Thread: Bring back deleveling in 2.0

Originally Posted by Neomarl

One of the best features of FFXI is not present right now in FFXIV.
Deleveling was a necessary element as the game doesn't punish you enough for dying in FFXIV.
Oh look, your gear condition has lowered by 10%! And you have to return to a home point. Is this supposed to be scary? NO.
I want to feel terrified of dying. I want to **** my pants every time I enter a dungeon or face a threatening enemy. This game NEEDS the element of constant fear.
Stop cattering to the casual market, and please try to bring back hardcore elements from the old FFXI days.


Please bring back deleveling for 2.0!!!

Worst mechanic ever. I would be severely disappointed in SE if they brought this old craptastic feature from XI to XIV. I love FFXI but never really cared much for the whole lose exp from dying crap. It didn't make me feel scared to die it just made me mad as hell because I would have to waste time to go get my level back.

I understand the desire for that feeling but why create the infinite time sink? I would personally much rather spend that time actually doing content and trying to get it down than waste time having to go back to re-level up. As of now, I think the death penalties are nearly perfect, maybe they could make them a little more harsh but not via exp loss. They could get creative and find the middle ground, or they can keep going with what they got and a percentage of us will be happy nevertheless.

On a side note, SE just needs to go ahead and make a FFXI 2.0 so all these people will stop making posts about how to make XIV into XI. Though I did hear from Vanafest 2012 XI is getting a new expansion next year, just an fyi for those interested.