Quote Originally Posted by Bled View Post
Any thread following this logic is subject to being flamed GL kind sir.

I cant count how many ignore lists I'm pry on from the flame wars that start from advocating character progression in an RPG. Everyone masks their claims by saying "I'm grown up i have no time!" I say your in the wrong genre then... I however think it follows more along the lines of i want everything now.
Character progression in RPG's is a staple, but when that progression isn't immersive, rewarding, or engaging it's a problem. FFXIV is missing all three of those. If you sat down to play a single player RPG, and the game manual told you to progress that you must participate in redundant and uninspired tasks for a month, would you still play? I wouldn't. The RPG is missing from most MMO's including this one, and unfortunately the MMO part seems to be synonymous with time sinks to slow players down.

Leveling should be emergent. You shouldn't have to go out of your way to level in an RPG unless that's the way you enjoy playing the game.