Quote Originally Posted by darkstarpoet1 View Post
there's a difference between everyone being on equal footing and learning a new system compared to a game being out over a year and some people with multiple 50's don't even understand the basics. yes, the abilities will change, but the basics will remain the same.

example: farming with thm the best is every 3 minutes i can use shadowsear or cast a double shadowsear every 5 minutes. that will be changed, but the method of taking down mobs will not change. i would believe someone that's been finding the best setup for a year will have a distinct advantage over someone that never got off their chocobo nor attacked a mob.
Each patch up to 2.0 will bring with it fundamental changes to the way the game is played. But won't change is good players are good and bad players are bad regardless of how they leveled. This holds true because we're playing the same roles that have been in RPGs since the advent of RPGs.

Tanks tank, DDs deal damage, healers heal. How that's done specific to XIV has nothing to do with ever being in a party and everything to do with reading the description on your abilities.

We'll all be in the same boat till 2.0, and it will be players capable of doing a little research that come out on top regardless of how long it took them to level.