Plan to remove benefit for failing leves?

[Molly_Millions]

Ya, I'd buy that for a dollar. Makes good sense.

The 'uncommon sense' wisdom Rentahamster though is that wanting to get to cap as efficiently as possible is "lazy", or that you're somehow trying to screw the system by wanting that. It sure the hell isn't my belief but just thought I'd throw that out there as a reminder of a more screwed up not all that uncommon assumption.

It's absolutely not lazy at all, in order to get the most out of failing leves, you have to show up on time every time 2 out of every 3 days. It takes a fairly coordinated effort to keep that up for 50 ranks.

[AngryNixon]

It's absolutely not lazy at all, in order to get the most out of failing leves, you have to show up on time every time 2 out of every 3 days. It takes a fairly coordinated effort to keep that up for 50 ranks.

(truth of forests). The bitter side of the coin says that failing leves intentionally (even though it's the most efficient way of doing things) is somehow akin to cheating the system.

Also, if starlord is going to RP an altruist hero finishing leves for great justice. I'm going to RP a self interested dick just trying to cap his character out in the most efficient way possible, sucks to Gridania's needs, what have they done for me lately.

P.S. Don't feel the need to rebut that. I'm just saying the sentiment is there. I don't believe a word of it. If throwing a brick against a wall was the fastest way to R50 I'd be all over it.

[Altano]

If throwing a brick against a wall was the fastest way to R50 I'd be all over it.

Actually, from R33 onward, it pretty much is the fastest way.

[Molly_Millions]

(truth of forests). The bitter side of the coin says that failing leves intentionally (even though it's the most efficient way of doing things) is somehow akin to cheating the system.

If I'm in a bar fight, is it cheating to use anything not nailed down as a weapon? or is it a winning strategy?

[AngryNixon]

If I'm in a bar fight, is it cheating to use anything not nailed down as a weapon? or is it a winning strategy?

Sounds like you left your honourable dueling pistols at home. Lazy.

[Molly_Millions]

Sounds like you left your honourable dueling pistols at home. Lazy.

indeed I did...

/cry

[Jaide]

(truth of forests). The bitter side of the coin says that failing leves intentionally (even though it's the most efficient way of doing things) is somehow akin to cheating the system.

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I feel like it's manipulating the system, but whether it's 'cheating' or not is debatable. I'm not saying it is - and didn't really want to make the thread about SE's or anyone else's stance on that. By definition, something can be considered exploitative without necessarily being unethical. I don't blame people for choosing the most efficient route for ranking up, I blame the broken system that rewards failure.

My goal was to find out if there were any plans to fix this, and now we have indirect confirmation that they do for sometime in the future. As long as they get to it before the next influx of new players that will make me happy.

[Hippo]

Read the latest letter from producer, leves linking bonuses will get nerfed.