Let the people who want to participate in PL do just that and the people who would rather take their time do just that. To each his own.

Quote Originally Posted by DeadRiser View Post
PL does effect other people, it hinders how many parties they can get into since they are lower leveled than anyone else, no one will sell low leveled gear, no one will be shouting for low leveled parties, PL takes camps that are good for regular parties.... there is a big list of different things PL effects. Don't be ignorant to the situation.
lol.

I've had no trouble finding grind parties or PL parties. If people want to level up but can't get a grind party, they should get a PL party. If people are having trouble finding grind parties, then it simply means there aren't a lot of people who care so much as to purposefully avoid a PL party.

If there were more continuous content leading to level 50, then I'm sure PL wouldn't be so potent - however given the current state of the game the devs are clearly prioritizing level 50 content because there's a lot more players now with capped classes than not.

Does PL affect the game? Yes. Does it affect the current state of FFXIV in a negative way? Nope. People can do whichever they want.