01-11-2018, 07:52 PM
While I agree with what Shujin said about the gradual aspect - I actually miss RPing the gaining of strength as opposed to everyone prioritizing that rush to 60 and beating each other up nonstop - I also understand that most people don't give a crap about that, and I also like being able to get the class levels I need for the fun stuff. (Furthermore, if I don't think it makes sense for my character to be strong, I can deliberately grind slowly, anyways.)
People like PVP and they want to have access to multiple characters for it for numerous reasons, such as the stigma about omniclassing and the fact that different races have different pros and cons. (For example: Oracles are not ideal archers, for obvious reasons. And you probably don't want a Vampire that uses a build focused on non-banquet healing... although one that can heal allies can be useful.)
The thing is, actually getting a character together is tedious as sin, and a powergrind alleviates EVERYTHING:
- It can be a nightmare just getting the ITEMS you need for your build to not be useless. Do you think players are going to sell 2-5 star items for reasonable prices? Let's say I have a High San build and want to use a spirit weapon for FP drain; you can craft a Siphon, but none of the other Spirit Weapons. You could always pick up the Mugendai and Konosekai for a san scaling weapon (And thank heck for that) but seriously, do you think that'll help an archer? How about building a shotgun MG? Oh, right, you might LE 5 times (normal grind, hunting for a shotgun) before you find your first Shotgun - and it will be Fleeting - and you'll die once and lose it the very first time. TRUE STORY, BY THE WAY. This is part of why people like to powergrind to 60; so they can build for less specific gear and then LE/Respec once they get what they need.
- Some enemies can be a nightmare to fight against for some builds, and the permanent monster dens makes avoiding these enemies an impossibility. Take the aforementioned spatials; the most efficient way to grind is to pump offensive stats early on so enemies die quickly before you take much punishment. Once Corruptors can survive, however, the player is instantly and immediately boned when 3 corruptors doublecast at them (unless they get a Res scaling weapon early on and build for it.) Again, these are new characters, probably still using Tutorial Gear due to luck with drops, so it's not like they're decked out in items like a COMC, Red Letter, etc. People who don't ask friends to help them grind will often wait for Beast Raids/ Fishing Contests just to shoot ahead a bit so they can avoid the pain in the neck of dealing with permanent dens.
- Mercs can help, right? No; with the exception of Reynes against enemies weak to fire, Mercs aren't really enough to turn the table if the player's character can't go it alone already. Reynes's FP lasts about as long as someone's virginity at an orgy that banned foreplay, Protect is broken and doesn't trigger against monsters, so Alma's only good for... nothing, and Zoria... well, did Zoria not having Rising Game ever get fixed? What about monster mercs? Well the problem is, they don't level up, so unless you tag along with a high level party ANYWAYS and manage to capture something, odds are, monster mercs are about as useful to a newer player as the under level 10 trade restriction (Party of new characters, item drops for one of them that another one needs, and they can't trade despite both being under level 10 because screw the player.) Of course, Monster Mercs are good if you got a bunch of really good ones and then LE'd... again, making it beneficial to rush 60 ASAP.
- The game's content is, to put it bluntly, aimed at higher levels. Black Beasts, Argentyle, and Bai Kai may scale to the party leader's level, but seriously, lower levels are just not particularly suited to fighting these. The Mountain Raid? Yeeeeeah. Why WOULDN'T people want to prioritize speeding to 60 ASAP?
I'm not going to pretend to be a genius that knows how to fix this. But yeah, there's zero reason to not blitz to 60 ASAP, unless you're specifically a noncombattant.
People like PVP and they want to have access to multiple characters for it for numerous reasons, such as the stigma about omniclassing and the fact that different races have different pros and cons. (For example: Oracles are not ideal archers, for obvious reasons. And you probably don't want a Vampire that uses a build focused on non-banquet healing... although one that can heal allies can be useful.)
The thing is, actually getting a character together is tedious as sin, and a powergrind alleviates EVERYTHING:
- It can be a nightmare just getting the ITEMS you need for your build to not be useless. Do you think players are going to sell 2-5 star items for reasonable prices? Let's say I have a High San build and want to use a spirit weapon for FP drain; you can craft a Siphon, but none of the other Spirit Weapons. You could always pick up the Mugendai and Konosekai for a san scaling weapon (And thank heck for that) but seriously, do you think that'll help an archer? How about building a shotgun MG? Oh, right, you might LE 5 times (normal grind, hunting for a shotgun) before you find your first Shotgun - and it will be Fleeting - and you'll die once and lose it the very first time. TRUE STORY, BY THE WAY. This is part of why people like to powergrind to 60; so they can build for less specific gear and then LE/Respec once they get what they need.
- Some enemies can be a nightmare to fight against for some builds, and the permanent monster dens makes avoiding these enemies an impossibility. Take the aforementioned spatials; the most efficient way to grind is to pump offensive stats early on so enemies die quickly before you take much punishment. Once Corruptors can survive, however, the player is instantly and immediately boned when 3 corruptors doublecast at them (unless they get a Res scaling weapon early on and build for it.) Again, these are new characters, probably still using Tutorial Gear due to luck with drops, so it's not like they're decked out in items like a COMC, Red Letter, etc. People who don't ask friends to help them grind will often wait for Beast Raids/ Fishing Contests just to shoot ahead a bit so they can avoid the pain in the neck of dealing with permanent dens.
- Mercs can help, right? No; with the exception of Reynes against enemies weak to fire, Mercs aren't really enough to turn the table if the player's character can't go it alone already. Reynes's FP lasts about as long as someone's virginity at an orgy that banned foreplay, Protect is broken and doesn't trigger against monsters, so Alma's only good for... nothing, and Zoria... well, did Zoria not having Rising Game ever get fixed? What about monster mercs? Well the problem is, they don't level up, so unless you tag along with a high level party ANYWAYS and manage to capture something, odds are, monster mercs are about as useful to a newer player as the under level 10 trade restriction (Party of new characters, item drops for one of them that another one needs, and they can't trade despite both being under level 10 because screw the player.) Of course, Monster Mercs are good if you got a bunch of really good ones and then LE'd... again, making it beneficial to rush 60 ASAP.
- The game's content is, to put it bluntly, aimed at higher levels. Black Beasts, Argentyle, and Bai Kai may scale to the party leader's level, but seriously, lower levels are just not particularly suited to fighting these. The Mountain Raid? Yeeeeeah. Why WOULDN'T people want to prioritize speeding to 60 ASAP?
I'm not going to pretend to be a genius that knows how to fix this. But yeah, there's zero reason to not blitz to 60 ASAP, unless you're specifically a noncombattant.
*loud burp*
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