Just remove leveling altogether if it's such a hindrance.

[Dragon]

Because this game will never be FFXI-2, and you have to accept it. I'm sorry.

Good job sidestepping the question again. Are you afraid to answer or do you have no reasonable answer? Hint: my question has nothing to do with Tanaka or FFXI-2; why are people like myself masochistic for liking content that you don't like?

Besides, this game is changing come 2.0, and your little claim you just made that "we have to accept" something is false and makes the claim that only suggestions/threads you agree with should be discussed. This is a general discussion forum related to FFXIV, and if you think it's wrong for me to have made this thread then you do yourself a little favor by using the report button instead of continuing to respond.

[Grimwald]

Good job sidestepping the question again. Are you afraid to answer or do you have no reasonable answer? Hint: my question has nothing to do with Tanaka or FFXI-2; why are people like myself masochistic for liking content that you don't like?

Besides, this game is changing come 2.0, and your little claim you just made that "we have to accept" something is false and makes the claim that only suggestions/threads you agree with should be discussed. This is a general discussion forum related to FFXIV, and if you think it's wrong for me to have made this thread then you do yourself a little favor by using the report button instead of continuing to respond.

Removing experience points isn't something an Eastern MMORPG has ever accomplished before, and quite frankly, they are afraid to do it. The majority of players who are complaining for features like weapon skill points are looking through incredibly foggy nostalgia goggles. I'm sure you agree with me that more grinding doesn't equate to fun. The current EXP system is a short, yet sweet experience if you played when EXP parties actually existed, and it wasn't boring Leve grinding.

I'm sorry, although SE is a company that is slowly moving towards listening to their customers, that doesn't mean everything you want will be included, or asking them to rework the entire class system - especially when their game is currently in a position where it could potentially flop again. No amount of deadpan arguing or trying to sound smart on a forum is going to change that.