's people with multiple 50's after the game has been out for a month.

Well, the AK grind will take people several months. But I agree with you.

On the other hand, I'm happy that getting my cross-class abilities isn't any more dull than it needs to be.

[Tareel]

As a former XI player of many years, I can see the merit of the suggestion, but I'd rather them do the following first:

1) Make guildhests give their first time bonus for each class.
2) Increase dungeon XP across the board.
3) Make dungeons give their first time bonus for each class.

[Hachiko]

I just want to say this to people, EXP parties are EXTREMELY viable, but not in the way that the game intends. If you can find the right spot and people (you need 10-14 chains), it's actually faster to level with an "exp party" than it is to level via fate grinding. Though it's really only about 50% faster.

Of course, my definition of EXP party probably isn't the same (i.e. having a lower level player tag all the mobs, and having a higher level player kill them all). But this is currently the fastest way to level.

[Keres]

If FATEs ever become a thing of the past, I'll be there, selling all of the Pudgy Puks, Infant Imps, and Smallshells for grossly inflated prices. MWAHAHAHAHAHA.

OK, maybe not.