Now that leves will be gone from our main exp function...

[AlexiaKidd]

I actually like your solo idea, and your companies grinding idea. I'm going to add those in, because it would add yet ANOTHER way to level without things getting out of hand.

Hehe thanks, oh another thing for Solo Grind would be to allow you to call your Companion to fight alongside yourself and fulfil a role. So if you are a GLA you take care of the tanking and DD and they will cure and nuke for you. If you play a mage then they will fill the role of tank/dd and you can cure/nuke. They could even allow you to gear your companion I suppose so if you had time you could kit it out with some awesome stuff.

[Gath]

Hehe thanks, oh another thing for Solo Grind would be to allow you to call your Companion to fight alongside yourself and fulfil a role. So if you are a GLA you take care of the tanking and DD and they will cure and nuke for you. If you play a mage then they will fill the role of tank/dd and you can cure/nuke. They could even allow you to gear your companion I suppose so if you had time you could kit it out with some awesome stuff.

That would actually work how the FFXI "personal" NPC you could quest to get, you could gear it, level it, and give it a role that you want it to fulfill.

Could also be used as a filler for a party, or something. Anybody could call their companion to help with certain things, like grinding on mobs for a short amount of time.

[AlexiaKidd]

That would actually work how the FFXI "personal" NPC you could quest to get, you could gear it, level it, and give it a role that you want it to fulfill.

Yep I am shamelessly stealing from FFXI but did not want to say it aloud in case the "THIS IS NOT FFXI" brigade hunted me down ; ;

[Gath]

Yep I am shamelessly stealing from FFXI but did not want to say it aloud in case the "THIS IS NOT FFXI" brigade hunted me down ; ;

I believe we can take the better ideas in FFXI and put them into this game without it actually "stealing" the idea like a copy/paste.

There is ALWAYS ways to make it unique, even though it is similar.

[AlexiaKidd]

I believe we can take the better ideas in FFXI and put them into this game without it actually "stealing" the idea like a copy/paste.

There is ALWAYS ways to make it unique, even though it is similar.

Exactly but for some people the mere mention of FFXI puts them into a fit of blind rage ^^ There is nothing wrong with taking good things that worked well and revamping them and making them even better for FFXIV.

[Dreadnought]

Exactly but for some people the mere mention of FFXI puts them into a fit of blind rage ^^ There is nothing wrong with taking good things that worked well and revamping them and making them even better for FFXIV.

no there isnt, but when you take certain aspects that were criticized by the world over and try to revamp them then i think you have a problem. FFXI was criticized largely for its UI: the macro system, the lack of an action bar, the amount of menues, the lack of keyboard customization... these are all things they thought they did well but so many people from professional developers to "career" hardcore gamers hated. it was only the vast minority that were able to tolerate or even enjoy certain things about FFXI while other games did things in such a more streamlined manner.

except character aesthitc, many games dissapoint me largely in the area. SE has some of the best looking MMO characters ive seen.