Level 50 Dungeon Level Syncs

[Raist]

Raist was arguing an opinion based on personal experience, I countered his argument with my own.

Not so much opinion as fact... or do you not understand what a precedent is?

prec·e·dent
noun
noun: precedent; plural noun: precedents
ˈpresəd(ə)nt/

1.
an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
"there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training"
synonyms: model, exemplar, example, pattern, previous case, prior instance/example

That is why I coined that phrase... because it is a recurring problem throughout of all history. If we are not mindful of the mistakes made in the past, we risk the danger of repeating them. The same applies to successes as well. SE let the harsh restrictions linger too long in XI, and the playerbase (and subscription retention) suffered greatly for it. But, when they provided us a means to manually synch our levels on demand and lifted the caps, they almost instantly revived the game.

So yes... forcing a level synch is restrictive (and not only as a side effect from our human nature, but it is so by it's most basic definition), and as an end result it can lead to more problems than it is meant to correct if not managed properly. Alternatives have been offered by several others that may sufficiently counter what you have lobbied for (approaches that have been shown in the past to be more detrimental then beneficial).

But... if you aren't a student of such history, I guess you may never come to understand the value of those lessons that many of us have already learned.