dsquidvicious
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This information needs to be spread to the right locations so people actually know the xp event is going on. Otherwise, i think this could be pretty big :smile:
"As an exping player I have only one problem ... today I was about to log in and then I was like "wait, why would I do that? Why would I invest many many hours in next two weeks or so to get from 41 to 60 when I can just wait for the boost"
"Often you find out that exping was actually pretty good because you always had something to do while now on max lvl its sometimes more about waiting for something. For me the ability to enjoy almost every single quest, do them all, enjoy them all and level during this is very important"
This is completely contrary to what this server is supposed to deliver -- a classic, blizz like vanilla experience.
What this will look like is a huge influx of new players for a brief period of time followed by a massive exodus and finally an empty server lacking the players who wanted what Kronos was initially supposed to be.
Devs, please reconsider. I understand the want to garner more interest in the server, but do something like 2x xp for a week. 7x is game ruining.
[video=youtube;-RZQ3MRdkjU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RZQ3MRdkjU[/video]This information needs to be spread to the right locations so people actually know the xp event is going on. Otherwise, i think this could be pretty big :smile:
Hopefully because you play this game for enjoyment. It's entertainment. If it feels like a chore to you, maybe you want to find another hobby.As an exping player I have only one problem ... today I was about to log in and then I was like "wait, why would I do that?
Why would I invest many many hours in next two weeks or so to get from 41 to 60 when I can just wait for the boost". Im on this weird crossroad where I dont wanna feel dumb for doing something 7 times slower than I could if I wait a bit ... but on the other said I wanna play.
And there is another argument ... I´ve been playing WoW for many many years and I know that exping isnt just this "problem" you wanna solve asap so you can enjoy the end game. Often you find out that exping was actually pretty good because you always had something to do while now on max lvl its sometimes more about waiting for something. For me the ability to enjoy almost every single quest, do them all, enjoy them all and level during this is very important and to some degree unique on Kronos because it wasnt like that never before on any free.
So yes, I could just go, give 0 fks about some boost and enjoy my time. But for me time is the most valuable currency and I feel like continuing playing right now would be huge waste of time and satisfaction for making it to the 60 before the boost would be completely washed away because suddenly, having lvl 60 char wont mean anything because "anyone would be able to do it" ... not much dedication, not much time needed ... Im really confused about this .... at first I was happy ... now Im actually considering quitting because what is the point anyway when about half of the content will be made non significant.
Several reasons :All your naysayers have one thing in common, you never explain WHY this is a game ruining development. Could you please do so? In an elaborate way please, with arguments.
I agree with that, but do you realize it's exactly the counter to apply to increased XP rates ?Hopefully because you play this game for enjoyment. It's entertainment. If it feels like a chore to you, maybe you want to find another hobby.
Several reasons :
- It's maybe repeated so often it sounds like a mantra devoid of meaning, but "blizzlike" is the first. It's the entire reason to make private servers for past expansions in the first place, experiencing the game like it was at the time, and leveling was especially important back then. Psychologically, it's basically soiling the server and removing it's claim of being a true Vanilla one.
- To build on the previous point, leveling is a large amount of game to play. Short-circuiting it just reduces the lifetime of the game - it's a lot of the problems that retail faces, having accelerated the game so much the entire content can be devoured in a very short time, which just ends up with people leaving until next content.
- The game was balanced and designed with a set leveling speed in mind. Altering it in such huge proportions obviously changes the whole dynamic.
- I think it's a given, if we play a Vanilla server, that we don't like what the game has become on retail. And it has become what it is now precisely by surrendering bits by bits its original design philosophy of "earn your reward" toward "lets ease it up". This is exactly the kind of compromise which added up to destroy retail.
- x7 is just too big. I think many would have accepted a more moderate boost but are just shocked at the sheer excess of this one.
- It might wreck the leveling experience during this boost : anyone not using it will be left completely in the dust. A mess to do an instance (with some people gaining one to three levels while others only gain half of one) if a group as such mismatch.
- The whole point of this "earn your reward" design is that everyone has to go through the same journey and whatever the character, what he has is what he gained. People being able to go through x7 speed (which is, again, a vastly excessive boost) can be just felt as cheating. It destroys this feeling of everyone having won its rewards. The "it's optional !" counter completely misses this very point.
- To continue from the previous point : it might create a rift between some players. Those who "did it as it should be" and those who "took the shortcut". I don't think it makes for a healthier community.
- There is justifiable doubts that (on the whole) the people who will be attracted by such measures are the ones who will end up actually stick to the server and not just flip-flop or ask for more handouts.
- It subscribes to the notion that leveling is just a chore to deal with, while leveling is supposed to also BE the game. Your own words :
Several reasons :
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I know many people won't agree with these arguments (just like I don't agree with many of theirs), but you asked for elaboration, and here it is ^^