Quote Originally Posted by Chasingstars View Post
Although what can be done, similar to FF11, is Master Levels. Levels where you get exemplar points and that results in stat benefits for maintaining those levels, with a cap of 50. But if you die, you lose some exemplar points and this will result in your level decreasing again. Similar in FFXIV to the gaining and losing of Eureka levels.
I love this system, but it will never happen in XIV. They would sooner get rid of progression altogether and just have a movie followed by raids than create a system that requires grinding, risk, and customization.