I'm sure most people know what powerlevelling is, but for the benefit of those who don't, you basically get someone to kill monsters for you in a high levelled place so you get more exp. That way, you can level up fast while not wasting any strength on it. You can always find someone yelling for a powerlevel, or plvl as it's better known as, and oftentimes they paid money to the person powerlevelling him or her. Due to the fact most powerlevelled people level extremely fast but lack skills, the term "plvled nubs" was made. It specifically refers to those who are high levelled but are very bad at playing their class.
That's why I don't think powerlevelling is beneficial. It makes people lazy and they try to level with the fast and easy (and expensive) way. They lack skills that is crucial for surviving and playing their class well. Powerlevelled clerics and fighters are the worst, since clerics are important to keep a party alive, and fighters usually have to tank and keep all the mobs off other members of the party.
I do think the occasional powerlevel is okay though, since grinding or questing all the way is extremely taxing for most people. I got powerlevelled a few times, about a level or two at a time, when I was on Fiesta with my cleric. Kind random strangers and sometimes friends helped me to level my fighter, mage and archer when I was on Terra. I did kind of regret getting powerlevelled on my archer from 49 to 60 though, since my kiting skills sucks. But I also guess that my build wasn't made for kiting.
If you're good at playing the class and you want a powerlevel, I'm also fine with it. Why bother about levelling that will probably zonk you out when you have the skill?
So what are your thoughts? I think that powerlevelling has more cons than pros, so I would advise all those who want to get a powerlevel: learn your class first!
If you've never played the class before, then yeah, I guess powerlevels are detrimental, or if your knowledge of the class is extremely limited (for example, the play style of mages really changes at 60 with their AoE's, and later on with their spam MB, and other certain skills.) Like you pointed out, especially in the case of a fighter (even more so if you plan to tank) or cleric, not knowing how to play the class, and then getting powerleveled just brings you down.
ReplyDeleteBut to be honest, there's times when it's definitely okay, and justified. Alts of higher leveled players get powerleveled frequently simply because they already know how the class should be played, and playing through the tedious lower levels again really won't teach them anything new. So there's definitely two distinct sides, there's a time and place for it. (;
But, seriously, all those fail players in DT? -facepalms-