Open World - Party Level Sync Feature - Any Update?

[Delmontyb]

Back at the North America Fan Fest, Yoshi-P was asked if players could level sync themselves to that of a party member, so then when grouped together for open world (questing, fates, etc...) they would be level synced, that way the higher level player wouldn't have to drop party in-between fates, etc...
At the time Yoshi-P thought it was a really good idea and one that shouldn't take too much work because the sync feature is already in the game.

Anyway, I didn't know if there was any progress on this request, as it would really help out when grouping in lower level areas, and helping out new players.

Thanks!

----- For More Context -----
YouTube Video I made talking about it
https://youtu.be/cnfcI7YR7S8

[Kisagami]

I would really love this. It would make helping out lower leveled players a lot.

[TaleraRistain]

They should go one step farther and take a look at the self-mentoring system from EQII. You can go to an NPC to set yourself at a given level ending in 0 or 5. It's really nice there since quests "grey out" and no longer give experience. You can mentor down so you can do them at a level that gains experience or alternate advancement points. Or you can mentor someone in a party to go to their set level.

CoX had the option to mentor partymates, too. It's very nice in MMOs.

[Delmontyb]

They should go one step farther and take a look at the self-mentoring system from EQII.

That's interesting, I never really did any EQ2, but I know people have also wanted revamps to the mentor system.

I'd also like to do story quests fights as a group to help friends too, but I'll start with party level sync.

[Delmontyb]

For more context of what I'm talking about: https://youtu.be/cnfcI7YR7S8

[Rinuko]

Maybe in Eureka! lol This is probably down on their to-do list honestly.

[Shurrikhan]

I would really love a feature like this. It's one of those budding MMO-standard features at this point, and while not everyone will feel its effects, obviously, it feels jarring without it in the situations in which it's applicable.

[Enla]

So long as it's an opt-in feature I'd be fine with it. My least favorite feature of any MMO is being forced to sync down in level in areas because the developers are convinced I need a challenge and there's also a few tricks I've learned in FF14 to speed level people that simply wouldn't work if this was a forced feature. It'd hurt more than harm in my case when trying to help out someone who needs to be leveled, which there still are a few on Balmung.

[Sandpark]

Yeah only if opt in feature. If was default they may as well get rid of levels.

Auto sync:
Automatically level sync in whatever content with no prompts

Toggle:
Just like now but when in party if you turn it on, whole party syncs to content level

Sync off:
Never sync to whatever content with no prompt even asking

[Kisagami]

Seriously just want it to be an opt-in thing. I do love other games that sync you down so you can enjoy content in an area you haven’t done, but with hunts the way they are, it would require moving those to another area.