Regarding a Skill Point Gain Issue (Squeenix)

[Holly Short]

We did one leve with Megalocrabs where I had to spam heal our tanks for them to even stay alive, and I remember getting 1-2 big skill ups from it and going "wtf."

I'm wondering if I should report myself for it and not risk being banned. D:

[Correction]

For those of you who have abused this method, please report yourself through GM Call.

Funniest thing I'm likely to read all day.

[Elcura]

Funniest thing I'm likely to read all day.

What's funny is that people are considering it. Hell, even I considered it before remembering that honesty is for after you get caught, or the means to an even bigger lie.

[Katlan]

I bet this "fix" completely screws over casters. So now we don't get skill for healing / buffing at all.. either that, or its extremely rare now.

[Holly Short]

What's funny is that people are considering it. Hell, even I considered it before remembering that honesty is for after you get caught, or the means to an even bigger lie.

What's funny about wondering if they'll exaggerate and ban those who weren't abusing it?

[Elcura]

If they ban you, they're either stupid (I won't go into this) or seriously looking for people who were abusing that shit. Admitting you did it is just lessening the work they need to do.

[Correction]

I bet this "fix" completely screws over casters. So now we don't get skill for healing / buffing at all.. either that, or its extremely rare now.

This is intended, because after all you know you miss the FFXI skillup system.

[Holly Short]

If they ban you, they're either stupid (I won't go into this) or seriously looking for people who were abusing that shit. Admitting you did it is just lessening the work they need to do.

Curing to keep someone alive is admitting to abusing the system? I think your argument is kinda flawed there. I still don't see what's comical about wondering if the over exaggerated hand of SE will hit those who were just trying to play the game.

[Meko]

This was locked on the other thread. Anybody else seen this?

Me and a friend were grouping and doing leves last night and ran across an issue. He was in full screen mode and we were doing a leve. His AV started running causing full screen to crash and he DC'd. Well, we were already halfway done with the leve so when he came back in, he was able to trade out his current leve because he DC'd but because I already had the leve after he shared it, we were able to complete the leve and then he was also able to refund the leve for a new one so basically we got 2 for 1. Was this a glitch? Has anybody else seen this?

[Chakra]

Absolutely ridiculous if healing and buffing nets no skill ups what-so-ever. This development team only remedies systems with extremes, but how soon we forget, huh?

[CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon]

Better off just doing a split skill point for party play. Static skill points for green/blu mobs would suck. I mean right now as a mage you should just be curing, but if your tanks aren't taking much damage then you're not gaining skill. Seems that glads get shafted for skill too, while if a mage is healing a ton of people, they get a lot of skill. Here skill point split would work well. THe whole "I'm doing more work than he is" is just BS. If you don't like someone, or they're not doing their job in party, just kick them or leave and find another. Problem solved.

[xopher]

A version update of FINAL FANTASY XI was performed at the following time.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 27 at 5:00 (PDT)

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Details]
- An issue wherein during Guildleve and Behest, a large amount of skill points can be obtained by casting enhancing or healing magic to the party member has been addressed.

Nice proofreading SE.

[SamanosukeShiva]

At least its not like salvage, heard nothing from them then bam, massive bans.

[Galkaeater]

do away with the whole random skill up system it has no place in video games any more

[Katlan]

do away with the whole random skill up system it has no place in video games any more

this. I don't think anybody liked it in alpha/beta.. its not fun killing something and not getting skill for it when you have put in your work. RNG skill: just what i want while i try to lv up... RNG being applied to skill gains

[Hyan]

At least its not like salvage, heard nothing from them then bam, massive bans.

They did tell us they would take action as far as I remember. Took at least a month after that before something happened though?

I think the fellow that developed the chara progression system is a new guy. Hopefully he can get his shit together asap >_> RNG for something irrelevant is np, but class ranks are like the core progression system for this game. At least switch the phys. level progression with rank progression if nothing else.

[Palin]

I'm not able to log in, has it been confirmed healing/buffing no longer gives skill ups? Or just conjecture.

[freddiepines]

gee, SE sure is on top of shit when it's nerfing time

Priceless. Game hasn't even officially launched and threats of bans are already brewing.

Gonna go report myself and fall on my sword to .

[Elcura]

Curing to keep someone alive is admitting to abusing the system? I think your argument is kinda flawed there. I still don't see what's comical about wondering if the over exaggerated hand of SE will hit those who were just trying to play the game.

How are you not getting this?

[Holly Short]

How are you not getting this?

I could direct the same question at you? You seem to not understand, at all, in any shape or form. It's unfortunate. Are you implying you are trolling or being sarcastic? Otherwise, I'm at a loss to even derive a scrap of what you meant by that.