Weigh in on the XP changes!Follow

Link on the main screen points to an older poll. Not this one. =)

I wish I could vote twice. I'm torn between "Easy Button" and "Balance the classes to solo".

Honestly, compared to Eq1 the xp in this game so much easier to come by. Maybe it's because the quests themselves aren't cryptic, you don't have to search for what to type to an NPC, hell you can visually see which NPC's have quests for you.

Then there are collections. Could this game be any easier to get xp in? For reference, we have a guildy who honestly wines about getting xp in this game. I laugh at him every time he makes a comment about it, as I remember sitting in a zone in EQ1 for days trying to get one simple level.

I voted "Easy Button". Just my 2 cents.



Edited, Oct 13th 2008 4:08pm by Dyadem

EQ2 is now easier to level in than WoW, it's got to the point that i run out of level before i've complete half the quests I want to do.

The wife is experimenting with turning off combat Xp totally from lvl 20 in an effort to still be doing green quests while you are feeling out a zone.

I was hitting grey on my Everfrost quests before I even hit the second area and thats not good!

Hell i gained 75% of lvl 52 running the Haunted mansion event twice without vitality.

If you're in a decent guild you can always get those people who are over level 40 to mentor . So its not as if you can't get groups in the 30's.

If one grinds, then you are correct. But, those complaining are obviously not grinding levels.

I haven't missed a single ounce of content, barely got more than the AA cap, and have never locked exp. And, in 3 years, still don't have a single character at level 80. Go figure.

I agree with Baron von Tarv (on the crafting side). I am working on leveling up a provisioner. With rested vitality, I can literally earn a level in every 30-40 minutes. That's without using any additional exp potions. The provisioner just dinged 60 and I plan to have him to 70 by the time the expansion comes out. With minimal playtime.

The only adventuring grind that I have come across in eq2 was the leveling up from 70-80 in Kunark. Even though 99% of the exp was earned by turning in 100's of quests, it was just horrbile for me for some reason. A lot of people loved it but it didn't float my boat.

I started a new character a few weeks ago and rehashed the Queen's colony for giggles. I was level 10 in about 30 minutes of playtime. I had grey quests in my quest log. That's a bit absurd. I was leveling so fast that I completly missed like half of the spells for the ranger.

While i do agree the xp needed to be tweaked somewhat the way SOE have gone about it is madness,they may as well give you a toon to start with at say level 60 becuase even if you dont grind i find it hard not to level just by doing quests.

So for me they hit the easy button with this change.