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Zarador · 10-10-2008, 01:33 AM

Full_Metal_Mage wrote:

I don't think the new expience point requirements need to be changed. Again.
I suggest that players who are obsessed with doing everything with one character take a step back and look at the game as it is today. There are many more zones and many more adventuring options than we had when the game launched. Plus, a standard subscription includes three character slots more than were included when the game launched.
Rather than trying to complete every single quest in every single zone on just one character, choose a path for that character to follow and enjoy the journey as you go and don't fret about missing out on a few things with that one character along the way. Then, when you level up an alt, you can enjoy content you did not experience the first time through from the perspective of a new character. The game will feel fresher to you on an alt if you're not doing the same things you've already done half a dozen times.
Stop trying to control the game experience and just experience the game.

While I respect your opinion, to a degree, some players do enjoy making an alternate and this time seeing the entire world, or as much of it as they can. Like a box of chocolates I always go out there with the idea that this time...I'm going to control myself and "DING"! Ooops.. did it again .Mentoring is defiantly fun, but not quite the same as experiencing the zone with friends while your at that level. "God Mode" gets disruptive at times when you find yourself wiping out a zone that would have killed you easily were you the real level and not mentored down. The "obsession" often is the diversion, almost as in raiding for the best gears and masters. Some of the "obsessed" got our first character (or several characters) to 80 the fast way and now enjoy maxing out every aspect that we can on an alternate character. For example, this time around I made a Warden that I capped the skills out in every level instead of spending hours catching up on harvesting and such. I also started a trade as well as a secondary trade. While adventuring, I have been attempting to do as many quests in as many places as I can while doing the Lore and Legends as close to the appropriate levels as possible. I like to think of it as "refining" the character now instead of just getting to the end game cap in a race. call it a Min/Max where I enjoy being the minimum age to experience the maximum content!

10-10-2008, 01:33 AM	#15
Zarador Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,194	Full_Metal_Mage wrote: I don't think the new expience point requirements need to be changed. Again. I suggest that players who are obsessed with doing everything with one character take a step back and look at the game as it is today. There are many more zones and many more adventuring options than we had when the game launched. Plus, a standard subscription includes three character slots more than were included when the game launched. Rather than trying to complete every single quest in every single zone on just one character, choose a path for that character to follow and enjoy the journey as you go and don't fret about missing out on a few things with that one character along the way. Then, when you level up an alt, you can enjoy content you did not experience the first time through from the perspective of a new character. The game will feel fresher to you on an alt if you're not doing the same things you've already done half a dozen times. Stop trying to control the game experience and just experience the game. While I respect your opinion, to a degree, some players do enjoy making an alternate and this time seeing the entire world, or as much of it as they can. Like a box of chocolates I always go out there with the idea that this time...I'm going to control myself and "DING"! Ooops.. did it again .Mentoring is defiantly fun, but not quite the same as experiencing the zone with friends while your at that level. "God Mode" gets disruptive at times when you find yourself wiping out a zone that would have killed you easily were you the real level and not mentored down. The "obsession" often is the diversion, almost as in raiding for the best gears and masters. Some of the "obsessed" got our first character (or several characters) to 80 the fast way and now enjoy maxing out every aspect that we can on an alternate character. For example, this time around I made a Warden that I capped the skills out in every level instead of spending hours catching up on harvesting and such. I also started a trade as well as a secondary trade. While adventuring, I have been attempting to do as many quests in as many places as I can while doing the Lore and Legends as close to the appropriate levels as possible. I like to think of it as "refining" the character now instead of just getting to the end game cap in a race. call it a Min/Max where I enjoy being the minimum age to experience the maximum content!