Gating interesting content behind artificial side leveling

[Stanelis]

I remember another interview where he said they wanted to create the feeling of leveling again to satisfy players that wanted to level again. the only way to create an actual long lasting piece of content, according to Yoshi P, is to give it an independent leveling system.

Except leveling isn't content, you level by doing content. Furthermore, the issue isn't necessarily that additional leveling is added to the game, the issue here is both in the uselessness of it (it doesn't bring anything new, you could get magia board or pyros abilities without elemental levels), the execution (20 to 15 level spreads in such small areas only bring problems as it leads to extreme segregation of players that isn't really working because people go to high level fates anyway no matter their levels) and the content that allows you to level (which isn't any different from the core of the game).

Also, the fact that this system needs to be separate from the core of the game can be challenged, as it is well known pagos pyros and anemos gameplay is akin to the old fate leveling of 2.X.