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Originally Posted by Faerie
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Is anyone else concerned that the xp bonus will be too much? Don't hate me please.
Getting people to group in order to level very quickly will definitely result in that xping time being a quality community-building experience, but won't it continue to exacerbate the top-heavy problems we have now? Taken literally, exponential increases are a pretty massive bonus. I hope the devs are careful when implementing this, and they don't forget that the 1-50 level range is where the server needs the most help.
Everyone usually disagrees with me I know, but it still doesn't make sense that there would be any xp bonus at all 50-60 where it's easiest to find groups because that's where the majority of the server is at. I hope getting 60 will still take a significant amount of time.
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Conceptually you're correct. It's optimal to have lots of players across the leveling spectrum, pvp at all level ranges, guilds for the low tier / middle / end etc. However, as all MMO's have demonstrated, after a long enough time has passed the majority of the player base is max level. Those who join later often do so in an empty world where the action is all at the end game. The goal should therefore be, as many games have attempted with differing strategies, to catch these players up to the end game as quickly as possible.
This server is nearing three years of age with Kunark as the only expansion. Project 1999 is flawed by design. It's a content restricted project with an incredibly slow pace of further development. This makes the end game even more stacked and top heavy. The ideal world of hundreds of new players making friends and alliances on their beautiful journey to 60 is a mirage here. We may as well accept that and therefore speed up the journey.
I too yearn for a game with meaningful progression and packed lowbie zones. But that will come from a new MMO one day, not from project1999. (Unless they decide to make a discord server here, which I would permanently play over red99)