History Main / AbsurdlyLowLevelCap

* In the ''DragonQuestMonsters'' series, due to the varying experience point curves and level caps (Lv25~99) between individual monsters, it is entirely possible to have certain monsters reach their level caps before you're even a quarter of a way thru the main story. However, these monsters tend to be the initial monsters obtained at that point in the game and are often very weak, especially in comparison to the [[OlympusMons cream of the crop]] found near the end-game and especially so in the post-game content.

Contrast AbsurdlyHighLevelCap, although the two are by no means mutually exclusive.

* ''{{Fallout 3}}'' has a level cap of 20. Unless you make a concerted effort to do as few {{sidequest}}s as possible, you'll reach it well before the end of the game.

* ''{{Fallout 3}}'' has a level cap of 20. Unless you make a concerted effort to do as few sidequests as possible, you'll reach it well before the end of the game.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', multiplayer characters have a level cap of 20 (as opposed to 60 for singleplayer), because each of the [[AnAdventurerIsYou six classes]] level up separately, and players are encouraged to trade in level 20 characters for War Assets in single player.

* Many people in the Franchise/{{Rance}} series have only a cap of 20 or 30 when you need about 60 to fight the final boss. Thankfully, Rance can raise the level cap of grown female characters [[DeusSexMachina by using his hyper weapon.]] In addition, there are also usually items around that can increase the level cap.

Contrast AbsurdlyHighLevelCap.

* ''FossilFighters'' has a level cap of 12. More than that, you earn points towards leveling up not just by fighting but also by cleaning fossils; the way it breaks down is that 50 points earns a levelup, battles are worth up to 6 or so points while fossils can score between 50 and 100. Each vivosaur has four fossils to it, meaning up to 400 points or level 8. Then there are red fossils granting 25 bonus points, a whole set of those can give you two more levels for 10 out of 12. (The catch? Fossils aren't completely cumulative; if you score an 80 on a T-Rex skull but already have a 75-point T-Rex skull, you'll only gain the 5-point difference.) Stick with a few favorites and you should max out their levels easily, but this is balanced by the fact that you need to max out all 100 vivosaurs to get a BraggingRightsReward.

* A close example occurs in the original GuildWars, where you are expected to reach maximum level (which is level 20) before the last stretch of story quests. The expansions play this absurdly straight, almost to the point of not having levels at all. You are expected to reach level 20 by the time you leave the starter area. You only get stronger by accessing new skills (which aren't actually stronger per se, they just give you more options), and getting better gear. But even the best gear, stat-wise, isn't that hard to obtain. In the end, [[AndYourRewardIsClothes the only things that are particularly valuable is the gear that does nothing more than look cool.]]

* In ''MassEffect3'', multiplayer characters can only gain 20 levels (as opposed to 60 for singleplayer). This is because each of the [[AnAdventurerIsYou six classes]] levels up separately, and players are encouraged to trade in level 20 characters for singleplayer perks.

* In ''SweetHome'', the actual level cap (made more difficult to figure out due to the fact that you can't see your own level) of 20 can be comfortably achieved a little over halfway into the game.

Contrast AbsurdlyHighLevelCap

* In ''RealmOfTheMadGod'' the maximum level is 20. This can easily be achieved within as little as 30 minutes of play. Maxing all of your stats however, will take far longer but still a relatively short amount of time compared to many other MMORPG'S.
* In ''SweetHome'' the actual level cap (made more difficult to figure out due to the fact that you can't see your own level) of 20 can be comfortably achieved a little over halfway into the game.

* In the DragonQuestMonsters series, due to the varying experience point curves and level caps (Lv25~99) between individual monsters, it is entirely possible to have certain monsters reach their level caps before you're even a quarter of a way thru the main story. However, these monsters tend to be the initial monsters obtained at that point in the game and are often very weak, especially in comparison to the [[OlympusMons cream of the crop]] found near the end-game and especially so in the post-game content.

* In DragonQuestMonsters, due to the varying experience point curves and level caps between individual monsters, it is entirely possible to have certain monsters reach their level caps before you're even a quarter of a way thru the main story. However, these monsters tend to be the initial monsters obtained at that point in the game and are often very weak, especially in comparison to the [[OlympusMons cream of the crop]] found near the end-game and especially so in the post-game content.

* In VideoGame/RealmOfTheMadGod the maximum level is 20. This can easily be achieved within as little as 30 minutes of play. Maxing all of your stats however, will take far longer but still a relatively short amount of time compared to many other MMORPG'S.
* In SweetHome the actual level cap (made more difficult to figure out due to the fact that you can't see your own level) of 20 can be comfortably achieved a little over halfway into the game.
* By comparison to many games of its type, {{Brink}} has a multiplayer level cap of only 20 (increased to 24 with the free DLC pack)

** ''FossilFighters'' has a level cap of 12. More than that, you earn points towards leveling up not just by fighting but also by cleaning fossils; the way it breaks down is that 50 points earns a levelup, battles are worth up to 6 or so points while fossils can score between 50 and 100. Each vivosaur has four fossils to it, meaning up to 400 points or level 8. Then there are red fossils granting 25 bonus points, a whole set of those can give you two more levels for 10 out of 12. (The catch? Fossils aren't completely cumulative; if you score an 80 on a T-Rex skull but already have a 75-point T-Rex skull, you'll only gain the 5-point difference.) Stick with a few favorites and you should max out their levels easily, but this is balanced by the fact that you need to max out all 100 vivosaurs to get a BraggingRightsReward.

* In VideoGame/RealmOfTheMadGod the maximum level is 20. This can easily be achieved within as little as 30 minutes of play.

Contrast AbsurdlyHighLevelCap