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    I was always rather reluctant to do leves. I always found them so boring and contrived. THe leve system is one thing I don't particularly miss from the old development team and I am quite 'good riddance' about the whole thing.

    I understand they have not gone anywhere, but am pleased that for the future they won't be rearing their ugly head quite so notoriously. That the leve system was positioned as an integral part to FFXIV's questing system was perhaps one reason for its ultimate downfall as an MMO with a sense of adventure. A repeatable questing system just cannot provide that.

    Leves brought people together, but they were so repetitive and boring. I dont think people play a game to be bored. They were just a means to an end.

    Perhaps if they had been more enjoyable, then I would lament their passing, and perhaps there is still hope for an elusive "fun guildleve" but I doubt it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by User201109011315 View Post
    I was always rather reluctant to do leves. I always found them so boring and contrived. THe leve system is one thing I don't particularly miss from the old development team and I am quite 'good riddance' about the whole thing.

    I understand they have not gone anywhere, but am pleased that for the future they won't be rearing their ugly head quite so notoriously. That the leve system was positioned as an integral part to FFXIV's questing system was perhaps one reason for its ultimate downfall as an MMO with a sense of adventure. A repeatable questing system just cannot provide that.

    Leves brought people together, but they were so repetitive and boring. I dont think people play a game to be bored. They were just a means to an end.

    Perhaps if they had been more enjoyable, then I would lament their passing, and perhaps there is still hope for an elusive "fun guildleve" but I doubt it.
    Yes I couldn't agree more. I did do many of them in the beginning due to the structure of the game, and as we moved into the leve-linking phase, I started on a regular leve schedule with some friends. This ultimately burned me out completely on them.

    I did my first one the other day, since January with an old friend. The goal of the leve was to follow around some dragon and not get caught by the dragon. He rage quit the game after we finished.
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    Quote Originally Posted by captainpicard View Post
    I did my first one the other day, since January with an old friend. The goal of the leve was to follow around some dragon and not get caught by the dragon. He rage quit the game after we finished.
    I played Deus Ex HR the other day. Instead of kicking arse with augmented superhuman abilities I'm supposed to hide behind box and crawl through air vents. I rage quit the game after I finished the mission.

    If you are playing a Stealth approach game/mini-game and you expect to run gun ablazing, lolwut.
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