I do not want to see a dramatic reduction in exp. I DO want to see quests yield more significant exp. I dont do quests for an hour at a rate of 1000 exp reward when I can get 30-40k an hour in a party. As a college student I don't have time to play this game all the time, and grind to level 50, but its nice when I have a break like this weekend to be able to make significant progress toward at least one job's leveling. If you look at my signature, I am now a level 44 archer whearas I was about 30 hardly a week ago. Although that is quick progress, I have been sitting down and playing pretty hardcore. I literally partyed ALL day yesterday. FFXI probably would have been a fast grind too if it wasn't such a difficult game. A magrinal exp reduction may be in order, but 50 is also not the final cap. think of when you get to 75 or so. You'll have to earn a ton of exp.