Quote Originally Posted by zaviermhigo View Post
A game isn't just leveling. In XI leveling could of taken you a year, a month, or a week, depending on when you played the game. MOst people aren't willing to spend a year leveling to max. People think "omg he leveled 1-50 week thats so lame my class means nothing", not that person leveled 1-50 in a week, didn't get guildmarks, didn't do class quests, didn't do main storyline quests, and such. Look at someone on the lodestone, i looked at a page 1-50 in 9 days, no quests done NONE!, No guildmark abilities, nothing! They had pl'd and then partied, rushed to 50 they have no money, no shards, no special abilties. and their gimp. Especially for a mage, you get 1-50 in a week with a mage, good luck on having fastcast and defense while casting or transcendence or the w/e of nature conj one. They're gimp ass 50 who cares, they'll need to spend another two weeks to a month upgimpin themselves unless they spam leves all day, which then that person is just sick and we should leave them alone to go get help.

If i didn't sort of know this person irl, i would so post there lodestone history. They got three guildmark abilities for their mage that don't matter the stats to other stats ones, because they haven't done ANY class quests, they haven't done any main storyline quests either, its hilarious.


What I'm trying to say is, because we've played the game for longer we know how it works, what you should need for your class and such. There are a lot of new players just burning with new exp system and I laugh at their 50s, they have no gear, no guildmarks nothing. And if you think guildmark abilities aren't important for your cross classing and such, that's a different story, and you're probably gimp too. there's 4 at max you need get em.
/wave Hi Zav!

That gimp mage would actually be me ^^; I did in fact get PL'd by a friend prior to the 1.19a nerf and was able to level myself to cap in under a week.

Just a couple of thoughts on that... While I was able to get 50 fast, I did indeed feel gimped for being a fresh 50. No storyline quests completed and no guildmarks or class abilities learned. In fact, I still don't have my fast cast ability learned yet but plan to get it soon.

With that said, I am thankful that I got the boost and don't believe that I am going to be gimped for too long. People can think that those who got rushed through their levels are gimped but they're not looking at the whole picture. Leveling is only one part of the game. What about that player's individual skill or ability to learn? I may look like a gearless scrub now but I believe I have the potential to contribute to my LS's events should they be patient and put their belief in me.

What the PLing has accomplished for me is that it has opened up doors that were previously closed. Now that I have a 50 I can efficiently complete class quests, explore the world, and progress my character at a more leisurely rate. It is comforting knowing that the 1-50 grind is complete and I can focus on other things.

And as far as gil is concerned, with the materia system I was actually able to make a considerable amount of money while leveling. Getting lucky with materia crafting I was able to afford a set of max level gear the moment I dinged 50