Super-mega-grind

[Rinsui]

So take out leveling altogether, basically.

'Cause yeah, it feels like a grind in ANY MMO.

No. In a good MMO, the process of leveling (or, to be more comprehensive: progress)
should be fun. Either because you experience interesting quests on the way, or because
the game mechanics are genuinely thrilling and engaging, and leave you with enough
leeway to decide on the exact point on the risk/reward curve you want to use for your
progress (e.g: hours of mindless grinding puks for minimal reward, or minutes of
fighting really, really dangerous enemies for maximum reward).

In FFXIV, the speed of progress, however, is not adequately linked to player skill:

- In crafting you can increase the risk and reward by chosing higher ranked recipes,
but you have no skill-modificator for your chance of success. It's a simple game of
RNG (random number generator).

- In leveling combat, you either fight the same enemies over and over in a slow and
mindless solo (leve) grind, or the same enemies over and over in a mindless zerg.
Btw: About 90% of the enemies in game are never attacked by anyone, because they
are simply "not worth it". What a waste of developer resources.

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Your point was? That you actually like the way leveling is implemented in FFXIV?