Should Notorious Monsters and Faction Leves be Separate from the Aetheryte System?

[gifthorse]

Some of you might have already noticed... but I hate the guildleve system. It seems very clinical and systematic, and something like that shouldn't form the basis of an MMO. From my perspective, you can't have immersion and convenience at the same time.

As a compromise, I think it's fair to keep the guildleve system in place so as to give players some direction when grinding. But at the same time, I think it's also fair to keep the aetheryte camps purely for grinding and not for starting quests with more substance. For example, they shouldn't be used for real quests like NM and faction leves.

Such leves should be relegated to a more typical MMO questing system. After all, Rank Missions from FFXI wouldn't have been nearly as interesting if you just went to some place and threw a hologram in the air now would they? It's best to involve some type of adventure for players, otherwise it's somewhat of a waste of developer's time to bother with making these elaborate stories and monster models only to have them contraverted by a "quest system" that detracts from the sense of immersion SE are trying to create.

So, do you think the aetheryte camps should be down-played by SE for future content or do you think they are a marvellous idea?

[Akumu]

When I thought of doing guildleves I figured it would be the same as the opening movie. You go to a counter pick a set amount then you and your party set off on a adventure. As we all know however there is a "middle man" which is kinda silly. I don't see why I would have to go to a camp just to throw a hologram in the air and then begin my adventure. I wish going to the closest camp would be my choice alone so if I died it would be my mistake and I would be sent all the way back to my last home point.

The aetheryte camps should be just used as Outposts since they already have Behests there. Hell I would even prefer if the behest mobs(if changed to beastmen) rushed it and could possibly take it over if no one stops them.

edit: But that's just one person opinion.