I wish Square would give us the option to start the new classes at level 1

[Andy_T93]

Ok but what when you reach max level on those classes ? You will literally have to make a new character anyway ? What is the difference compared to now ?

Because I won't do it, that's the whole point I don't want to start a brand new character (partly because I'm very attached to my current one, and secondly because I don't want to re-do all the MSQ's) If I had the option to level the new jobs from level 1 then that would scratch the itch a bit, I'm unsure why this is a difficult concept for you to grasp

[Mr_Gyactus]

I appreciate that most people would prefer to start at 80 (likely starting level) and certainly don't want that taken away but every now and then I like going back to level 1 and taking a class all the way to 90 (soon to be 100) sadly I just got my last DPS class to 90 (black mage) and it kinda sucks that unless I make a brand new character I can't really do that levelling journey, It was a nice little project which I did very casually over a 6 week period

So yeah that's it really

I think it could be ok, if you (or someone for you) create around 300 themed weapons, then test these 300 with each race and each possible dye.

[Shurrikhan]

That is the most ridiculous logic ever, that's like saying why play a game because once you complete it you won't have anything to do??

Omnilevelers with any significant time on their hands --unless said leveling activities is literallyall they like to do, and they somehow do not enjoy those very same activities without seeing <bar go up>-- are going to spend the majority of their time level-capped, same as everyone else, at which point the options remain exactly as is the case already.

Yes, there is a difference in total hours before takes effect, but you're still dealing with the same outcome. Eventually, you'll have to (A) do more than just leveling, (B) make a new character, or (C) just do those activities you enjoyed during leveling regardless of the actual exp gains because you enjoy or for whatever reason want to do those activities.



Now, for my part, I would love to have simply seen a level skip function added in some other way, so maybe it's DRK I start at 80 come Dawntrail and Corsair (or Gunner/Fencer) that I start at level 1. Sure, options are nice.

Buuuut, that desire sours as soon as one realizes what it would cost in development hours for that actually feel like more than a clunky gimmick, which I would not be satisfied with.

Of all things I could possibly see those development hours being used on, more choices of which job to level through the whole MSQ on... isn't even a top 10 (even when limiting those dev hours' results to just what those same likely staff would be working on).

[ICountFrom0]

I'd have loved to have a job and class for each, starting at 1. With jobstones, and full plots....
... but apparently the 'smol indi company' sees better returns for not doing it, oh well.

[Boblawblah]

After spending the last month and a half slowly leveling all the jobs I haven't touched to just 50/60, nope. No more. With how alt job leveling is in FFXIV you can't do the story again, you can't do side quests, you grind dungeons/roulettes. Now, if they let you replay the MSQ with xp but no cutscene skipping? I'd start at level 1 on a new job in a heartbeat.

[Poporito_Popoto]

I'd have loved to have a job and class for each, starting at 1. With jobstones, and full plots....
... but apparently the 'smol indi company' sees better returns for not doing it, oh well.

'smol indi company' is right.

[Absimiliard]

I could see this being alright as long as it's optional.

On the other hand, I do wish they would come up with something to force people to actually learn how to play the jobs that start at a higher level. Running into some dude button mashing at 90 on GNB because the game makes no real effort to enforce learning is obnoxious, and being stuck in a dungeon with this person is even worse.

[Shurrikhan]

I'd have loved to have a job and class for each, starting at 1. With jobstones, and full plots....
... but apparently the 'smol indi company' sees better returns for not doing it, oh well.

Whether they have the resources to do that (they almost certainly would if reinvesting the game's profits into the game) or not, there's still the more important question: is more 1-to-cap job options (especially if at the expense of how many jobs more constrained players can actually play at cap) via more quickly-outgrown banal early leveling weapons and more job quests to reconcile incongruities with the earlier level and the MSQ's point of introduction of those jobs' origins... really something we want to spend that development time on? Not midcore content, not side content, not more horizontal progression or what have you, but just... more weapons and (lore-conflicted) job quests?

[Atelier-Bagur]

It'd be a neat idea, but considering how this game has arguably one of the worst combat systems/class progression, I dont see this jelling well with people unless they manage to overhaul combat. I wish they did because I understand where OP is coming from. Its fun to level classes like in WoW where that journey is fun and meaningful. But in this game? Its just ugh.

[Iscah]

Because I won't do it, that's the whole point I don't want to start a brand new character (partly because I'm very attached to my current one, and secondly because I don't want to re-do all the MSQ's) If I had the option to level the new jobs from level 1 then that would scratch the itch a bit, I'm unsure why this is a difficult concept for you to grasp

Instead of being required to run (say) 200 dungeons to level up from scratch, why not just accept that it takes 20 dungeons to reach level cap and then keep running the additional 180 anyway just for fun? You do the same amount of activity and you have more choice over what you do, because there's no pressure to go for the "most efficient" thing over so you can pick to play what you actually feel like doing today. Or pick by collecting glamour or whatever as a secondary goal.