Rank cap increase every 1-2 years discussion thread

[Ichi]

I am for Horizontal Progression and needed to post this so that the devs know the opinion is strong. I think it would be a mistake for SE to ignore that aspect because it made ffxi very unique and enjoyable as a long-term mmo. I realize that this is not the most urgent topic atm but if we could get some sort of dev post regarding vertical and horizontal progression that would be great for me. I have been sticking with this game for a long time but if I start to see vertical progression I may be gone as it makes my achievements insignificant and that's not why I play FFXIV.

The majority of the counter arguments for horizontal progression seem uninformed on the actual topic perhaps you haven't experience such a system. Any argument of 'new' be it content, areas, raids, classes, none of those things require a raise in level cap, and if you don't think so I must assume that you have not experienced a game with horizontal progression and if you have and did not enjoy it, oh well.

SE could raise the cap to some level and leave it static for a long period of time (3 years or more) and the game can stay fresh without completely wiping out old content utility, or even physically wiping it off the face of the world a la cataclysm (not that anyone missed it).

I strongly urge the fans and devs to keep this topic strong we need horizontal progression to create a more immersive experience with the longevity of such games as XI.

edit: 'sidegrade' is an insulting term for the differences between na'shir manteel, blood scale mail, duelist's tabard, crimson tabard, and dalmatica. (point is different gear is just as highly sought after as 1 piece of gear, and if you only want one piece of gear per slot you would be severely lacking in your ig effectiveness)