Remind me why we have to lose our spells/skills when level synced?

[Inferiae]

Because it's a lot easier to sync when you also sync the skills. Here's an example:


Imagine two BRDs, one level 60 and one level 50, in Sastasha. Let's sync them down to level 18, but not sync the skills.

The level 60 has access to traited DoTs, two DoTs, Empyreal Arrow, Sidewinder, Wanderer's Minuet, all his cooldowns. Even after being synced down to level 18 attributes, there'd be need to adjust every single skill potency to meet the standards for Sastasha.
Level 50 doesn't have EA or WM, but has access to all his cooldowns too, and traited DoTs. So, we'd need to lower his potency too, but not the same amount as the level 60 BRD, because it doesn't have the high potency skills the level 60 has, so the rotation is different, and potency per second is different.

Now imagine that for every job and every level in between the dungeon level and 60. It is much more practical to sync the skills too, so every one is in the same standard.

[odie]

The current level sync is a joke
Ran old dungeons synced and dps and myself as the white mage blew right through it. We didn't realize it was the tanks first time and he never got to properly enjoy the dungeon. They need to significantly scale us down

[Inferiae]

The current level sync is a joke
Ran old dungeons synced and dps and myself as the white mage blew right through it. We didn't realize it was the tanks first time and he never got to properly enjoy the dungeon. They need to significantly scale us down

Either that, or make the importance of each job on low level dungeons more significant.

[Kosmos992k]

The current level sync is a joke
Ran old dungeons synced and dps and myself as the white mage blew right through it. We didn't realize it was the tanks first time and he never got to properly enjoy the dungeon. They need to significantly scale us down

I agree completely, I've been saying this for a long time, but the last time I got into the discussion, it was a topic about speed running in DF, and many players who speed run were less than complimentary about the idea. Personally I think that the level sync is not strong enough, and breeds players who ignore role and mechanic alike.

[Atoli]

Either that, or make the importance of each job on low level dungeons more significant.

I think it's cruel to make roles matter a lot right from the get-go. For any new player, it is pretty much the first time to play together with others since lvl 1, If you are used to doing everything by yourself it takes a while to adjust.
But I agree that the lvl sync for high lvl players is not strong enough. No matter what I do, I end up tanking most monsters as a dps - and I survive it. That should not be possible.

[Nomad-phx]

They are overpowered, even if "lowered" to the dungeon level.

full stop. Nobody is able to AOE is Satasha, so they set the dungeon in a certain way. open that up, MUSTSPEEDRUNAOEEVERYTHINGDOWNNAOYOURWASTINGMYTIME

Drk can, that unleash spam through

[MugenMugetsu]

How many times must this dead horse be beat? o.Oa
/em feels sorry for the poor dead horse.