Is a level skip worth it?

[Delis]

If you hate it, maybe the game isn't worth your money to begin with.

Or you know, people play this game for different reasons and enjoy different aspects of the game. I myself hardly ever go into dungeons, i will if someone in fc needs to run something, but outside of that you will hardly find me in them.

I use hunt trains to get my tomes for the week. I have more fun in the ex trials and savage and crafting/gathering. Should i quit the game because i dont find the leveling part fun, and much rather jump a job i want to try out in endgame conntent? Also some jobs are just dreadful to level up, but seem fun at max levels. To some of us it is worth it to jump a job up so we can use it in end game with friends instead of slogging through all the levels, should we quit the game?

[Edax]

Or you know, people play this game for different reasons and enjoy different aspects of the game. I myself hardly ever go into dungeons, i will if someone in fc needs to run something, but outside of that you will hardly find me in them.

I use hunt trains to get my tomes for the week. I have more fun in the ex trials and savage and crafting/gathering. Should i quit the game because i dont find the leveling part fun, and much rather jump a job i want to try out in endgame conntent? Also some jobs are just dreadful to level up, but seem fun at max levels. To some of us it is worth it to jump a job up so we can use it in end game with friends instead of slogging through all the levels, should we quit the game?

But would you pay extra for the pleasure to not do dungeons? Would you pay extra to not do hunts? Would you pay extra to not talk to your FC? Would you pay extra to not have a house? How much are you willing to pay to not play the game?

[MsMisato]

Please take the time to read everything before blindly replying with 'It's not good for bad players, most players are bad, you're likely to be a bad player, its not worth it'. I see people do this a lot in other threads I've looked at, and its not helpful if you don't provide relevant reasoning to support your answer.

I've been wanting to play Machinist as it looks like a really fun job to play, and I've been trying to level it up. I've grinded dungeons to get it up to level 51, but the constant 20 min+ DPS queue times have been pretty discouraging, so I've been considering buying a level skip for Machinist, especially considering that its currently on a discounted price.

While I haven't played high level Machinist before, I have a good enough grasp on the game's core mechanics that I've done fine on lv 70 dungeons like Ala Mhigo, and have RDM, AST, and GNB all higher than lv 70. (My account here shows an alt character for some reason, so don't look there for proof XD)

I've seen a lot of people say that getting the skills one at a time makes a big difference in a player's ability to play a job, is that true? I'm not the type of person who would blindly run into multiplayer content with the boosted job before practicing on dummies and watching a guide of two, but is the experience of leveling manually worth the terribly long grind? Should I suck it up and level it up myself or is the potion a viable option?

Personally, I don't think it is worth it if you are that for into leveling. But its your decision.

I would say yes if you have a good strong grasp/understanding of your skills do and what your rotation will be already. What i mean is, that you did your research and know what to do. Too many times I seen level skips come into a level 70 and 80 dungeons and are completely clueless on what they need to do rotation wise.this goes for Tanks, DPS, and healers. So you will want to get your hot or cross bars setup and wail on a dummy if you are not good or simply don't know/understand your rotation.

[Derio]

Not if you already started leveling it. If you were going fresh out the gate from 1 to 70 then yes. But if you already leveled it to 51 then its a bit of a waste because at that point you might as well just run POTD

[Infindox]

For your first job, no imo. However, for any job you may be interested in but don't want to deal with grinding it, I don't see the issue with it. I personally used a jump potion on astro (back when it was Stormblood and it jumped you to 60). I would also consider a jump potion on a class you have NO interest in if you want to experience RDM/SAM/GNB/Dancer as early as possible. (My other half did this with Paladin to get Gunbreaker early and he doesn't regret it).
If you do jump a job, just remember to take time and learn a rotation or do some things solo to learn it.

[Lium]

Not sure if it's been answered, but if you buy a skip potion, do all the job quests auto-complete? Because I'm kind of enjoying the DRK quests. Currently at level 56, but tanking isn't really my thing, and I'm only leveling it to get all four roles to 80 so I can unlock the final role quest cutscene.

[AwesomeJr44]

Not sure if it's been answered, but if you buy a skip potion, do all the job quests auto-complete?

They do skip the job quests, so if you're interested in the DRK quests, you may want to avoid the skip potion. Although, I heard you can go back and do certain cleared quests with New Game+, so you may want to look into that. You might be able to go back and play them if that's the case.

[lolicon09]

Personally, no. I see no point in playing a game like this and skip the levelling process. Also, levelling yourself helps with learning how your skills/actions work

[Seddrinth]

Please take the time to read everything before blindly replying with 'It's not good for bad players, most players are bad, you're likely to be a bad player, its not worth it'. I see people do this a lot in other threads I've looked at, and its not helpful if you don't provide relevant reasoning to support your answer.

I've been wanting to play Machinist as it looks like a really fun job to play, and I've been trying to level it up. I've grinded dungeons to get it up to level 51, but the constant 20 min+ DPS queue times have been pretty discouraging, so I've been considering buying a level skip for Machinist, especially considering that its currently on a discounted price.

While I haven't played high level Machinist before, I have a good enough grasp on the game's core mechanics that I've done fine on lv 70 dungeons like Ala Mhigo, and have RDM, AST, and GNB all higher than lv 70. (My account here shows an alt character for some reason, so don't look there for proof XD)

I've seen a lot of people say that getting the skills one at a time makes a big difference in a player's ability to play a job, is that true? I'm not the type of person who would blindly run into multiplayer content with the boosted job before practicing on dummies and watching a guide of two, but is the experience of leveling manually worth the terribly long grind? Should I suck it up and level it up myself or is the potion a viable option?

Don't listen to anyone that tells you leveling is good practice. Almost every job in this game plays differently at level 80 then when you are leveling. You can practice once you hit 80 and that would be far more productive than trying to learn the class as you level. That being said, whether it's worth it to buy a level jump is up to you. If you feel like you are wasting time in low levels and want to skip to higher level, then do it. If you enjoy the grind then keep leveling.

[Joe_Schmoe]

Is a level skip worth it?

It is to me. Otherwise I wouldn't be playing that class at all. I'd rather grind 10 levels than 80, especially when I know where the class guides & training dummies are. It's also one of the biggest reasons I quit playing Path of Exile and Diablo 2, no level skip with these. I don't like starting over.