Merit System

[Arcell]

doesnt have to be like the one in 11, a sphere grid or something would be cool. I just hope there is something for us after we reach the max lvl

Well as someone who never played XI, I have no idea what the "merit system" even entails at all. That's the problem with having absolutely no explanation in the OP. Believe it or not some people didn't play XI and have no idea what you're talking about, or maybe it's just me.

[Shougun]

Well as someone who never played XI, I have no idea what the "merit system" even entails at all. That's the problem with having absolutely no explanation in the OP. Believe it or not some people didn't play XI and have no idea what you're talking about, or maybe it's just me.

Graphically its a mess and Id argue down any idea of bringing it back graphically (its basically the classic FF way too many menus type of deal).

Game play wise when you hit max level you still collect EXP once you get enough EXP (I think its basically a levels worth of EXP) you get a point you can spend on things like faster attack speed or more health. You can spend the points for your character in general or spend them on class specifics. There was a limit on how many points you could put into each category.

In short it adds levels where you get to customize what "leveled up" about your character.

[Tetsaru]

Well as someone who never played XI, I have no idea what the "merit system" even entails at all. That's the problem with having absolutely no explanation in the OP. Believe it or not some people didn't play XI and have no idea what you're talking about, or maybe it's just me.

Here: http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Category:Merit_Points

Long story short, after you reach the level cap, you can still gain "exp," but when you "level," you instead get a merit point, which can be spent to either improve your stats or enhance your abilities.

I didn't play FF11 long enough to get to that point, but a friend of mine who did said that, alongside level syncing (which I have no idea why they didn't implement it in FF14, it was ingenious imo), it made it to where both low-level and high-level players could do things together.