Power-leveling is absolutely BROKEN

[Sun-Runner]

What I have seen though are many many more people doing behest and leves solo and duo.

/raises hand

Like myself and my wife. Not so much on the behests at the moment, but leves and the occasional mob camp if they drop something we can use or sell.

[Dokuton-Razortaru]

Yoshi said FFXIV is "around 50% to actually being a real FF game" i see this as a way of bringing people back to the game, which is better for everyone in the long run, because if FFXIV in 6-9 months doesn't see an influx in people logging in then Yoshi/SquareEnix's work will be for nothing and we will see this project scraped.

I know it frustrating to see PLing on such a "giving" scale but its bringing people back on top of the other changes. I know everyone here has seen an influx in players logging in and playing. I know for a fact its bringing people back because i'm one of them. And this really won't matter in a year or so time when they increase level caps and make the required exp to level a billion or something stupid.

So give it time and try to relax, and maybe get one of your friends to help you level one of the other classes you like.

[Travesty]

To be honest, the early adopters always feel miffed when the newcomers have it easier, better, and cheaper than they did. It's a jealousy that can't be cured, no matter what product you're dealing with.

All we're witnessing here is the cane-wagging of old guard end-gamers saying how they had to walk to rank 50 wearing a heavy pack, climbing uphill in the snow (both ways!), and how these new rank 50 characters can't appreciate hard work...

Several of the people who have a problem with it in this thread alone are not 50. Like me. And if it stays this way, I'll never hit it because there's no point.

[Fouluryu]

I hope this is fixed monday =[ ... getting every job to 40 in 3 days? Thats stupid @_@

Not gonna happen.

[AmyRae]

Several of the people who have a problem with it in this thread alone are not 50. Like me. And if it stays this way, I'll never hit it because there's no point.

I'm not at 50 either, but, I don't think it's a big deal. Getting to 50 is not intended to be a Big Deal. It's just supposed to hook you long enough to stick around.

[Kiote]

I just want to point out to those of you making comments like these that you are completely devoid of integrity in this. If you had integrity, you would exercise the option of taking the hard path, but instead you choose the easy and blame others for not forcing your hand. You do not deserve any effort from the dev team towards your entertainment since you are taking what's right there in front of you and ruining it yourself, like a spoiled little kid that breaks its toys because its upset.

Statements like this are a poor excuse for systems like the one currently in place. When this is available most people do not do it because its easier. Most people get sucked into these PLs because one member of a party inevitably pulls in a PL. You cant just leave a party every time a PL shows up or you would never have a party.

The fact is, that in a Game where PLing is such a massive advantage over standard leveling people then become required to participate. You have to have so many max characters or you have to have all the best abilities. LS will not accept any reason for you not to because you can "just get a PL". When you make the difference between PL and not PL so drastic it becomes the norm and people who refuse to participate get left behind. They HAVE to conform or they will be rejected.

[Kiote]

I'm not at 50 either, but, I don't think it's a big deal. Getting to 50 is not intended to be a Big Deal. It's just supposed to hook you long enough to stick around.

Yes it is, getting Max level in an MMO is the first great achievement any player can get. In a normal MMO you say I GOT MAX LEVEL. Your excited people are excited for you, often times there is at least a minor celebration. To rob people of the Joy of finally getting max level is despicable. There is no other feeling in any MMO that comes close to the pure elation of finally getting your first Max level character. The only thing that ever came close in any of the twenty some odd MMOs i've played was getting my relic in XI. A feet that was so pain stakingly time consuming and difficult that most people never even got that joy.

When anybody can hit max level in a day and a half, no one cares..

[Charismatic]

A feet

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Zenith_Pumps
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the word is feat

[Dargoth_Draconia]

/10Characters

[Alkaiser]

Wow i am amazed at how many people are actually up for this and defending it.

First of all this is not WoW ( sorry for comparison but this is what bread the "new lazy mmorpg" mentality ) getting to max level should not and is not the only way to get content/etc on a mmorpg. Playing through levels and experiencing several things/fights/deaths/win/loss are all experience part of a rpg. Getting to max level to "start" playing a game is not the intend and should never be that way. One of the greatest things about ff11 was that there was so much to do and a lot of excitement and achievement for getting new things every couple of levels just like this game with missions and new skills/etc. Why are people wanting to get max level if there is not much at max level anyways?

I do not condole or agree with people who want things given to them with no effort in their part, why are they playing online rpg if they just want a single player experience? its like playing a console rpg or any game with cheat codes, sure its fun for a little while but the fun is short lived.

The mechanics int he game is clearly broken its nothing that can be debated, a level 1 person gettign cap xp from level 50+ enemy should not be allowed and on top of the new "AoE' friendly system it just breaks the game.

personal examples:
linkshell mates/friends and people on server getting repeated 2-3 class 1-40 in a single day @.@. We tested it out when patch was released and its no b.s matter its a real issue.

everyone that just ignore it doesn't mean its there and effect the game, if people can just jump to level 40+ in less than a few hours it kills crafters because armor in low level worthless due to people "leeching" their way to max level. It also kills the "achievement" of getting max level cap. This is like having a pro Olympic champion participating at a little league game.

To people that want free levels, not sure if its a"new generation mentality" but mmorpg are about having fun through all levels, exploring the game thorough all levels are part of the game, if you don't enjoy it why play online rpg? This is seriously sickening when people are too lazy to play a video game which is made for entertainment. What fun would lets say a baseball game be when one team can just sit on their ass and win?

P.S- yes this is a terrible part of the game now and just because people ignore it doesn't mean the mass will, sooner or later people won't bother with leves when they can just sit on their lazy ass and get 40 levels. Soon everyone will be level50 everything and there will be nothing left to do in the game. I hope SE fixes this soon.

"Quote Originally Posted by RathSkybreaker View Post
I hope this is fixed monday =[ ... getting every job to 40 in 3 days? Thats stupid @_@
Not gonna happen. "

yes it has happened a lot and i have witness it happen from various people in our server, one guy gets 7-12 enemy........AoE.......boom everyone gets 85% of a level this is ridiculous