New Level Sync Feature to Change the Way You Party! (08/25/2008)

[arshesney]

Unless I read this part incorrectly, the level sync doesn't work in places where you've already got a level restriction. IE: No gear on the way to BV2 w/sync Alibeemac.

Level sync won't work, but they stated that gear scaling applies to level capped areas as well. (pic of Aegis pld in Promyvion)

[Ashira]

* If the target character gains a level while Level Sync is in effect, the other characters' levels will automatically adjust to reflect the new target level.
* Level Sync cannot be used in areas or events where a separate level restriction already applies.
* The Level Sync settings are easily accessible from the main menu.

Unless I read this part incorrectly, the level sync doesn't work in places where you've already got a level restriction. IE: No gear on the way to BV2 w/sync Alibeemac.

It means you can't use Level Sync in level capped areas - there's no need to, nor would you want to cap LV50s to LV40 in a LV50 capped area. The gear will auto-adjust to already pre-determined level capped.

Rather than automatically unequipping items if a player's level is reduced below the item's minimum level, the attributes of high-level equipment will be scaled down proportionally to the reduced level.
This will apply not only to the Level Sync system, but to all level-restricted areas and missions. This means that players will now be able to participate in various battlefields, Assault missions, and Ballista, and also to adventure in level-capped areas such as Riverne without the hassle of having to switch equipment!

[Octavious]

lrn2/anon fixed.

lol, the problem is less the invites and more people being butthurt when you turn them down. As a BRD or RDM, people get super-emo when you tell them you don't want to merit even though your not seeking.

I'm glad they've added this so lower-end people can now group up more often, but they still haven't fixed any overcrowding that occurs at any level. Maybe the next update teaser will be more exp locations in WOTG or something.

and edit: lawl i didn't notice that, ty Ashi. Awesome :3 no more warp cudgel wyvern kills! <--awesumsauces

[Lordwafik]

Well, I also don't get how Alibee's solution, of increasing EXP below 37, would honestly solve the issues people are having leveling new jobs/lower jobs. All you'd do is get people to 37 fast and then still have no tanks etc for jobs they want to continue to 60/75.

It doesn't. As someone who exps on a "dead time" (JP time on asura is dead), I had to basically powerlevel my BRD DRG DRG trio from 20something-75 due to the fact the planets had to align for a tank and healer to be online at the same time and both want to exp.

All her solution does is get her sub to 37. Woop de fucking doo, how about the rest of the levels? 37-50-60-70 etc? Then again she bitches over anything.

[Seraph]

RIP Naked Tactics Pearl Runs. We Hardly Knew Ye.

[solsovly]

This is a pretty awesome update...... except for bards. Who will now get invited from everyone at every level range! I'm pretty excited to be able to xp with friends again though.

[ringthree]

The only real complaint that I can come up with is that this is long overdue, but I believe that the direction of FFXI has changed so radically over the last two years and improved so much that I am willing to give SE a break on it.

I do have to say that I have specifically not asked some friends to play this game because I just couldn't make time to play with them. I have end-game to do and when I am not doing events, I spend my time leveling jobs I want to get done and this never works out for new players. Now I can level jobs with new people and wouldn't feel like I never do anything with friends that just started playing the game.

[Amok]

there's no need to, nor would you want to cap LV50s to LV40 in a LV50 capped area.

I think there's a small chance they did it to prevent you exping in capped areas, cus iirc you only get half exp from mobs in those areas if your level is equal to or greater than the cap for that area.

[Lordwafik]

lol, the problem is less the invites and more people being butthurt when you turn them down. As a BRD or RDM, people get super-emo when you tell them you don't want to merit even though your not seeking.

I'm glad they've added this so lower-end people can now group up more often, but they still haven't fixed any overcrowding that occurs at any level. Maybe the next update teaser will be more exp locations in WOTG or something.

and edit: lawl i didn't notice that, ty Ashi. Awesome :3 no more warp cudgel wyvern kills! <--awesumsauces

There's plenty of locations, I did up till 55 all in wotg, the problem is some of them aren't as accessable, but for the most part they replace typical camps entirely. For example Meriphataud Mountain[S] Lynxes, E.Raun[S] colibri, Gustaber[S] replacing the dunes entirely, Grauberg[S], yatta yatta. They just won't be as popular due to the lolwings stigma, but all that means is next expansion, when they make this expansion good, it'll be awwwwwwwwrite

[Not Kuno]

At first I thought this would be amazing. Then I reread what the level capped equipment would be like..

No haste. No "mp recovered while healing", no set bonuses. Staves are made pretty much useless, same with resting in full yigit or.. any sort of resting gear. Sound's pretty terrible to me, since having a +int wand would be better then anything else. I don't understand why theyre completely getting rid of these, especially because it's a huge pain in the ass to rest for mp at lower levels.

I don't know though. It probably won't be too bad. SE is definatly on the right track with this.

[Balb]

So how many emergency maintenances will be needed to correct gear that isn't deleveling according?

[Octavious]

RIP Naked Tactics Pearl Runs. We Hardly Knew Ye.

I used to do tactic pearl stuff with a friend until he quit. I used all my old COP gear since that expansion made everyone buy level capped gear for every level. >_>;

[Lordwafik]

Can't wait to see the first bunch of people getting aggro in lvl75 armor, because they forgot they're not aggro free yet.

[kuronosan]

Waste of effort. Good update, bad timing. This should have been how it worked from the beginning.

[Airenn]

At first I thought this would be amazing. Then I reread what the level capped equipment would be like..

No haste. No "mp recovered while healing", no set bonuses. Staves are made pretty much useless, same with resting in full yigit or.. any sort of resting gear. Sound's pretty terrible to me, since having a +int wand would be better then anything else. I don't understand why theyre completely getting rid of these, especially because it's a huge pain in the ass to rest for mp at lower levels.

I don't know though. It probably won't be too bad. SE is definatly on the right track with this.

I see where you're coming from, but at the same time it's not like there's much of those at lower levels anyway. Very little haste, if anything at all. You wouldn't expect to have a Dark Staff fully functional at lvl 10-50 anyway.


But, imo, it offsets having to have lower level gear in your inventory. Now I don't have to carry a whole bunch of random junk, I can just wear the normal RDM stuffs.

I am assuming and hoping that if you level cap yourself from say 75 to 50,though, items such as Swift Belt won't be affected since it IS a lvl 50 item.

[Loan]

Another thing this will help is the situation where one person dings to a lvl that reduces xp at a certain camp. Just have the whole party cap themselves at the next-highest level and keep xping.

This weekend, we had a party of 45-47 in Crawlers doin Rumbles.. We tried a Helm but took way too long killing it.. So we kept doing Rumbles.. When the BLM dinged 48, our XP dropped significantly.. We tried another helm, but our melee were 46 and tank was 46, so again, it was a long fight.. Situation like this, just keep everyone capped at 46 until everyone levels up to 47/48 and move on to Helms..

Plus, there's always people in our LS leveling jobs on the side and this will allow us all to level together from time to time..

[Octavious]

Can't wait to see the first bunch of people getting aggro in lvl75 armor, because they forgot they're not aggro free yet.

This happens to me everytime I level a low level job and walk through Highlands. Something like, OH F**K why is that Tremor Ram chasing me, oh right not 75...crap... *bites dirt*

Also, would be funny to see someone sync themselves by accident and fight fafnir @ lv50. Oh Crap Hurricane Wing 1shots everyone @.@;

[Ashira]

At first I thought this would be amazing. Then I reread what the level capped equipment would be like..

No haste. No "mp recovered while healing", no set bonuses. Staves are made pretty much useless, same with resting in full yigit or.. any sort of resting gear. Sound's pretty terrible to me, since having a +int wand would be better then anything else. I don't understand why theyre completely getting rid of these, especially because it's a huge pain in the ass to rest for mp at lower levels.

I don't know though. It probably won't be too bad. SE is definatly on the right track with this.

I don't understand why people are bitching so much about this. You didn't have that much haste when you were that level originally, you didn't have that much hMP, or extra Refresh ticks, etc.

If you're that concerned about the hMP or something, and it's something you had *planned* on doing, then pull out some different gear. It's like I said, to be most efficient you will probably want to buy 3-5 pieces at your level cap, but you can just leave your regular higher level earrings/rings/back or something on. But at least you don't have to go deck out in 14+ level capped pieces now and kill your inventory space.

[Airenn]

This happens to me everytime I level a low level job and walk through Highlands. Something like, OH F**K why is that Tremor Ram chasing me, oh right not 75...crap... *bites dirt*

Also, would be funny to see someone sync themselves by accident and fight fafnir @ lv50. Oh Crap Hurricane Wing 1shots everyone @.@;

Nice. Just. Yes.

Also, this is a perfect way for people in LS' to level that job they HATE to level! <3 (SCH anyone? )

[Faithe]

This is pretty awesome. This isn't for level 75s though. How the hell is going to level down at 75 for a merit party?


This is awesome for everything else. Especially those annoying 71-75 level grind. My paladin is in that level and this is why I haven't picked it up.


But fuck, there goes colibri camp. Everyone and their mother above 60 will be crashing there.