So I'm not attacking PL at all. But I want to share my perspective and opinion. I still have my main FFXI character and one thing I don't like is how many extra features that make the game easier and make it more solo. When I heard about Nasomi and recreating that old experience I had over a decade ago I jumped on board. Coming into Nasomi my hopes was the same feelings I had when I first played and struggled through. At first, I wasn't disappointed. A few changes here and there and it felt like I was new to the game and wasn't sure if I could win a fight or not without experiencing it first. I felt a challenge and felt like a new player experiencing that grindy struggle along with the fear if an easy prey or decent challenge will kill you.

Upon reaching the dunes however, I saw that every PT I passed and joined had a PL. I know not everyone does, but the amount is a lot. PL was not unheard of in the 2005 version but was a lot less common since you had to have two accounts which cost money. So when you got a PL it was a rare treat. Now it has a different feel where it is expected. Reading some comments about this I understand that people don't like these low levels, but part of the experience for me was the grind through the levels and the feelings on getting through it finally.

So while I don't think PL is bad, I think it is a different feel then what I was searching for when I came back. Also, I am sad to learn that WHM is not very useful. I know that several jobs can do things better than others but I think FFXI was trying to balance that (I think...) to make sure every job could do something even if it wasn't the best composition. I'm not mad about it, honestly I'm impressed by the community coming up with some effective combos and making healing and leveling so effective. However, part of the feel back in 2005 was there was no perfect job or comp because the community hadn't mastered it to the point where jobs just weren't used.

So all in all, I think it is a great server and great thing, but I am getting a different feel then what I was expecting.

Anyone else having these thoughts?

Edit: Personally, I would prefer no alt accounts allowed to be on at the same time. But I know many people like this and I don't want to attack a feature that many others like just because I don't. But my personal preference would probably be this.

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You have to keep in mind that this is a 16 year old game and you're playing on a 6 year old server. There's not many secrets left, people have figured out hte most efficient way to get from point A to point B. There are pl's in the dunes, but at qufim and up they're much fewer to almost non-existent. Since most people have figured out how to party and their job's role in a party, they don't mind blowing through the dunes as fast as possible.

I agree but it's not gonna change

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~not a noob~

while i like joining PL parties , i know is a pain for low lvl rdm , whm and smn....u invite those if there is no DD left to choose from , and even then u sometimes wait 10-15 min until u invite them....

Good thing fast blade is OP here so RDM can function fine in the dunes as a dia caster and just swing a sword.

SMN functions fine as a DD in the dunes. I daresay pets are some of the better DDs over the whiff fests that can occur without a COR or BRD.

WHM is kinda meh for dunes, I agree.

gawd.

I wish every pt I joined in the dunes had a PL.

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yikes

On top of what you said already...

PL alts are ruining the game for sure. When someone is already well off as a 75 and has 1m to piss away, they will basically spend whatever to gear their alt.

It makes it so new players cant ever afford the gear they need because they dont have the bank of a 75 to fund their play. For instance, you would have to farm crawlers for like 5 straight days to afford a shitty Mohbwa sash because all the 75s will blow obscene cash because they can afford it and raise the prices.

I'd bet the top 1% of this game holds 95% of the economy. This server is definitely a case of the rich get richer.

some ppl has millions , others barely make it , like real life

while its true that some gear is overpriced here (the Mohbwa cost 30k for a low lvl item isnt cheap but this item will last for tons of lvls ) mostly is very cheap , and if u farm crawlers for 5 days u are doing it wrong , there are faster ways thtat farm crawlers (silk is 7k stack and u need 4 stacks for 1 item , not worth it since it drops once every 5 crawlers if lucky) , bees are better , 3,5k stack but drops are more common ,plus farming items on anything that isnt thf or /thf at least is masochist.

i guess is just an example but crawlers arent worth it outside lvl 1-12 in windy

u can always craft , some crafts is just tossing money until 60+ others give u gil from 0 (alchemist and cooking for example) , there are rough lvls , but still...u gain more than u lose if u craft what sells , or have a way to get mats.