Quote Originally Posted by Cairdeas View Post
Surplus is the same as Bonus Xp. Surplus is just more strict.

Example.

In WoW completing a Challenge while Rested Nets you 500 XP, While completing it unrest earns you 250 XP.

In FFXIV completing a challenge while normal nets you 500 XP, while completing it fatigued earns you 250 xp.

The systems the same, nomenclature is different. The major difference is though that with XIV the deeper into fatigue you go the less XP you get per completed challenge.
You keep saying FFXIV's fatigue and WoW's surplus are the same, yet that simply isn't true, and you outline why in this post (in bold).

Please stop saying it's the same. It isn't the same. You're only saying that as an excuse for a flawed design mechanic.