Death Penalty

[Lyndis]

I have a friend who starts freaking out whenever his game is being broken into in demon's souls. You should see how happy he is when he comes out victorious. Even if this happens ten times in a row.

I know Demon's souls has an incredibly tough death penalty. But I'm sure a game like FFXIV could find a balance that could appeal to people both afraid of a death penalty and those who want it.

[Chezen]

I know Demon's souls has an incredibly tough death penalty. But I'm sure a game like FFXIV could find a balance that could appeal to people both afraid of a death penalty and those who want it.

That would be nice. I think that downleveling like FFXI is too harsh a penelty, but the current one gives more of a feeling of annoyance than danger. The "reward" ideas are interesting, but I'd have to actually see them in action.

The losing minutes idea is a good one too. It might not work for grinding, but it would work for leves and dungeons.

Edit: Just wanted to put this thought out there. As annoying as xp penelties might be to some, it does help keep people from getting through to level cap too fast.