Great Patch!

[Malakhim]

This, oh god this. I wish I had thought to say this, going back to basics.

Feels a lot like a certain other FF MMO, and I thought that's what people wanted.

Personally I love the rush. It also seems that chaining is primarily built as an incentive for partying, 'cause while I get decent XP for chaining mobs a level higher than me soloing, I can't go for more than 3 chains without having to rest.

Feels great.

[Aion]

I want to rant!!!!!! I must download the patch again now!!!! GRRR!!!

[Agoven]

XP Chains people...700 XP per kill...seriously...try it enemies just 5 levels higher then you...the XP is amazing...please learn to play...I could get 2 battle classes to 50 in a week if it were this easy to get XP...I'm actually more then tempted to say I worked my butt off previously to level up now it's cakewalk and peeps complaining...REALLY?

Peoples mouths should move less...they should play more or even READ more they might learn the game a little bit better...the changes are GREAT! Better then I expected. Until they finish all the groundwork fundamental patches expect more of this kind of jaw breaking change with each release. Change is needed....change is good...these changes are good...keep it up Yoshida...I SEE IT...I FEEL IT...I LOVE IT...I WANT TO BE IN IT. Started to feel immersed into this world...

[TunaTime]

Good thing people aren't fanatics.... ;-)

[Eekiki]

Mowing through Amal'jaa in their stronghold yesterday, and we were getting up to Chain 8 with over 1k exp per kill at one point.

The faster you kill, the more exp you get. Beautiful.

[Buddhsie]

Eekiki is right, the patch has made party leveling much more attractive than before, especially with the changes to enemy abundance and respawn times. Fun times ahead for spiritbonding!

[Agoven]

Eekiki is right, the patch has made party leveling much more attractive than before, especially with the changes to enemy abundance and respawn times. Fun times ahead for spiritbonding!

The XP chains are not just for group play either...they work very well in solo play as well.

[Buddhsie]

From what I've seen so far as ARC44 trying to solo leves, doing them vs anything higher rank than you is.. not so great.. it's hard to explain. Enemies don't hurt you too much, but you do far far less damage to them than before, so while they take longer to kill, they generally end up doing more damage. I'm sure it's a combination of changes to enemy level as well as the overall gimp to ARC damage and TP from multishot.

Killing those Amaljaa like Eekiki said in a group with my linkshell was far, far better than I can see solo being, but maybe you just need to find the right spot with the right level mobs.

[AreeyaJaidee]

Pros
Cheaper Repair
Chocobo
Airship
Exp Chains ?

Cons
Downtime
Slow Healing
No survivability
SLOW LEVELING

So basically if we aren't partying leveling will now take 2-3x as long? you do about 1/4th the damage you used to do, have half the health, can barely take on a monster that is 2-3 ranks above you, and the exp isn't increased for monsters your own level. But let's not forget the exp chain! Which you can't use since fighting just one guy your level will leave you with half health or less. This patch is garbage, who (prolly nobody) tested this patch before they released it? was this to force you to be in parties?

Wtfh are you talking about?! Several recent forum threads COMPLAIN exp is too fast! Youre crying its too slow?

None of your Cons are Cons and a majority of them are biased and incorrect.

This patch is epic: you should rename your thread "i kinda like this patch but im emo so imma Q_Q about parts of it which are working fine"

[Eekiki]

maybe you just need to find the right spot with the right level mobs.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! ^_^