How are people so high level already?

[SummerSkye]

Since the Early Access, I have only been able (due to all this maintenance) to play a few hours and I'm only level 6! lol

I see people posting here in their 30's, 40's and beyond already! Is it really that easy to level in this game?

[Pixiestyx]

Some are legacy and some played in phase 4 beta

[SummerSkye]

....Oh! They get to keep their levels and not have to start over, I assume?

[Latear]

Yes, they also get other benefits due to paying to play the last few months before shutdown.

[TheKidd]

That is correct

[Kitsunami]

Legacy servers contain chracters that may already be at level cap and have all of the gear, because they are from the previous iteration.

Everybody kept their stuff.

[SummerSkye]

Thanks, guys! I am new to MMO's. I never played Final Fantasy XI or the original XIV. Is that what they mean when they refer to "1.0's"?

[Divina]

Thanks, guys! I am new to MMO's. I never played Final Fantasy XI or the original XIV. Is that what they mean when they refer to "1.0's"?

Yes 1.0s are Legacy and Standard who played the original game.

[AridElf]

I saw a Scholar on a non-legacy server right before the midnight maintenance..

[Bryr2112]

Actually some of us were in phase 4 of beta. That's why certain people are up high in level. The level cap in beta phase 4 was 20.