maybe its just me...but is leveling too fast in your opinion?

[Irana]

I think the main reason why we keep getting so much stuff to do at our current max leve is just because people can blast form 1 to 50 in 2 weeks if they are hardcore players (some people may take even less...)

What is this causing from my point of view?

A) People skip over the lower level dungeons like totorak and whatever the other with the lone coeurl is.

B) Low level armor seems way too expensive, because they dont take much time to level up and because you can equip gear from any level they rather just not buy anything unless a friend buys it for them.

C)This causes a complete mess in the lower levels economy, crafters just will not craft low level gear.

IMHO, leveling should take a slightly bit more...or at the very least give "required level" to all pieces of armor to help move the economy along and let crafters earn a bit of money (I am not a crafter I just fish and cook but its clear even to me that there is no demand for low level armors or mats for low level items).

This all seems pretty stupid a point to make when Im level 50 but I been taking a look at how the world is moving (at least in our server, Selbina,) and its really painful to watch.

[Nikita]

Well, they are in a weird position as most players already have the majority if not all of their leveling out of the way. At this point, it will be incredibly hard to please everyone. If they slow it down too much, new players coming into the game will be pissed if it takes forever to catch up with their friends and there will be the players who will feel like they missed out because they didn't catch the boat when leveling was easier etc...

They need to strike a balance and make sure players have methods besides grinding and leves before they slow it down too much imo... They need to ensure leveling can be a fun process for everyone, and have plenty to do along the way... Maybe in 2.0 ^_^

[Rowyne]

They need to strike a balance and make sure players have methods besides grinding and leves before they slow it down too much imo... They need to ensure leveling can be a fun process for everyone, and have plenty to do along the way... Maybe in 2.0 ^_^

I absolutely believe that the leveling pace is too fast. You can solo from 1-10 from leves alone in an hour or less. 10-20 is better, but still pretty fast. It doesn't really start to feel like it slows down until about the time you're working on Grand Company content and job quests. And I don't have any 50s, but I see people say all the time there's a weird reverse curve where your last few levels just fly by.

I don't think it's unintentional, either. The super fast pace has probably been left this way due to lack of content. All we mainly have to level with is leves and grinding. I think they need to slow down the pace and give us more low-mid level content with which to progress. The key is to keep the leveling process enjoyable, so that you have so much fun playing, you don't even notice that you're leveling while doing it. You want to play the game, not play the levels.

I would like to see SE slow down the leveling pace so it doesn't feel so trivialized, and give us more leveling content along the way.

[Haydest]

Expensive low-level items were definitely an issue when I came back last month. I remember seeing a crafted piece of armor that I wanted going for 150k...not an HQ, and (obviously) not an NM drop; I believe this somewhere in my teens...16 maybe?

The other thing is *lack* of low-level armor, or any armor up until 40ish really; that's really what pushed me to grind for hours on end, just so I could replace something I had been wearing for the last 15 or some odd levels.

So many times I would see an upgrade available only to click on it and seeing it was actually someone equipping it on their retainer for 999million.

[Zahak]

Slow down the leveling post 50 and give us level sync!

[Gukswar]

WHY level sync... you migh as well JUST power level them ._. ...

[Dragon]

WHY level sync... you migh as well JUST power level them ._. ...

All power leveling is, is a hand-out; maybe we want to be able to party with our friends and do content without actually giving them handouts. Or maybe we just want to actually party with our friends, instead of doing something so boring as power leveling.

[TheVedis]

WHY level sync... you migh as well JUST power level them ._. ...

because people are trying to hijack this thread to work into their cause for level syncs

level syncs will just speed up leveling, it wont slow it down, and as many here pretty much agree on, its way too fast



personaly, i dont care if they slow it down, at this point the damage is done when it comes to 1-50, but they can ensure it wont damage the future when the cap is raised if they give us a proper exp range from 51+ where we cant gain an 2+ levels an hour in parties...


this has nothing to do with the casual vs hardcore BS some people make it out to be, its about longevity of games, yes people want to reach endgame asap, but they also can get bored if they are handed it too easily and thus wont play for long after, you have to make the journey feel like it was an accomplishment as well as make it not too unobtainable

[Wolfie]

I feel it's appropriate now given that there isn't really much you CAN do at low levels.

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lol... this is no where near as fast as FFXI's Abyssea expansion pack.

I swear some of you guys remind me of those idiots who posted threads about removing teleportation from the game.


SE needs to be more careful about who they listen to when developing this game further...