Power-leveling is absolutely BROKEN

[Neptune]

There seems to be a handful of people here that refuse to see the truth of the damage this could do to the game. It's like ignorance, the folly of man.

It's not about jealousy from veterans from launch.
It's not about pride, or gloating from the top of the mountain.
It's not about greed, it's not like anyone wants to have a "special class" by being 50. (That notion already doesn't exist.)
It's not about the lack of content, that is being fixed every patch.

It. Simply. Breaks. The. Game.
I don't know how this couldn't be any more clear, any more true, any more resoundingly correct.

Fail. The game isn't broken by something that is optional. It's not even like walking into a bugged area where you can't move. The only thing it breaks is your... immersion? LOL @ an optional activity having anything to do with the ability to play the game.

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2 things:

That's a low %. I think if you asked most people, their percentages would be higher.

Second, powerleveling was about .2% as useful in XI as powerleveling is now in XIV. You literally can't compare the two. The extent of PLing in XI was basically a healer outside the part tossing heals on the tank, not getting a max level character to just slaughter everything for you.

Have you played XI? Have you ever heard of Abyssea?

[Travesty]

Fail. The game isn't broken by something that is optional. It's not even like walking into a bugged area where you can't move.

I love how so many people think that just because something is optional, it has no effect on the people who don't choose that option. What world do you guys live in?

Here's an example: If there was an optional NPC in the game that gave you every piece of gear that is currently made by crafters, you think that wouldn't hurt crafters?

Have you played XI? Have you ever heard of Abyssea?

I played XI for 7 years. You still can't even come close to comparing what we have in XIV now, to anything in XI.

[Zenaku]

Fail. The game isn't broken by something that is optional. It's not even like walking into a bugged area where you can't move. The only thing it breaks is your... immersion? LOL @ an optional activity having anything to do with the ability to play the game.

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Have you played XI? Have you ever heard of Abyssea?

Are you blind? "YOSHI-P said that you wont get much exp for someone killing mobs for you that are higher level then you but right now people are getting full EXP or are you blind can't read that part? it broken it most be fix and they should never allow powerlevel in a game there other ways of doing it exp band,link account and so on.

[Neptune]

Are you blind? "YOSHI-P said that you wont get much exp for someone killing mobs for you that are higher level then you but right now people are getting full EXP or are you blind can't read that part? it broken it most be fix and they should never allow powerlevel in a game there other ways of doing it exp band,link account and so on.

Dude calm down.. Yoshi-P said powerleveling is needed so friends can help their lower level friends close the gap so they can play together.

[Zenaku]

Dude calm down.. Yoshi-P said powerleveling is needed so friends can help their lower level friends close the gap so they can play together.

Once again yoshi-p said that but he said you wont get a lot of exp for your friend killing a high level mob for you which is not happening which is broken so you clam down and learn how to read.

and powerlevel should not be allow your friend should work for it like everyone else that the point of the game to grind to max level for that just delete levels and allow us to do it all.

[Neptune]

Once again yoshi-p said that but he said you wont get a lot of exp for your friend killing a high level mob for you which is not happening which is broken so you clam down and learn how to read.

and powerlevel should not be allow your friend should work for it like everyone else that the point of the game to grind to max level for that just delete levels and allow us to do it all.

So you're ok with Yoshi-P being ok with powerleveling as long as its within a certain level range?

[Issac]

So you're ok with Yoshi-P being ok with powerleveling as long as its within a certain level range?

Read the thread.

I already addressed this in my post as well.

For something to be exploited, it would have to be used in a way that was not intended by the creator/owner. Yoshi-P is not the creator of FFXIV, but he is the person who decides if something is allowed or not in FFXIV, so he is in charge of if something is being used in a way that was not intended. IF Yoshi-P decided that the current form of PL in FFXIV is being used the way HE intended, then everyone else is free to like or not like Yoshi-P's version of PLing and then choose to PL or not, but that does not mean anyone is exploiting PLing if they choose to PL.

you should never get 1-50 mad quick even yoshi-p said that people should at least take 3half months to get there first high level.

Please note the above quote. How much direct weight are we giving what Yoshi-P says? Yoshi is the poster-child right now, and Public Relations is a tricky job. Yes he is the producer, but he is also the voice of FFXIV. That's a tough job, to speak to an angry mob on a variety of topics.

So stop using what he said in the live interview as a decree of law. Powerleveling is, in fact, outrageous and broken. It needs to be fixed.

[Zenaku]

So you're ok with Yoshi-P being ok with powerleveling as long as its within a certain level range?

No i'm not ok with it 100% it broken for powerlevel how he want it but at the end it not a good system you should never get your friend 1-38+ without them doing noting.

[feint2021]

Dude calm down.. Yoshi-P said powerleveling is needed so friends can help their lower level friends close the gap so they can play together.

I can agree with this to a certain extent. What is really wrong with the current situation is that you can get better XP with one or two rank 50's doing all the work for you. Basically you can just put on auto follow and go afk. There is something terribly wrong with this picture.