Punishment for exploitation of Power Leveling

[Isaveron]

If it isnt an exploit it isnt an exploit

How is being able to level from 1-50 in one day not an obvious exploit?

[TheVedis]

How is being able to level from 1-50 in one day not an obvious exploit?

an exploit is abusing a bug in the system that isnt meant to be there

abusing a game mechanic cuz its there isnt an exploit

lets take the old leve "abuse" as an example

failing for more exp was NOT an exploit
faling/retaking the faction NM leves to avoid spending more points WAS an exploit


there is a HUGE difference between the 2 as one abused the system in place legaly and the other abused a bug in the system that was illegal


the power leveling situation may not be what they intended, but it is 100% legal cuz its how they programmed it to work

expect some adjustments to it in the future(sooner rather then later imo)

but using the word "exploit" for it is a very improper use of the term


also people arent going from 1-50 in a real day
the posts weve seen about how it can be done, have been done over SEVERAL jobs at a specific range, they didnt start at 1 and go to 50
and they were people who were hardcore enough to have had several 50s to begin with probly so this really didnt do anything for them

[Isaveron]

an exploit is abusing a bug in the system that isnt meant to be there

abusing a game mechanic cuz its there isnt an exploit

Except this is a bug in the calculations the game is doing to determine how much exp you are rewarded. [Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XIV FORUM Guidelines.]

[TheVedis]

Except this is a bug in the calculations the game is doing to determine how much exp you are rewarded. [Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XIV FORUM Guidelines.]

its not

they made it so you can get more exp then you should
they programmed it the way it is
they didnt expect it to be so high, but it is

its not like they misprogrammed anything, or there is a loophole to abuse

it is the intended mechanic, which they failed to adjust properly, that is why you can not define it as an exploit

not lets say people found a way for the chain to not ever drop, and they used that to mass 1000 chain mobs and always keep a bonus.... THAT would be an exploit

[viion]

Except this is a bug in the calculations the game is doing to determine how much exp you are rewarded. [Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XIV FORUM Guidelines.]

Its not a bug, its purposely programmed that.

Infact PLing will likely stay, they will just put in AFK count measures.

[syntaxlies]

yoshi already gave his stance on PL'ing, basically he said he doesn't care. in fact it seems like he likes it. So there cant be consequences for people that have done it.

That being said, i think there should be a bigger nerf on xp when players that attack a mob are out of a +10 -10 lvl range.

[ViolentDjango]

yoshi already gave his stance on PL'ing, basically he said he doesn't care. in fact it seems like he likes it. So there cant be consequences for people that have done it.

That being said, i think there should be a bigger nerf on xp when players that attack a mob are out of a +10 -10 lvl range.

Being able to PL was intentional. He likes the idea.

He just wants to tone down EXP rates such that you actually have to be able to contribute.

Can we please ban people like the TC....? -_-

Haha...

[Reika]

It's not an exploit. High level character can spend his personal time helping low level player catch up so they can kill big things together. Good thing.

[FilthyDisco]

How is being able to level from 1-50 in one day not an obvious exploit?

You can't get 1-50 in a day of power leveling. That's a huge exaggeration.

[Vahzl]

You can't get 1-50 in a day of power leveling. That's a huge exaggeration.

I said the same thing, until 2 of my friends did it. You really can.