Patch 1.18 explained.

[Xeak]

With the change to the battle system, everyone should've expected to have to relearn their classes. And if they can't take just 5 minutes to do that then oh well.

The reason that some content seems partly finished is because SE tried to release as much as they possibly could for this patch. That's why they're redoing more of the battle system in 1.19. And for those complaining about the outrageous MP costs (which I think are great compared to the amount of MP we get anyway) they'll probably modify them a bit in 1.19 as well.

As for the leves and behest, from the beginning they were meant for casual players, even when Tanaka's team was in charge. All Yoshida did was make sure it stays that way. And I don't mind it either. It gives others with more time on their hands to be able to go out and find other means of leveling, and from what I've read on the boards there are a few camps that can yield good SP, and there are probably more that people don't even know about.

[Kazimir]

It gives others with more time on their hands to be able to go out and find other means of leveling, and from what I've read on the boards there are a few camps that can yield good SP, and there are probably more that people don't even know about.

As far as leveling goes, I think the change from leves/behest to other forms of SPing/exping is the biggest issue. I have no problem with the change but right now people are confused on what to do. It seems to me though they have set up party camps for group play, which is what a lot of players want but don't realize it's out there.

They have added a lot of mobs in various areas and redistributed others. I've ran around in various areas and I constantly see new spots that would be great for a roaming exp party, the problem is no one is willing to find the spots or make a group and try them out. This probably has a lot to do with no one wanting to use the party function combined with such tiny populations on each server.

[Cendres]

As for the leves and behest, from the beginning they were meant for casual players, even when Tanaka's team was in charge. All Yoshida did was make sure it stays that way. And I don't mind it either. It gives others with more time on their hands to be able to go out and find other means of leveling, and from what I've read on the boards there are a few camps that can yield good SP, and there are probably more that people don't even know about.

I agree with what you said except for this part. Right now leves and behests are good for no one. o.o

Oh and omg how hard is it to give us a party flag to flag up?? I REALLY miss this from XI. I think more people would bother to form parties if the party search function wasn't weird...