Overleveling vs Underleveling

[Kriven]

I guess you're right in that regard. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind long boss battles IF THEY KEEP YOU ACTIVE, like Kingdom Hearts. But with turn-based RPGS, that's pretty much not the case, and you'll be maintaining the same tactic forever until the boss dies, so (even though I like Final Fantasies 1-6, and other turn-based games like Dragon Quest) it gets old pretty fast. Which is where grinding comes in. You get your level ups early, or if the game is setup in a way where you really don't have to grind (Kingdom Hearts...I can't believe you had to grind here XD. But I guess some people really need to.) then you don't have to spend eternity in the same boss battle.

What you're missing is that not everyone has the same "FINISH NAO" attitude that you do, and some people actually like the battles to take a good chunk of time.