Can Red Mage start at level 30?

[Jandor]

Ninja had to lvl rogue, maybe since you care about consistency you should be mad about DRK, AST and MCH starting at 30 and not having to lvl classes.

Rogue is a class, started at 1. Ninja is a job, started at 30.
Advanced jobs like regular jobs start at 30 as well.

I'd personally prefer if DRK, AST & MCH had classes, but the current set up makes a sort of sense. Starting at 50 is just arbitrary.

[Jandor]

Well, that's rude.

[Allistar]

What would be nice is if they gave us a choice of what level we want to start the jobs at once they become unlocked...That way those of us who want to start at level 1 can do so...Those who want 30 can do that and those who want 50 can ..This way everyone is happy. As a 'modern mmo' choices should be abundant for so many differing play styles and point of views.

[Gardthorne]

Some people enjoy leveling and learning their jobs can we start at level 30.

These people need therapy.

[Callinon]

These people need therapy.

Nah. Different people like different things.

I'd have expected new jobs to keep starting at 30, but I can understand where they're coming from here. 30-50 is a fairly unpleasant grind through really old content. And then 50-60 is a HUGE grind (same amount of exp as 1-50 remember). Bypassing one of those is actually fine with me, and I AM one of those people that enjoys leveling.

Personally I'm really looking forward to trying out RDM and I'd do it from 30 if I had to, but I'm fine with this too.

What I am kinda wondering though is whether or not I need to start farming poetics for level 50 int gear or if RDM will come with some kind of starter set. DRK, AST, and MCH didn't but those started much lower...

[Jandor]

These people need therapy.

Wow, so mean.

[Jandor]

And then 50-60 is a HUGE grind (same amount of exp as 1-50 remember). Bypassing one of those is actually fine with me, and I AM one of those people that enjoys leveling.

I expect HW levelling will get the same big xp boost that ARR levels get.

[Madepossible]

I'm pretty sure people will level quickly in PotD, I mean... Seriously you guys we don't have to deal with fates anymore XD

[DamianFatale]

I'm pretty sure people will level quickly in PotD, I mean... Seriously you guys we don't have to deal with fates anymore XD

I love that place, but to be honest, I prefer dungeons over deep dungeons for leveling.

[Ariane]

Seriously, it doesn't make sense to start at 50. Jobs start at 30. That's a thing, it makes sense, it's why DRK AST and MCH start at 30.

I don't care if that is changed, but I care about consistency. If the other jobs aren't starting at 50 then Red shouldn't.

It does make sense. Its because they can't keep making job story quests for every job starting at 30. It will get even worst after a couple more expansions. MCH/DRK/AST starting at level 30 was probably in part decided because that means they didn't have to make a story quests for the 1-30 levels.