Power-leveling is absolutely BROKEN

[Crica]

Straight from Yoshi - P: Power Leveling was given by Yoshi-P to the players with his blessing! /joy!

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...810-07-2011%29

Q: After the claiming system change in patch 1.19, I'm afraid everyone will be power leveling each other. What do you think of this?

A: It depends on what you consider power leveling. For example, if my friend and I were playing completely different games. I've already reached the level 50 cap, and then I invite my friend. Of course I want to do end game content like Ifrit with him, but I invited him, and he wants to play too, and we are really good friends so I want to help him out.

I can help him out with my level 50 character when he's being attacked by a monster. Of course it's going to lower the XP a bit, but I'd like to make it a bit loose and not too strict. I just want to make sure friends are able to help each other if they want to challenge content together by filling the gap.

Much <3, Yoshi-P, much <3!!

[Travesty]

Straight from Yoshi - P: Power Leveling was given by Yoshi-P to the players with his blessing! /joy!

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...810-07-2011%29

Much <3, Yoshi-P, much <3!!

The severity of what we're seeing in game now, is not represented in those comments. If they truly intended for it to be like it is now, they wouldn't have wasted time reworking low level content.

[Crica]

The severity of what we're seeing in game now, is not represented in those comments.

He said if he is lvl 50 and invited his friend to come join the game and play with him, he wanted to be able to help his friend with his own lvl 50 character close the gap between them so they could play at lvl 50 together...

how does his comment NOT represent him wanting the game to allow him to power-level his friend from 1 to 50?!

[Travesty]

He said if he is lvl 50 and invited his friend to come join the game and play with him, he wanted to be able to close the gap so they could play at lvl 50 together...

how does his comment NOT represent him wanting the game to allow him to power-level his friend from 1 to 50?!

He doesn't say he want's them to be able to do it in a day. In fact, he says "the experience will be less" which is the opposite of what we're seeing. He also says he wants the 50 to be able to help when the lower level is "being attacked by a monster" which is not what we're seeing. We're seeing high levels just slaughtering groups of mobs for low level players.

[Crica]

He doesn't say he want's them to be able to do it in a day. In fact, he says "the experience will be less" which is the opposite of what we're seeing. He also says he wants the 50 to be able to help when the lower level is "being attacked by a monster" which is not what we're seeing. We're seeing high levels just slaughtering groups of mobs for low level players.

Of course it's going to lower the XP a bit, but I'd like to make it a bit loose and not too strict. I just want to make sure friends are able to help each other if they want to challenge content together by filling the gap.

Just a bit less exp, not too strict...

make sure friends are able to help each other...on the same content...and fill up the level gap...(his friend is lvl 1 and he is lvl 50)

he doesn't say NOT in a day, either...

[RemVye]

The severity of what we're seeing in game now, is not represented in those comments. If they truly intended for it to be like it is now, they wouldn't have wasted time reworking low level content.

"Re-working" low level content? You mean adding a non-instanced R15 open world dungeon? Am I missing something here?

[Travesty]

"Re-working" low level content? You mean adding a non-instanced R15 open world dungeon? Am I missing something here?

Low level armor, weapons, materia, mobs, etc.

I don't think this is game breaking, but again I don't really care.

And this is where you and I differ apparently. I care if the game goes to sh*t because of a ridiculous leveling exploit. Shame on me.

[Crica]

I care if the game goes to sh*t

How exactly is the game gonna go to Shizta when someone other then you is playing with their buddies and catching up to them so they can play in the same content together???

you are acting like they should have joined the game to be able to play with YOU...

newsflash, they wouldn't have even joined the game if they could not catch up to their buddies and play in the same content with them...

YOU have nothing to do with why they are playing or not...

perhaps you should find your own friends to play with and worry about how you and them are gonna play together instead of how players who are not your friends are playing without you?

[Travesty]

How exactly is the game gonna go to Shizta when someone other then you is playing with their buddies and catching up to them so they can play in the same content together???

you are acting like they should have joined the game to be able to play with YOU...

newsflash, they wouldn't have even joined the game if they could not catch up to their buddies and play in the same content with them...

YOU have nothing to do with why they are playing or not...

perhaps you should find your own friends to play with and worry about how you and them are gonna play together instead of how players who are not your friends are playing without you?

How many times do I and other people have to explain why this breaks the core mechanics and balance of the game for everyone? Seriously? How many times?

[RemVye]

Low level armor, weapons, materia, mobs, etc.



And this is where you and I differ apparently. I care if the game goes to sh*t because of a ridiculous leveling exploit. Shame on me.

They didn't design materia strictly for low level gear, and what gear isn't out-dated from 1.18. I'm pretty sure it was technical reasons that they had to develop entire new armor so that materia could be bound to it. 1 - 20 is supposed to be fast... and 35-50 is just as fast... if anything you should complain that 35-50 is too fast not that people are powerleveling low levels.