Job boosts?

[Nestmile]

It's not letting me quote you for some reason, but to keep it short and sweet. It kills value. It's a handicap.

No worries on the lack of quote. These forums are really wonky sometimes, haha.

I'd... have a hard time arguing that it's not a handicap, for sure. I guess it's just a difference in viewpoint when it comes to that -- I don't really care if other players choose to use a handicap to catch up; I wouldn't choose to, because why would I want to miss out on all that content I could have played instead? They're cheating themselves more than they're cheating you, at least as far as I see it.

Not to pester you, but what value do you see being killed?

[Derio]

I'm glad there are restrictions. And there are no jump potions for crafting and gathering

[Gemina]

I'm still against it and always will be, but also understand why they are necessary. I guess it will also cost them several things that we gain naturally over the course of time of leveling: gil, company seals, tomes, valuable item drops, dungeon glamour, bragging rights, the list goes on.

I will always recommend experiencing the MSQ, and raising at least one class from the ground up. But for those without that desire, they're still pretty limited. Only one of each potion per account, DoL and DoH will still start from level 1 if they choose that path, and they still have to raise their iLv. I believe the RDMs and SAMs will have augmented ironworks gear to start, and if that is the case, I would imagine those who hop to level 60 will get their AF2 sets. i210 will get you into a decent amount content.

All that said, whether or not a new player chooses to jump, it doesn't affect me in any way. It is totally their money, and their choice.

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

I'm less concerned about the level boosts than the MSQskip ones but at the very least I am happy they aren't cheap. If someone simply has to skip the msq or can't put forth the effort to level a job, they can pay a nice chunk of change to support my game. :P