2011-03-14, 02:37 PM
With regard to the massive 2 year Gen 4, I think there should be divisions for the release of Ludibrium and Aqua Road, and maybe the Zipangu expansion. They're pretty insignificant now, but when they were first released, they massively shook up the levelling pace for higher levels. The levelling game changed a lot from the release of third job to when Himes came out. Ludibrium meant going from getting about 5%/hr at mid-70s to over twice that. And when Gobies came out, it held the spotlight as the premier 3rd job levelling spot for a very long time.
Defining a generation isn't just about major content patches, either. Zakum's initial release didn't make much of an impact for most players, especially new players. More significant is when people started bombing it and wealthy non-running players could actually afford to buy helms, or when APQ came out and Zhelms were no longer a status symbol because anyone with 80m or so could buy one.
Defining a generation isn't just about major content patches, either. Zakum's initial release didn't make much of an impact for most players, especially new players. More significant is when people started bombing it and wealthy non-running players could actually afford to buy helms, or when APQ came out and Zhelms were no longer a status symbol because anyone with 80m or so could buy one.