New Feature - Experience Gain Toggle Option

[Jeeqbit]

Level does not affect much, gear item level does.

In fact, if you keep the same gear for your quest level and don't attempt to get gear for your current level, your stats will be weaker and mean less, because they get more and more diluted as you level up, although you may still gain new actions and traits with higher potencies. Gear is what really matters though.

So you won't find yourself having an easier time with mobs just because you are a higher level unless you also went and tried to get gear for your new level. If you stick just to the gear your quests give you, you will have a much greater challenge in these fights.

[Jennah]

You know what'd be easier? If the 'level sync' button that shows up for overworld fates, was just there all the time.

... not that I really see the point. Overworld combat isn't supposed to be difficult in the slightest, even if you're massively UNDERleveled and undergeared.

[jamjeeshoul77]

You know what'd be easier? If the 'level sync' button that shows up for overworld fates, was just there all the time.

... not that I really see the point. Overworld combat isn't supposed to be difficult in the slightest, even if you're massively UNDERleveled and undergeared.

It’s not about being difficult. It’s about immersion. There’s nothing immersive about one shotting quest mobs, it takes you right out of the story…

An overworld level sync option would be perfect with minimal development time.

[GeminiReed]

Being wildly overleveled for MSQ feels really bad.

Maybe for you but I adore being high enough that the non-story mobs ignore me. I just love getting yoinked back when passing a frog (not). HW's mob density was particularly bad when I did it. Maaaaybe if they were worth killing but they're mostly useless for leveling and only a few drop high demand crafting bits. Their AI's are so dumb that they're not even interesting so essentially they're there to waste time.

There’s nothing immersive about one shotting quest mobs, it takes you right out of the story…

I'm an international hero and I'm being asked to go fetch sandwiches. Not a blessed thing immersive about that either.

[jamjeeshoul77]

I'm an international hero and I'm being asked to go fetch sandwiches. Not a blessed thing immersive about that either.

Lol sometimes I think I’m the only person who doesn’t mind simple fetch quests like that. I see sooo many people complain about it but it’s an MMO, those quests are a staple of the genre. They don’t bother my immersion at all and actually make me feel more meshed in the world

[GeminiReed]

I see sooo many people complain about it but it’s an MMO, those quests are a staple of the genre.

MMO's are a terrible media for telling a story. Rather, they're terrible at hero's journey stories which is all we've been getting for the last 20 some odd years. MMO's cannot tell epic stories that get reflected in the game world, not without backlash. By all accounts GW2's living season 1 was an unmitigated disaster because nobody could keep up. SW:TOR's KotFE/EE experiment almost killed the game and WoW's Cataclysm didn't fare much better.

The 'make me a sandwich' style quests are filler drivel that the experienced MMO player is well aware is pure padding because no team no matter how talented can produce enough story to last expansion to expansion.

Immersive hero's journey stories are best left to single player/small team games. MMO's would do much better with a Mr. Johnson (Shadowrun) presentation. IMO ofc.

[Holy_Shenanigans]

I'm not seeing any good arguments for not having this feature. If it is optional, and off by default, then no one should have anything to complain about. It would be valuable to players like me, who actually want to be at the proper level when going through content.

[Rongway]

I'm not seeing any good arguments for not having this feature. If it is optional, and off by default, then no one should have anything to complain about.

Optional features affect everybody. This isn't worth spending dev time on.

[Artemiz]

Level does not affect much, gear item level does.

This.

There is a huge difference between a level 80 character in ilevel 300 gear and one wearing 520+.

If you want more challenge don't upgrade your gear.

[Waliel]

MSQ battle content isn't fun period, especially in ARR where some jobs are barely functional, being overleveled only allows the player to crush OW trash mobs with 0 mechanics and I can't see how that's a bad thing.

Maybe for you but I adore being high enough that the non-story mobs ignore me. I just love getting yoinked back when passing a frog (not). HW's mob density was particularly bad when I did it. Maaaaybe if they were worth killing but they're mostly useless for leveling and only a few drop high demand crafting bits. Their AI's are so dumb that they're not even interesting so essentially they're there to waste time.

Overworld mobs are whatever and they should all be non-aggressive if you ask me. It's about the quests that spawn enemies that then die to one or two globals that feels bad. I guess I overall don't like doing stuff overleveled, even if said stuff was never meant to be challenging in the first place. It's actually what's stopping me from using NG+ and I really wish you could tick a box to level sync yourself to the MSQ for that. I guess there's also some of that "Why am I still here when I could be in <zone 10 levels higher>?" of yore.