dose anyone miss the old way of lvling up insted of fates (plz read)

[Cryptic-Shadow]

really dose anyone miss how you could get a group of friends together and go out in a party to lvl up. i mean yea people have gotten used to the fates and grinding dungeons. yea you may be able to get some friends and go out and kill but you dont have the level sync option. i personally enjoyed 1.0 yea 2.0 has some upgrades that are good but i dont like that how the only way people lvl anymore are fates and dungeons. yea you can do side quests but they only get you so far. about the only problem i had with 1.0 was the seamless zoning and the high graphics you had to be loaded just to afford a computer to run it. and just so every one knows its not just the party system that im wanting back its the soloing aspect that 11 had that 14 dosent i miss the solo grind i mean come on i understand that some people dont like it but there are also people that dont like fates and dungeons

[Shioban]

really dose anyone miss how you could get a group of friends together and go out in a party to lvl up. i mean yea people have gotten used to the fates and grinding dungeons. yea you may be able to get some friends and go out and kill but you dont have the level sync option. i personally enjoyed 1.0 yea 2.0 has some upgrades that are good but i dont like that how the only way people lvl anymore are fates and dungeons. yea you can do side quests but they only get you so far. about the only problem i had with 1.0 was the seamless zoning and the high graphics you had to be loaded just to afford a computer to run it.

Yup, and we won't get it back.


Edit:

Well actually some of the new content is nice too, but having the option to level like we did in XI and 1.23 would be nice too.

[Galliano]

I really do, along with many other things

[Enkidoh]

Nope. Not in the slightest. I'm glad old-style FFXI 'dooms parties' are gone forever. Okay the social aspect was fun, but gameplay wise exp parties were an absolute drag, especially if there was competition with other parties for mobs.

And I'll never forget wasting an entire night (as in, spent over 9 hours waiting) in FFXI as a level 30ish WHM in Rabao waiting for a pt invite that never came circa 2005. That one incident is partially why I hate exp party grinding now, and am glad Yoshi-P gave it the boot in ARR.

[Naberrie]

No, I prefer running dungeons.

I'll still do FATEs while I'm in que, but I much prefer leveling via dungeons. It's helped me learn how to use my skills in combat situations. For instance, it's hard to learn how to position on DRG or MNK for each skill if you're soloing FATE mobs.

[NintenPyjak64]

I do greatly miss Wolf Camp. 2 WHM 1 BLM and the rest WAR made good Spiritbond parties

[Axidrain]

i dont see why they couldn't implement that aspect into the game. since they're providing a lot alternatives, having this shouldn't pose much of an issue i think. I also kinda miss mob grinding with buddies. its a real bonding experience lol despite its shortcomings

[Nekodar]

What exactly prevents you from making a party and just head to a zone with enemies that are 10+ levels higher than you and start murdering mobs?

[mmcsky]

We need areas with mobs that are as strong as dungeon mobs, and that give the same experience, that way people don' t have to queue for dungeons and can party up with peeps and just grind endlessly if they feel like it!

[Orophin]

In the end, it's all a grind either way you look at it. I prefer running varying dungeons then staring at the 1000th blue crab though.