Powerleveling Revisited

[Raijin]

you guys do know that you can buy gear of up to level 20 off vendors right?

theres no point for crafters to focus onlow end market now when profit margins have a ceiling

[Nakiamiie]

you guys do know that you can buy gear of up to level 20 off vendors right?

theres no point for crafters to focus onlow end market now when profit margins have a ceiling

And it's easy enough to level up the crafting classes up to 20. Also, I never declined someone who asked me to craft some low-level gear for them (I often do it free too!). Also, making low level gear does not bring a lot of gil as you have to sell them at low price for the new players to afford them. I prefer to sell other things that bring me more gil and give away the low level equipment.

[Lavani]

you guys do know that you can buy gear of up to level 20 off vendors right?

theres no point for crafters to focus onlow end market now when profit margins have a ceiling

Also people probably just materia low level gear, i know i will. Using the wards is just too much of a hassle and also i dont want to bother finding someone to repair my low level gear, for a price, and then sell for cheap to not make much of a profit.

[Estellios]

It might be a server thing too. I make mid-level gear and I see quite a bit of it on my server. I've only ever seen 1 party shout this whole time advertising having a PL. Maybe you should try advertising you wouldn't be having a PL? I don't mind PLs but I know I would eagerly join a non-PL party.

Also it's a bit specific but there are like 3 gloves between 20-40 for THM that aren't dated. That might have caused your no-glove issue.

[kensredemption]

I carried my brother through his 20s because he's a full-time student and is triple boxing Runescape along with XIV. We have all the time to learn the mechanics of party combat before we get to the endgame content, so I figured I may as well help him since that way I'll have a guaranteed party member when I need them. I'm planning on doing the same thing when my friends join XIV. Of course, if someone's just deliberately taking advantage of a PL without repaying them in some way: That's when I have a problem with it.

[Aldarin]

Um, I'm really not sure how valid this thread is anymore. For those of us that have played the game after 1.19a, you will notice that people who are 10+ levels below the highest level in the party get ZERO experience points from the mob. I only noticed this when someone switched to a level 50 char during a stronghold party and I suddenly stopped gaining xp (I was 39). In addition, the only method left for powerleveling is similar to the ffxi version, though definitely easier. Higher level players can help a party out by healing or doing damage after a mob has been claimed (not just linked, claimed) so this really isn't as much of an issue as before. The other deal is that yes, equipment up to r20 is sold by vendors, and since upper level gear is nerfed on lower level characters, players will appropriate rank gear below 20, R20 till R30, and then usually dungeon gear after that(since they are easier to get now), or the company gear (which is 25+).
Thus
Powerleveling (harder to do, definently no way for people to simply sit and gain xp, not possible anymore.)
Gear Demand
1-20: Gear from vendor (levels go too quick to continually change gear).
20-30: R20 gear from vendor (equipment still doesn't matter all that much).
25+ or 30+ :unique equipment (better than any equipment until about R45)
40+ : buy gear

Thus the only gear in demand is 40+, all gear below that was used up by people buying gear to turn into materia.

[Mindx3]

Um, I'm really not sure how valid this thread is anymore. For those of us that have played the game after 1.19a, you will notice that people who are 10+ levels below the highest level in the party get ZERO experience points from the mob. I only noticed this when someone switched to a level 50 char during a stronghold party and I suddenly stopped gaining xp (I was 39). In addition, the only method left for powerleveling is similar to the ffxi version, though definitely easier. Higher level players can help a party out by healing or doing damage after a mob has been claimed (not just linked, claimed) so this really isn't as much of an issue as before. The other deal is that yes, equipment up to r20 is sold by vendors, and since upper level gear is nerfed on lower level characters, players will appropriate rank gear below 20, R20 till R30, and then usually dungeon gear after that(since they are easier to get now), or the company gear (which is 25+).
Thus
Powerleveling (harder to do, definently no way for people to simply sit and gain xp, not possible anymore.)
Gear Demand
1-20: Gear from vendor (levels go too quick to continually change gear).
20-30: R20 gear from vendor (equipment still doesn't matter all that much).
25+ or 30+ :unique equipment (better than any equipment until about R45)
40+ : buy gear

Thus the only gear in demand is 40+, all gear below that was used up by people buying gear to turn into materia.

Plvling is still broken, nothing stopping a 50 from claiming and linking mobs while in party then dropping group and aoeing

[Physic]

Plvling is still broken, nothing stopping a 50 from claiming and linking mobs while in party then dropping group and aoeing

this is more trouble than its worth

[Mindx3]

this is more trouble than its worth

Macros /10char

[Mindx3]

Plvling is still broken, nothing stopping a 50 from claiming and linking mobs while in party then dropping group and aoeing

Quoting myself and adding 5-30 in 3 hours nuff said