Quote Originally Posted by Wynn View Post
Leves aren't meant for players that spend their lives in game. You can grind on nodes.
Because hardcore players are known for doing things in the least efficient manner possible, right?

When it comes to DoLs, leves are the only way to retain your sanity. At 34 in Coerthas, two harvesting points and a tree netted me a whopping 1,400 exp. Why would I choose to do that when I can get the same amount in the same time from leves which also tell me exactly where the nodes are, and give me items and Gil or guild marks and bonus exp on completion?

Same with faster games in general, the gaming world isn't growing up, people want everything handed to them quicker. This is why it will be almost impossible to see long RPGs ever again, because people will say it's "too slow" or "too much reading" etc.
No one wants things handed to them. They just want the fat trimmed off. What exactly does it add to the game when you have to spend more time not doing what you set out to do just to be able to do it at all?