Double EXP periods. {Can I have it?}

[Firon]

This isn't "other MMOs". This is Final Fantasy XIV.

Who cares its still not a long time. 3-4 days of grinding doesn't count as a long time.

[Viritess]

Reward weekends are always fun!

I checked with Yoshida about if we have any plans for these types of promotions for A Realm Reborn and his response was:



I wonder if he did in fact put on sunglasses when he said that.

As "neat" as bonus weekends may be, far better for the community as a whole i think to have On use item that starts your "Exp weekend" when you want it. I can play ALOT on weekends. But not everyone can make specific dates. And anyone who works weekends ends up missing out entirely. Unless after a Double XP weekends you have a double exp weekday etc.

Honestly if its from X date to X date, i'd rather forget it.

[HiirNoivl]

on a side note: It's nice to get direct (if succinct) responses from Yoshi P.

[EdenArchangel]

Yoshi answered a question with 11 likes? The rules of the forum are not being followed ; ;

[Veltaine]

no no no no no no weekend bonuses.. we get an inn bonus. the longer your away, the bigger the bonus gets. whats wrong with that? do not impose an unfair advantage on top of what we already get based on time and for the people that have weekend jobs. thanks but no. the last MMO i was involved in did that, and pretty much got left in the dust trying to bust my butt getting regular exp while all my office friends soaked up the premier exp times cuz they got weekends off! must be nice

but no no no no no no. the exp bonuses were given should be plenty, especially at the rate we are leveling anyway.

[Ruisu]

Who cares its still not a long time. 3-4 days of grinding doesn't count as a long time.

I don't recall ever saying it was a long time. I just helped prove that you can't hit 1-50 after a few days of casual play without a power level.

[ShinChuck]

Reward weekends are always fun!

I checked with Yoshida about if we have any plans for these types of promotions for A Realm Reborn and his response was:



I wonder if he did in fact put on sunglasses when he said that.

Awesome, looking forward to it. It's fun to have random bonus events, and I've seen it in all sorts of different games and genres, from pay to play MMOs to Mass Effect. It's a nice little incentive to play a bit harder for a weekend!

[Reika]

That's not even a long time it takes longer in other mmo's to get those lvls.

Who cares its still not a long time. 3-4 days of grinding doesn't count as a long time.

What "other" mmos have you been playing? WoW you can go 1-85 in a 3-4 days. the new TERA you can go 1-60 in 3 days. Im sure FFXIV is faster than XI and other J/Kmmo, but not too many people even care about those other j/kmmo. they suck.

New players aren't going to skyrocket to 50 in 3-4 without PL or a group of like-level players. Please, make a knew character then go solo a class to 50, then come back and tell us how long it took you. You really wouldnt even go that fast with a like-level group, only with a PL.

[Ruisu]

Not to mention that new players still need to join a GC, continue the quests at the level intended, get their chocobo, etc.

[Reiterpallasch]

What "other" mmos have you been playing? WoW you can go 1-85 in a 3-4 days.

You say that like it's the norm. It would take a very experienced player with a lot of spare time to have any realistic chance at pulling it off. We're talking damn near 24/7 playing with non-stop questing + dungeons. That's not something that just any random person can do.

For the average person, they might be able to pull that off if you had the refer-a-friend bonus (x3 exp for you + the friend who invited you if in the same group up to level 80), with a PL mowing down everything in dungeons for you. Without that, a casual player will still take a month or two.

Now, if you're talking playtime and not actual days, that's a different story entirely.