Possible level/story jumps....really?

[ChocoFeru]

I don't really care if they put the potion stuff.

I mean, it doesn't affect me, just as it doesn't affect me if people skips all the Lore. What's the difference? They'll get boosted to lv60 probably,and they should still have to level all the rest.

If that encourages new players to actually play, then I'm ok with it.

I do main scenario story because I enjoy it. If somebody wants to pay to skip the RPG part of this MMORPG, then it's not my problem but his!

[Theodric]

I don't really care if they put the potion stuff.

I mean, it doesn't affect me, just as it doesn't affect me if people skips all the Lore. What's the difference? They'll get boosted to lv60 probably,and they should still have to level all the rest.

If that encourages new players to actually play, then I'm ok with it.

I do main scenario story because I enjoy it. If somebody wants to pay to skip the RPG part of this MMORPG, then it's not my problem but his!

Many people said the exact same thing back in WoW. That it wouldn't affect them. Then as time passed more and more aspects of the game were gutted - including the story - to appease the growing number of players that cared only for instant gratification and content that was new and flashy.

I really, really don't want FFXIV to turn into WoW. I left that game for a reason - multiple reasons, in fact. I have little doubt that I'm not alone in that regard.

[ChocoFeru]

Many people said the exact same thing back in WoW. That it wouldn't affect them. Then as time passed more and more aspects of the game were gutted - including the story - to appease the growing number of players that cared only for instant gratification and content that was new and flashy.

I really, really don't want FFXIV to turn into WoW. I left that game for a reason - multiple reasons, in fact. I have little doubt that I'm not alone in that regard.

Yes, I understand that feel about WoW! But there's people that didn't care about the Lore since lvl1 and skipped every single cutscene and text. That kind of player will always exist.

If they implement this here in FFXIV, it will be quite different than WoW because they'll only get one job boosted to lvl60(?), and the rest will be still lvl1. The only boost will be that they'll be able to play with old players as soon as they log into the new expansion, so they won't feel alone/bored grinding a content they don't really care about anyways, so for Square-Enix is a win-win because they get new players and they pay for the boost, and we should be happier if there are more players around because that means more content/quality, I don't want FFXIV to die!


Imagine being a new player at 4.0 and you want to play with your friends. You've gotta run by A LOT of content, taking you over a month if you play 40+ hours a week. In WoW it's easier because the Lore part is near unexistent, because Lore in WoW is just optional and you don't have to do long missions or watch long cutscenes.

On the other side, I can understand you being worried about the quality of the new boosted players, but I think FFXIV is quite different.

[mosaicex]

On the other side, I can understand you being worried about the quality of the new boosted players, but I think FFXIV is quite different.

Yes, the quality of players are totally fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.

This is why we got people crying about Ozma and Nidhogg's normal mode right now.

Let's throw in people who have no idea how to tank, heal, or do any optimal DPS rotations into the mix because WHY THE FUCK NOT?
they paid for max level boost play with their friends.

I'm sure those kind of people will be very well received, stick on subbing and totally not shunned by people who know how to play at all.

But hey, they get to play with their friends like you said, it's all fine and dandy, I guess.

[Kallera]

If they implement this here in FFXIV, it will be quite different than WoW because they'll only get one job boosted to lvl60(?), and the rest will be still lvl1. The only boost will be that they'll be able to play with old players as soon as they log into the new expansion, so they won't feel alone/bored grinding a content they don't really care about anyways, so for Square-Enix is a win-win because they get new players and they pay for the boost, and we should be happier if there are more players around because that means more content/quality, I don't want FFXIV to die!

All boosting one job does is ensure that the boosted player will be unable to play properly at lvl60, and will not know this until they run into other players THAT HAVE LEVELED THEIR OTHER CLASSES. You are setting the boosted player up for failure and to go back to level. That's shadier than WoW's boost, to be honest.

On the other side, I can understand you being worried about the quality of the new boosted players, but I think FFXIV is quite different.

How will it be different? The boosting concept is the same, ffxiv liberally takes notes from WoW... the animosity and mistrust of new players is certainly there. People are going to want to keep those players out in order to have a smoother experience.

[NolLacnala]

I mean, it doesn't affect me, just as it doesn't affect me if people skips all the Lore...

It'll affect you when you get these people in Duty Finder

[Atoli]

It'll affect you when you get these people in Duty Finder

I find it funny how the argument to that always is "But we already have horrible players in df anyways!"

To that I say: "And you want it to become even worse?"

[RiceisNice]

I find it funny how the argument to that always is "But we already have horrible players in df anyways!"

To that I say: "And you want it to become even worse?"

Provided it's a straight up level jump with no introduction, then yes, it will get worse. If it's giving you all the information you need via npcs (on top of tooltips and highlighted skills), then we're back to the original problem of where people don't learn their jobs to begin with, even with the leveling process.