a new merit system please?

[LyonheartLakshmi]

Re: a new merit system please?

Found it. I started to think the Search Function was > me, but I got lucky.

http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/bea...hlight=riverne

At the end of the 2nd post Omg says that at level 42 exp starts to wane and suggested that the bst move on. Can someone explain why?

That's the way exp works in all level capped zones. You gain normal exp as long as you're under the cap. Once you go above the cap, you start to take a cut to your exp that's relative to how far above the cap you are (see this link at wiki). This trend continues until you hit a floor of 50% of the exp a player at the level cap would receive. If you are in limit mode though, you get the full exp that a player exactly at the level cap would get.

For example, lets say you went to Riverne A01 and fought an EM Vulture at level 40. You would get 100 exp for defeating it. When you hit 41, you would then receive 86 exp (solo exp for a mob one level below you) in spite of the fact that you are still facing the same challenge as before. At level 42, you would get 72 exp. And at level 43, you would hit the floor of 50 exp, and would continue to get that much exp from that mob until you hit 75 and can switch to limit mode.

[Solymir]

Re: a new merit system please?

Found it. I started to think the Search Function was > me, but I got lucky.

http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/bea...hlight=riverne

At the end of the 2nd post Omg says that at level 42 exp starts to wane and suggested that the bst move on. Can someone explain why?

[Solymir]

Re: a new merit system please?

So leveling a job to catch up to a friend's level (unfortunately forgoing the earning merits option) or waiting until level 40 is the best option. With the amount of changes that have been made lately (which I hope most were in response to what the users/fans wanted) I don't think it is totally out of the relm of possibility that SE would consider the option of "level limiting". Maybe I'm being too optimistic, I don't know.

Speaking of the Riverne zone, I think I read some where that exp gain changes as you go up in level..? Is this accurate? I will try to find that post, I believe it was in the Bst forum.

[Mhurron]

Re: a new merit system please?

Has anyone ever tried to exp party in the promyvion areas? What level party would benefit from leveling just on the first floor..? The party could go up a floor when exp started to get slow. Just a thought.

First floor is pretty much all EP-DC at lvl30, you can solo/duo pretty much all except one mob there so you'd have to move up right away.

The other problem is that Empty are like Undead, they're a lot harder then they check. A VT is going to give you VT exp but take about as much work as an IT. I doubt that you'd get good exp in Promyvion.

If you try it you're going to have to start at least on the second floor, possibly the third.

[Murphie]

Re: a new merit system please?

The mobs on the first floor aren't IT, but if you moved up a level or two, you probably could.

[Solymir]

Re: a new merit system please?

And it's the only one currently. Even though I have enjoyed the experience gained from the merit parties I have been in, it would be nice to do something different for a change. Variety is the spice, and all that. The using the capped zones is a great idea. I've heard of decent exp/hr parties in the riverne sites, and the aquaducts. Unfortunately they aren't viable options until level 38-39ish.

Has anyone ever tried to exp party in the promyvion areas? What level party would benefit from leveling just on the first floor..? The party could go up a floor when exp started to get slow. Just a thought.

[Murphie]

Re: a new merit system please?

I just meant that that's an easier way to level with your friends than changing the whole system.

[Solymir]

Re: a new merit system please?

By leveling other jobs?

I'm not 100% sure you were speaking to me, but just in case. I do level other jobs. In fact lately I've been bouncing around on several different lower level jobs. It's some of the most fun I've had since my first static reached 75.

On a side note, my Character Information is not hidden from everyone is it?

[Kailea]

Re: a new merit system please?

what is with all these threads popping up lately by people that think they know a better way to do something.

this is SEs game, let them adjust it they way they want/need to, they would know more about it than anyone else would.

[Murphie]

Re: a new merit system please?

By leveling other jobs?

[Solymir]

Re: a new merit system please?

Why?

And do you have a job at 75?

Yes. Warrior 75. Occasionally an LS member will have a 5/6 party and need help filling that last spot. It would be a bonus if I knew all of the other people in the party as well. Partying with people i know has always been more fun than with people I've never met. Having said that, I don't mind partying with others, how else am I going to meet new people right..?

[Skoal]

Re: a new merit system please?

This would still work if you could adjust your level limit on the fly.

Like I said in that original post, I am sure SE would make it so it wasn't that easy. Nothing is every easy with them.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: a new merit system please?

I would.

Why?

And do you have a job at 75?

[Lmnop]

Re: a new merit system please?

This would still work if you could adjust your level limit on the fly.

If need be, you could impose something like the Blue mage system. Maybe just Weaken you when you make the change, so at the very least you're out of the action for 5 minutes -- but you don't have to run back to town (or even jeuno-only).

[Solymir]

Re: a new merit system please?

I also know it's pretty much a useless idea because no one is going to choose to limit themselves to low level parties to get merits just to help out lower leveled parties.

I would.