So just a thought toward implementation. It seems many of us in this thread actually enjoy mob grinding to some extent. Several of us have also expressed our desire to have some variety in how we obtain SP because it helps to keep things interesting.


So in addition to making a substantial decrease in bonus SP from leve-link I would love to see a nice increase to the bonus SP granted for simply having another party member within the correct level range. Do you think that would be a good first step toward promoting XI style grind parties?

The quest hubs may actually go a long way to making mob/grind parties more enjoyable especially if they are located in some of the more remote reaches of the maps. I personally would really like a shop npc at these hubs so it was convenient to sell off some of the trash that accumulates during grinding. I don't know about the rest of you but after a few hours of grinding raptors or efts my inventory is often completely full.