Power-leveling is absolutely BROKEN

[Mindx3]

Are you people arguing that this shouldn't be fixed completely crazy?

There isn't even 10% of the end game content they'd need to satisfy advancement as rapid as this. Even if you argue leveling should be easy or nonexistent and the game should focus on content for high levels, that content needs to exist before people get there and right now it doesn't. How can anyone be in favor of this?

Ifrit seems to be a gear check fight, with materia being new and new armor recipes it should take some time to enhance yourself to actually complete this content. You also have to wait untill your group enhances themeselves with new gear and materia as well. And even if we can lvl multiple classes quickly (i have a feeling it will still take some time even with plvling) there is still the process of enhancing each class with gear and materia. So overall the grind is still there. There is also the process of learning and waiting for everyone else to learn content. Leveling shouldent be the biggest growing process, preparing for end game and completing end game should. Besides we are getting more primals soon

[Travesty]

Ifrit seems to be a gear check fight, with materia being new and new armor recipes it should take some time to enhance yourself to actually complete this content. You also have to wait untill your group enhances themeselves with new gear and materia as well. And even if we can lvl multiple classes quickly (i have a feeling it will still take some time even with plvling) there is still the process of enhancing each class with gear and materia. So overall the grind is still there. There is also the process of learning and waiting for everyone else to learn content. Leveling shouldent be the biggest growing process, preparing for end game and completing end game should. Besides we are getting more primals soon

Someone earlier posted they went from 35-44 in 2 hours. By exp, that's 30% of the total grind. I don't care what the learning curve is, there is nowhere near enough content for level 50 players to support that.

[Mindx3]

Someone earlier posted they went from 35-44 in 2 hours. By exp, that's 30% of the total grind. I don't care what the learning curve is, there is nowhere near enough content for level 50 players to support that.

Really? Thats awesome hopefully i can get plvld to 45 (im 38)And kill off the last 5 lvls so i can fight hard mode ifrit with my ls, if that can happen by the end of the week then im super excited. I still have all my other classes to level, gear up and add materia to. Thats a ton of content right there. Theres also the quests i need to complete and crafting/ gathering to do. I really dont think i can acomplish all that by the time new primals come out, as i do have a life >.>

[Travesty]

Really? Thats awesome hopefully i can get plvld to 45 (im 38)And kill off the last 5 lvls so i can fight hard mode ifrit with my ls, if that can happen by the end of the week then im super excited. I still have all my other classes to level, gear up and add materia to. Thats a ton of content right there. Theres also the quests i need to complete and crafting/ gathering to do. I really dont think i can acomplish all that by the time new primals come out, as i do have a life >.>

Are you god damn kidding me?

You actually believe that powerleveling to max level in like 8 hours is acceptable?

Ok, why not just start the game fully geared, inside the Ifrit instance, in a party. I mean why not, let's just cut to the chase. Screw the working up to it. This leveling nonsense is tiresome. Let's just make the game a circular room with doors to a bunch of different raids. Sounds like an RPG to me!

[Sun-Runner]

Are you people arguing that this shouldn't be fixed completely crazy?

There isn't even 10% of the end game content they'd need to satisfy advancement as rapid as this. Even if you argue leveling should be easy or nonexistent and the game should focus on content for high levels, that content needs to exist before people get there and right now it doesn't. How can anyone be in favor of this?

Allow me to provide a counter-example with another MMO: City of Heroes.

For the vast majority of its' lifespan, it has not had an endgame other than "create a new character"; only recently (in 2010) have they added something resembling an endgame. It has always had power-leveling. Recently (in 2009), they added a new system to the game that allows players to hit max level in hours. Said system allows the proper "class" (archetype and power sets) to self-PL to max level in approximately seven hours; sometimes faster.

City of Heroes released in 2004. Its' still going, still populated and still profitable.

Just to reference one such game that tolerates, if not necessarily encourages, rapid power-leveling. FFXIV would love such a long-term paying population.

[IStolzI]

Sure...good luck getting insane amounts of EXP on your higher levels...

I went from 44-48 LNC in a few hours yday. Woulda got 50 if not other ppl hitting 50 and disbanding pt.

[Meleena]

Has anyone noticed that a topic called "its almost impossible to level a new character" and one thats called "Power leveling is broken" coexist in the most popular topics at the same time?

[elreed]

whenever a good thing happens theres someone that has to take it down ><, massochist

[PrettyPrincess]

waaaaah waaaaaah

[Whax]

People that reach level 50 using power level don´t know how to play their class. That punishment enough. So instead you learn how to play @ 50, try to learn while you level.