Thread: Let Me Level up in 5.0

I sort of agree with both posts to an extent. Yes, leveling up is AIDS from any point, especially as DPS.
On the other hand, I also see the point of starting at level 1 and working towards max from there. Starting at level 30 or especially level 50 dumps all of the skills of the job up to that level on you all at once. Starting at level 1 though, and working your way up, you benefit from the learning curve of the job that moves forward at the same pace as your character's level, giving you a better understanding of how the job works at a more reasonable pace (in fact you could probably attribute at least some of that to why there were so many SAMs that only use Midare). At least, I would prefer that than having the finished job and all it's skills dumped on you all at once and going 'here, figure it out'. Call me old fashioned. I just makes me feel like I bought a jump potion for a job I don't know how to play yet. I distinctly remember back in ARR that a common complaint were people that didn't know how to play their jobs because they had FATE grinded all the way to 50 and immediately jumped into endgame content.

Originally Posted by Hakuro89

I sort of agree with both posts to an extent. Yes, leveling up is AIDS from any point, especially as DPS.
On the other hand, I also see the point of starting at level 1 and working towards max from there. Starting at level 30 or especially level 50 dumps all of the skills of the job up to that level on you all at once. Starting at level 1 though, and working your way up, you benefit from the learning curve of the job that moves forward at the same pace as your character's level, giving you a better understanding of how the job works at a more reasonable pace (in fact you could probably attribute at least some of that to why there were so many SAMs that only use Midare). At least, I would prefer that than having the finished job and all it's skills dumped on you all at once and going 'here, figure it out'. Call me old fashioned. I just makes me feel like I bought a jump potion for a job I don't know how to play yet. I distinctly remember back in ARR that a common complaint were people that didn't know how to play their jobs because they had FATE grinded all the way to 50 and immediately jumped into endgame content.

I felt that back when I started with RDM. I failed my first mission like 3 or maybe 4 times because I didn't know what to do. I just had a load of abilities and in that short introduction it gave me no time at all to properly practice my skills and figure it out and left me feeling overwhelmed. Thankfully there was target dummies at the FC garden, the squadron missions I could practice my skills in lower level dungeons like Satasha, and lots of people leveling new jobs in the lower level dungeons so I was able to pick it up eventually.