Faster leveling N0o0o0o0o0o!

[NaiGuy]

Regardless of all the Flame and Troll posts, there is a reason these posts keep coming up. People are pissed about this. I really don't want to see another Abyssea, I played this game for a new FFXI style experience not for the reason I left.

And so far this game has held up to my expectations. Immersive Storyline, Entertaining Battle System, Deep Lore, Lots of good end game content with cool rewards (maybe not the best drop rates thought).

Leveling is just where it should be quick but not to quick, its not so slow it push the casual player away, but its not too fast as to push the hardcore player away. I don't even have a level 50 yet, but in a span of 2 months playing only a few hours a day I have one 49, one 32, and one 34. with most others I've took the time to level being around 15-20. I'm pleased with my progress and enjoy that I don't feel forced into endgame content and get to enjoy the game at my own pace, I could easily have a few 50s at this point if all i did was grind levels. but I don't i take time to do quests etc etc. My point is we should be allowed to enjoy the game at our own pace, if they want us max level so bad, why not just give it to us when we make our characters.

[Ksenia]

If it takes 2 weeks to get to level 50 and it takes me 2 months, does that make me a bad gamer?

If it takes 2 months to get to level 50 and I power grind it in 2 weeks, does that make me a good gamer?

Honest, I'd prefer they focus on bestiary and more variety at more levels. If they add 50 mobs for every 5 level groups I will be happy to hunt them all down and see what they all drop and level slower or level faster by accident. I'm not looking at my level when I am out in the world playing the game, other than to see if what's in front of me will 1 one shot me or not.

- CNJ Lv. 27. It's not a priority for me.

[Dawiichan]

TBH, the leveling speed should match up to your gear and job quest levels.

Getting a soul crystal or getting new job abilities should actually feel like an advancement in one's character progress. The job quests weren't made so that level 50s could skip through the first few and just ask for help for the last 2 quests. The achievement of getting that ability at that level should last for a decent amount of time.

There is also the fact that gear is almost pointless to update. The gear in toto-rak is actually really good for it's level, but the bother of having to either level there as a level 25 or farming it on a level 50 is just not worth it. Gear should instead be upgraded at a moderate pace. However this won't be happening if leveling is too fast.

While I agree that leveling shouldn't take an unreasonable amount of time, the pace of leveling can affect it from either being grindy, pointless, or enjoyable.

[Eard]

by now the devs should know what they are doing and not listening to the wrong crowds in the forum.
FFXIV is a MMORPG, not a MMOG or single-player game. do they want the game to 'end' in just a couple of months of playing? (think SWTOR)

i just cross my fingers and hope...

[Paix]

Level to 50 quick enjoy the games content. Why not?

[SuzakuCMX]

by now the devs should know what they are doing and not listening to the wrong crowds in the forum.
FFXIV is a MMORPG, not a MMOG or single-player game. do they want the game to 'end' in just a couple of months of playing? (think SWTOR)

i just cross my fingers and hope...

Yes, because leveling is the game's content.

I mean, it used to be >.>

[Toxsik]

Seriously please keep leveling the way is, or make it slightly slower... I really don't understand people that want a level-less game?! I mean its a MMO every MMO i know of has leveling... when I think of MMO's I think of RPG's with online friends/player real people. Thats the appeal to me... Don't play the game if your upset you cant have everything given to you... These people that want this are the same people that cheat/hack games so they can just have everything or take advantage of someone they actually think its fun to have a aimbot or whateva. Just how i feel, deal with it.

[Lienn]

IMO grinding is important. In a game like this it should, by using "normal methods", take around 3 months to reach a class cap. Faster than this just makes the journey itself meaningless, equipments under the cap useless, contents under cap being wasted and the most important...depreciates the player skill.

I can't really understand why of such changes after seeing what happened to FFXI. But it might be good for FFXIV...this way players can haveall classes capped and do all content in a very short period of time so, when they leave for SoA, they won't even look back.

You see...with craft, quests and stuff i took around 5 months to get my first 50 at FFXIV. Friends that rushed it got the first 50 in around 3 months. IMO it was good enough...i don't see why having to level up faster than this.

[Gramul]

Level to 50 quick enjoy the games content. Why not?

Because the content shouldn't be just at the end of the game.

[SuzakuCMX]

Because the content shouldn't be just at the end of the game.

But right now it is, which is why I want faster leveling >.>