[dev1026] Changes to Claiming and Engaging Enemies

[Murugan]

While I completely agree with you regarding the accomplishment feeling you had while leveling up in FFXI, FFXI =/= FFXIV.

Let's face it, leveling in FFXIV will never be what it was in FFXI, grind parties wield lots of exp but it's a total zerg fest with 0 strategy involved. You can get max level in a 1 1 1/2 month or so just being causal.

So leveling up in FFXIV already isn't a feat, this won't change anything.

Did you miss the part where they are in the midst of changes to the battle system and balance so that fights are supposed to take longer in order for more strategy to be needed?

Or the part where they said their goal was 3-4 months for casual play? Just because something is broken now doesn't mean they "don't care about partying" clearly they do because we are getting so much attention paid to it in the next few patches.

[Perrin_Aybarra]

Did you miss the part where they are in the midst of changes to the battle system and balance so that fights are supposed to take longer in order for more strategy to be needed?

Or the part where they said their goal was 3-4 months for casual play? Just because something is broken now doesn't mean they "don't care about partying" clearly they do because we are getting so much attention paid to it in the next few patches.

True enough, but I did not make any claim that they do not care about partying. I said they do not focus the game on the leveling aspect of it.

I know that they want fights tolast 30-40 seconds a fight and that the 1-50 curve should be 3-4 months of casual play. I do hope that is what is going to happen.