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Power lvling, as most of u know, is when a high lvl healer (whm,pld,etc.) heals a low lvl char or party while they fight monsters they ususally cant do by themselves. This lets them lvl at an acellerated rate. At first PL seems like a good idea. As I got to the higher lvls though i found a major flaw in this. When ppl get PLed they aren't doing what they are supposed to be doing. Tanks dont provoke, whm dont heal as often, and blm nuke like crazy with no regard to aggro sweatdrop . Of corse in PL partys its no big deal (since the PL is healing everyone and gets most of the aggro the pt is safe). Unfortuntly when they get to the higher lvls, they are STILL doing that scream . This causes party wipes and lots of flaming. Im also seeing a growing number of ppl saying "Will only party if you have PL". I mean its good to get PL once in awhile but it should not be a requirement to be in a pt. Because of this fact I have somtimes declined pt invites and even got into fights with pt members. All i want to know is what your opinion on this? I will admit i like being PL. But sometimes it can be too excessive (have bumped into 3 PLD's who dont know what provoke is and what it does eek crying ).

pling to a point is cool specially if its one on one with a friend...but would do pling AFTER the dunes, cause the dunes pretty much force you to learn you class's first steps...

I noticed anyone that has gotten PLed alot like 1 all the way to like 35 or more never does there job right, I mean if your a whm and you have to higher someone so you dont complety kill your party, just quit that job now ._.

PLing is fine, in moderation and as long as the ppl have an idea of what the job requires to some degree.

For example; I'm WHM 55, BLM 34, and BLU 17. If my RDM went to Dunes tomorrow, I feel I can have him PL'ed god only knows how long and I'd be fine. I know the finer points of playing a mage, and I have had plenty of oppertunities to see RDMs in action. I know how they work, and what their purpose is at any given time.

However, my highest melee/DD is my THF 15, and I only got it that far for TH. When I start to level my WAR or NIN, I'm going to try and avoid PLers because I don't know what I'm doing.

I think PLers are okay, so long as you walk in with enough knowledge of how to do your job.

On the topic of ppl who can't do their job, however...I have a problem with anyone who CAN'T play WHM. Serriously...make the yellow/orange/red numbers white. If some gets hit with status, reverse it. Haste the Ninja. Divine Seal to taste. Done. A WHM how-to in less then a paragraph. rofl

I also see that everyone picked the middle answer in the poll, I guarantee thats a lie! On 7/8 of the people who picked it.

I get PL a lot, by my linkshell leader. (he doesnt PL me all the time now, because I'm doing fine ^^)He's in my pic in my sig. A lot of people think when people get PLed, they don't learn how to play on their own, get their own exp, ect. That's not all true, my linkshell leader taught me a lot about voking, not to voke and teaches me how to become a PLD (im planning to become one eventually) and I do stuff on my own, without being PLed.

Today this lvl 2whm/1blm asked if he can join my group. Of course my stats were /anon so I don't get bugged to be teleported to holla or dem. I assume he wanted to be part of my LS im in, but I then realize he wants to be in my party....major lvl gap >.>. 38whm/16rdm and a 2whm/1blm....{too be weak worthawhile} {no thanks} The kid was sooo desperate for a party and he complains he is sooo weak and slow, well thats because he's still a low lvl and that sad he needed to be PL at that lvl. >.>

Level 1-7 shouldn't be PLed in my opinon, but 7-10, its okay, because soloing gets really slow.

Pl it`s good.

That's sad.