Possible level/story jumps....really?

[Felis]

Player A: I skipped lv 1-50 content and my job is now lv 51. What is the best way to level up?
Player B: unlock all lv 17-49 dungeons for level up roulette and all lv 50 dungeons for lv 50 roulette.

They should do it. Raiders shouln't have to slough through the story to start raiding. Plus the influx of new players is no doubt going to be better than the majorits that are still playing

So long only the raid dungeon get unlocked for those raiders and nothing else.

[RLofOBFL]

Ironically I've had friends that wanted to get to 60 ASAP & do content with me....then when they actually got to 60 the end game gear treadmill made them stop playing. I am dead serious...



Also it is a really really stupid idea. Skip all your levelling & all the story to get to 60 then grind 2 dungeons for 3.5 months so you can grind 2 new dungeons for 3.5 months etc etc. Honestly playing through the story, levelling up & getting new skills is the most fun I've had with this game.

[Taledar]

PLEASE DO NOT PUT IN JUMP POTIONS, WORLD OF WARCRAFT IS DYING FOR A REASON. Do not skip players to the end game content please jesus.... This is the worst idea FFXIV has had literally ever.

[Snugglebutt]

PLEASE DO NOT PUT IN JUMP POTIONS, WORLD OF WARCRAFT IS DYING FOR A REASON. Do not skip players to the end game content please jesus.... This is the worst idea FFXIV has had literally ever.

WoW is doing so bad these days that Blizzard have stopped releasing player numbers into the public domain to keep it quiet. FF14 should not be following in WoW's footsteps, not on this issue about P2W style level skip potions or many others including WoW's F2P status. When it was doing well they were more than happy to brag about it's numbers, these days because it is not they try to hide it and no longer publish them.

[KeluBehemoth]

The only problem with locking HW behind ARR content was all the BS lackluster primal battle quests from like 2.2? onward. No actual story just heres a bad guy go kill it.

When they started releasing that content I didnt even bother to watch the cutscenes any more.

I would frankly just say get rid of everything to do with the primals and make the whole story a side quest and that would save new players a good chunk of probably 70 quests post level 50.

absolutely opposed to level boosting potions. dont need more bad players as this game already has the most un skilled players in any mmo ive ever played.

[Talligan]

PLEASE DO NOT PUT IN JUMP POTIONS, WORLD OF WARCRAFT IS DYING FOR A REASON. Do not skip players to the end game content please jesus.... This is the worst idea FFXIV has had literally ever.

WoW is doing so bad these days that Blizzard have stopped releasing player numbers into the public domain to keep it quiet. FF14 should not be following in WoW's footsteps, not on this issue about P2W style level skip potions or many others including WoW's F2P status.

Y'all have never played WoW have you?

[Snugglebutt]

Y'all have never played WoW have you?

I played it for 4 years.

[bass9020]

They should do it. Raiders shouln't have to slough through the story to start raiding. Plus the influx of new players is no doubt going to be better than the majorits that are still playing

I hope this is a joke.

[Talligan]

I played it for 4 years.

Right, so not long enough to understand why leveling potions were needed for that game, but just enough to have an opinion and a knee jerk reaction. They were needed there, not necessarily needed here (yet).

[ChandraNoctis]

How about instead of a jump potion, they simply gave players the ability to start a new character with one job (and associated classes) at level 30 with all areas and dungeons unlocked (except for ilvl and level requirements).

Perhaps a mandatory 'harder novice' hall and some leveling tips before turning them loose. They could then still level other classes through the main story, level in dungeons or the deep dungeon, or fates etc to 60 and proceed with the new expansion MSQ like everyone else.

Possibly include a new ring or whatever for 30-60 experience boost.

This would allow new players to skip the previous MSQ if they want but still require some work to learn their class before being set loose on the new content\end game or even do the original MSQ in parallel to end game on a different job.