MOG store level boosting

[Kurando]

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After you said this...

(Speaking from experiance 9 days left on my first 30 days)

You haven't really played the game enough to be commenting on me leveling my own jobs when as someone as already stated, they are still higher than your own, (though it isn't really necessary to bring up anyway). But people can use alts on the forums which don't represent all their characters in the game, so trying to stat shame doesn't really hold much sway.

My experience with leveling crafters/gathers has been fine, and maybe if I enjoyed those classes they would be max level, but it's not really of much interest to me. I still know my options on how to level and how effective each method is, so all I can say is don't expect everything to be handed so easily within just 30 days.

[ThunderGodThor]

You might want to rethink that, i pointed out a small part in what i said, But i suggest starting over & leveling a class to 70 then come back & restate that so i can reply accordingly!
(heres some hints of issues: Meld, Advanced Meld, repair costs e.t.c. Which you need the Specific class to do) While not required they are also required if you want/need them done in Your Time & not waiting on other peoples time. Theres also the costs involved if you can't do them yourself, which as pointed out (elsewhere) is part of a larger probliem with the economy... Well lack of!

To top this off theres also another bigger issue than the costs, lack of gil & lack of gear on the market is the Lack of shards, crystals, Clusters to even level them, you get a fair few from leve's but not enough to keep going.

I highly suggest you & Squre Enix take the time to level from 0. you will see all these issues clear as DAY! So obvious even blind people could see them.

I levelled from 1-70 on all of my DoH and DoL during Stormblood- check the date on my achievements if you don't believe me. You seriously overstate how difficult it is. A few gathers and crafts per day for GC turn ins, beast tribes and completing the crafters and gatherers log for the bonus xp all make it way too easy- and that's without even considering leves! Heck, past 50 gatherers become a breeze because of collectibles.

If you CHOOSE to buy materials and gear instead of gathering and crafting them yourself, then yes, it will be expensive. But only because you CHOOSE to pay for convenience. Honestly, it's optional content and a boost would just cheapen the effort of those who have put the work in.

[ManuelBravo]

Adding level boost to DoH and DoL can trow balance of. Being certain items are needed to rank up or advance content is best to just let people level it up and learn the mechanics. DoW and DoM is pretty straight forward and can be done regardless of skill and basic to learn unlike other disciplines which require attention on their actions in order to produce a product. Besides it's not hard to make gill and most can just do leves with HQ items. That or ask FC members to get you the items. After all FC's are suppose to help memebrs right? Oh wait most only care about their progression lol time to get a sugar daddy or get married.

[Naychan]

Sing me up I will buy it.

[Daniolaut]

I’m not being serious here, but if they add boosts for DoL and DoH, they should add boosts for Eureka.

Then if they add boosts for Eureka, they should add story skip for 24 person raids.

Then if they add story skip and level boosts for those, they should add level boost for Chocobo companion.

Then if they add those they should add story skip to Palace of the Dead and Heaven on High.

Then if they add those they should add story skip for raids.

Cause, we all know real endgame is complaining on the forums that we are bored with nothing to do?

[ErebosWolfy]

Cause, we all know real endgame is complaining on the forums that we are bored with nothing to do?

My favorite part about this is the portion of the people who do this and haven't even finished leveling a class/job yet. There is ALWAYS something to do, even if that something doesn't really provide much of a benefit to you to do. For example, let's say that, hypothetically, you have completed all of the content in the game, farmed everything worth farming, collected everything worth collecting, leveled every class/job to max level, the hypothetical "everything" if you will to the point where you can no longer make any progress. As far as making progress goes, there's nothing left to do. However, there's still a LOT you can do even once your progress can no longer move forward. You can still gather materials, you can still run dungeons/trials/raids/guildhests/etc, you can still craft, you can still stroll the streets of Ul'dah selling Chocobo Feathers, you can still sit there and stare at people as they go about their own business, you can still visit the newbies and watch them begin their adventures in Eorzea (and preferably offer them a helping hand every now and then), you can explore and try to find secrets and details you might have missed, you can even.... dare I say it! Dare I do! You can even make a new character and start from scratch! After all, we have what? 40 character slots overall if I remember correctly? Plenty to do. You just have to be willing to do the do!

As for the OP and his suggestion, I will have to agree with some of the others here in that I don't think this should be a thing. Crafting and Gathering can produce some of the strongest gear to use while leveling and gearing. This would throw the entire market of the game out of balance to just be handed "free" levels and gear to be used for Crafters/Gatherers. Even ignoring the market aspect of why this is a bad idea, there's a significant amount to learn and master about the DoH/L classes/jobs (Crafting, at least, I haven't glimpsed Gathering in this game yet) that doesn't exist within other MMOs, such as having to have appropriate gear on and ACTUALLY making the item manually at least once before you can take the easier route of Quick Synthesis. There's even the chance that the craft could fail, and thus you lose the items, meaning you have to take care in how you handle the materials as you craft (much like you would in real life).

Is it a grind to level Crafters and Gatherers? Yes, it certainly can be, but you're playing an MMO for Hydaelyn's sake. MMOs are all about the grind. If you remove all of the grind by offering, albeit optional, paid conveniences to skip everything, then it's not really a game anymore. Rather, it becomes a Pay-to-Win pile of BS.