Please change Road to 70. Forcing new characters 90 days bonus exp is a punishment.

[coolskill]

Tell me where they said what you've said they said? They broke down your argument to it's base points, which are that the game becomes too easy and you run through content too quick, and that you do not want to speed run the game. They made it known to you that regardless of your level you will only run the game at whichever pace you pick, it depends on how fast you complete the story.

I'd like to add that, considering you can purchase Gear that is at the level you wish to be (ie if you're 30 but your MSQ is 15, purchase level 15 gear from vendors), you won't really out gear content either if you don't want to. If you wish to play the game as level 15, you can, the only difference being overworld mobs won't attack you when walking or riding from place to place.

I've looked through this person's posts, they've posted one thing in this thread, and that was what they said to you. Their post is not edited, and does not contain any abusive or inflammatory language. Your misconception of what they said does not = what they actually said.

AD-hom attacks such as:
"baseless whining"
"you may be a new player"

Doesn't matter if you say new player or old player or whatever. It implies illegitimate intent. Therefore, anything trolls say can be ignored. Because psychopaths like that are the only thing baseless.

If somebody did have legitimate intent, they would reply respectfully. Including offering their points in a constructive and respectful manner. That aside, I don't entertain BS from or pay mind to toxic waste.

Either way, the discussion has gone way too far off base. The essential point had to do with double exp being forced onto new characters being created on preferred servers. It has a major affect on the game. Otherwise, so many users wouldn't be saying how much it has benefitted them in leveling an alt. However, this effect ends up ruining the game in a much bigger way for anybody who actually isn't trying to bypass the base game content in order to catch up to expansion content. Hence, should be an optional buff. Like consuming a potion. If you take it, you're stuck with it for 90 days. But as some kind of consumable, you have that option to not take it. Rather than the game just forcing you to be stuck with that buff for 90 days no matter what. For no other reason than wanting to play on a server your friend is on.

[Jojoya]

Either way, the discussion has gone way too far off base. The essential point had to do with double exp being forced onto new characters being created on preferred servers. It has a major affect on the game. Otherwise, so many users wouldn't be saying how much it has benefitted them in leveling an alt. However, this effect ends up ruining the game in a much bigger way for anybody who actually isn't trying to bypass the base game content in order to catch up to expansion content. Hence, should be an optional buff. Like consuming a potion. If you take it, you're stuck with it for 90 days. But as some kind of consumable, you have that option to not take it. Rather than the game just forcing you to be stuck with that buff for 90 days no matter what. For no other reason than wanting to play on a server your friend is on.

A toggle works just as well, which is something other games have used either through use of a NPC or through something in the character profile.. Don't want the buff? Toggle it off. Find you're starting to get behind on levels somehow? Toggle it back on so you stay caught up.

It shouldn't have to be an all or nothing situation at any point. It's supposed to be an incentive so players chose less populated worlds for their new characters. It's not much of one if players feel it negatively impacts their game experience despite wanting to play on the preferred world.

[van_arn]

A toggle works just as well, which is something other games have used either through use of a NPC or through something in the character profile.. Don't want the buff? Toggle it off. Find you're starting to get behind on levels somehow? Toggle it back on so you stay caught up.

It shouldn't have to be an all or nothing situation at any point. It's supposed to be an incentive so players chose less populated worlds for their new characters. It's not much of one if players feel it negatively impacts their game experience despite wanting to play on the preferred world.

I’d be more concerned about the new player that inadvertently turns/cancels their xp boost than the exceedingly rare individual that doesn’t want it to begin with.

[Vahlnir]

I’d be more concerned about the new player that inadvertently turns/cancels their xp boost than the exceedingly rare individual that doesn’t want it to begin with.

I mean, if people want to level slower then more power to them. Not really anyone's place to tell them how to level. Do I feel that a toggle for an exp buff is necessary? Not really, no. Most people WANT to level fast. But I'm also not against the idea. I just don't think it would be worth the time and resources to please a few random players.

[Ammokkx]

I mean, if people want to level slower then more power to them. Not really anyone's place to tell them how to level. Do I feel that a toggle for an exp buff is necessary? Not really, no. Most people WANT to level fast. But I'm also not against the idea. I just don't think it would be worth the time and resources to please a few random players.

Honestly? I'm not against it either, ultimately. I just think OP's reasoning for it is wacky and bad. The idea to have it as a toggle or an opt-in is ultimately harmless and wouldn't hurt.

[HyoMinPark]

I don’t know. I don’t see the issue with making it an option to toggle the EXP buff on or off depending on your preference. If you’re leveling and alt or alt jobs and want to bum-rush things and get lots of EXP, toggle it on. If you just want to take things at a slower pace and not massively out level the current MSQ—this is particularly egregious in ARR—turn it off. Don’t see the big deal in making this an option. I’d actually like to toggle off extra EXP gains if I just felt like it.

I actually have an alt on another server—standard world—that I have not used any EXP boosts on (e.g., Brand New Ring, Aetheryte/Ala Mhigan Earrings, food bonuses, not doing daily roulettes...I’m even avoiding rested EXP) and so far have only been level-locked once (at level 40 MSQ in Coerthas). And that was only by half a level. I don’t know. It’s been quite fun to do things “at level” rather than massively over-leveling things. But I’m weird and enjoy doing stuff like that.

I think you can also transfer to a world that doesn't have the bonus, and it wont carry over. I havent tested this theory out, but I imagine that since it's based on the server itself, it wouldn't xfer

Just clarifying that a transfer isn’t an option because any and all characters created on a preferred world cannot transfer off of the preferred world for 90 days. Which is the duration of the Road to 70 buff.

[MilkieTea]

AD-hom attacks such as:
"baseless whining"
"you may be a new player"

Doesn't matter if you say new player or old player or whatever. It implies illegitimate intent. Therefore, anything trolls say can be ignored. Because psychopaths like that are the only thing baseless.

If somebody did have legitimate intent, they would reply respectfully. Including offering their points in a constructive and respectful manner. That aside, I don't entertain BS from or pay mind to toxic waste.

Ya OK. As if I was the one calling anybody:
"disgruntle forum posters"
"make it seem as if they are somehow representing the community"

You stated that they said this. I asked where they said what you say they said. Instead of answering me, you've shifted the goalposts and stated that they are, in your view, using ad-hominem attacks. "The fallacy of responding to an opponent's argument by changing the subject to the person who gave the subject, introducing the false assumption that a person of this sort cannot offer an argument worth considering."

They did not change the subject to you. They stated that *it* is baseless whining - not that *you* are a baseless whiner. Let's read their statement in context again:

"TBH, it's all baseless whining. While you may be a new player you are forgetting something important that a good amount of MMO's do when they have been out for a while. And that's making leveling easier to catch you up to the current content."

No ad hominem attacks there, you're cherry picking.

Doesn't matter if you say new player or old player or whatever. It implies illegitimate intent. Therefore, anything trolls say can be ignored. Because psychopaths like that are the only thing baseless.

Also you're using ad hominem attacks to dismiss their entire response, just like you have been your entire post history in this thread - they're a troll therefore, they as a person are baseless. And because they responded to you in a manner in which YOU deem disrespectful, they're a psychopath and therefore they as a a person are baseless.

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Anyways, in regards to anyone who came to this thread for legitimate conversation, I personally am not necessarily against some sort of trigger to turn off the exp buff, but only because it's not something that'd affect my gameplay. Instanced content is synced down, and if I for some reason wanted to ruin my self esteem with "cHaLlEnGiNg" content, I'd just purchase some gear from a vendor that's either at or below the level I think would challenge me. I enjoy being able to walk or ride from place to place without being needlessly attacked by overworld mobs that give like... 500 EXP. Also, while I know that levelling my character has been relatively fast despite my like two week break, it will slow down, as is normal for MMOs. Se la vie.

[Ursa_Vonfiebryd]

No. But I have no clue what you mean regarding your experience with your alt. So if you're going to start a new character as an alt, then what would that have to do with anything? Considering even the title isn't referring to that. As well as what I clearly stated about what the road to 70 buff is useful/highly effective for. Something that has absolute zero to do with main real playthroughs of the game with their main. So if you want to actually test out how badly broken it is, then test it out from the context of thinking only of reviewing ARR, and that game itself. As in how balanced it actually is when playing each level. By default, the user is already OP and outpacing content. Therefore, not very balanced. With double exp, it's beyond broken. Not a problem for boosting an alt with the purpose of catching up to late game. Major problem for users there to play that particular content".

Um. Making an alt is the only way anyone who has already gotten their main to max can even experience ARR as it is now. So it is relevant. It's the only way I can try to experience what you are experiencing because you can never experience what I experienced in ARR because THAT ARR no longer exists.

At this point I think the creation of an item that stops experience gain, like the nixperience band from FFXV is the best option. That way you can cap it off. I think too many new players would forget to activate their Road to 70 item for that to to be effective or fair but I'm not opposed to the idea in general. Sorry it's bothering you so much. And yes, ppl in dungeons can be jerks. Hope it gets better for you.

[sorawild34]

Considering this is a story based game, you are already hit with the massive brick wall from the start of the game to endgame being the base game and 3 expansions. I legitimately would not have played this game to the extent that I have if I was constantly hitting level locks due to being underleveled for the story, mainly cause ARR has the pacing (even after the 5.3 cut) of a dying turtle. I love this games plot, but only after getting to 2.4 when things actually start picking up.

[ReynTime]

Considering this is a story based game, you are already hit with the massive brick wall from the start of the game to endgame being the base game and 3 expansions. I legitimately would not have played this game to the extent that I have if I was constantly hitting level locks due to being underleveled for the story, mainly cause ARR has the pacing (even after the 5.3 cut) of a dying turtle. I love this games plot, but only after getting to 2.4 when things actually start picking up.

And the irony IMO is that, well for alts exclusively, the 2.1~3.0 transition became worse thanks to the mandatory alliance raid adding more time than the quests they trimmed.