The big unanswered question we are all waiting for...

[Galacticus]

Why was the exp reduced?

It has been quite a while with no explanation as to why it was done.

Is this something that shall forever remain a secret?

Previously we have gotten feedback on most other topics but this has been avoided despite countless protests and posts claiming its hurting the population.

Should we expect other changes with no explanation in the future?

I am sure the staff can understand our curiosity behind such decisions that effect so many people who play here.

We know you don't have to run your decisions by us, but normally there is a reason stated as to why it was done, and for some reason this wasn't even really mentioned until the people it effected brought it to the forums noticing its effects on themselves and the population.

I have always liked and respected how transparent the decisions here were, none of the staff member are afraid to voice their opinions and principals and stick by them. There was always a sense of feeling part of this project because we were informed of what was going on and what was going on behind the curtain.

Not sure if this is a step in a new direction but I think less transparency makes it hard for people to understand what your thinking and harder to be on board with your decisions not knowing why your making them.

[Tippett]

they already said like 7 times it wasnt suppose to be as high as it was it was an unintentional glitch that they now fixed

u must b dum becuz its on forums and been broad casted in game

[Shrubwise]

not sure if srs or dum

[Galacticus]

they already said like 7 times it wasnt suppose to be as high as it was it was an unintentional glitch that they now fixed

u must b dum becuz its on forums and been broad casted in game

They said it was a bonus implemented before, which was higher then intended. What is "supposed" to be defined by? What was wrong with the 75%? It was left in for months and didnt do anything bad to the server, infact theres many people who think it helped the server grow as many have stated the population was on the rise.

Then.........

A decision was made to revert back to months ago exp rate.

Where is the motivation to do it?

You might speculate whatever you want but no staff member has come out and said:

"Hey, we lowered the exp rate because ____________."

a) people were xping too fast
b) our servers cant handle more people donate more
c) we thought it would help the population
d) we make the rules and if you dont fuck off

Even hearing option d would let people know where they stand on the issue. We just dont know.

There have been at least 50 posts on countless threads talking about raising the xp rate back and this and that and the question of why it was even lowered has never been fully explained.

Edit:

I had two random people msg me yesterday about if the xp rate was back yet on level 1 characters. I hear people in groups talk about their friends quit playing because of xp rate drop. I know people who quit and said they wont come back until the xp rate is like it used to be. 50% of posts on this board in the last month have been somewhat related to the exp rate. You see people suggesting it everywhere.

[Shrubwise]

Why was the exp reduced?

Not sure if you're an idiot or this is some sort of April Fools thing? Sounds like you know why it was "taken away", but you don't like the answer, so you're complaining more. News flash: it's not going to change anything.

Devs instated a 75% exp bonus on top of the server's existing 1-50 bonus. It was supposed to be temporary. They patch the server & remove the 75% bonus. People /cry, they respond by adding back in a 25% exp bonus, after stating that the 1-50 bonus didn't go anywhere. They also made it clear that the ludicrous 75% exp bonus was left in accidentally. More QQ.

So in reality, all you "lost" was 50% bonus. Which wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.

Why was the exp reduced?

So, there. There is the answer to your OP. You can stop making these threads now.

[Galacticus]

Not sure if you're an idiot or this is some sort of April Fools thing? Sounds like you know why it was "taken away", but you don't like the answer, so you're complaining more. News flash: it's not going to change anything.

Devs instated a 75% exp bonus on top of the server's existing 1-50 bonus. It was supposed to be temporary. They patch the server & remove the 75% bonus. People /cry, they respond by adding back in a 25% exp bonus, after stating that the 1-50 bonus didn't go anywhere. They also made it clear that the ludicrous 75% exp bonus was left in accidentally. More QQ.

So in reality, all you "lost" was 50% bonus. Which wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.



So, there. There is the answer to your OP. You can stop making these threads now.


You using your brain here or just jumping fences with the rest of the sheep?

What is the point of an exp bonus?

It functions as a motivator for people to play on this server and to counter the pvp death penalty.

Why would you have that for only a little while, then remove it? What is the point of having it temporarily?

If you have an xp bonus implemented that is helping the population of the server why would you cut it?

[Galacticus]

Devs instated a 75% exp bonus on top of the server's existing 1-50 bonus.....



.......Which wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.




They implemented a mistake when the server started?

They intended a 75% bonus to be temporary why? Saying its temporary because it was just ended doesnt justify or explain why it was ended. Saying temporary just means that you knew it would end from the start. So there must be a reason for it ending. It would make sense to me if the server was at capacity and they wanted less people playing so they took away the bonus to stop more casual people from playing, but thats not the case.

[Faerie Blossom]

I wish I'd joined a few months ago instead of after the xp nerf, but leveling has honestly not been bad at all (as a solo class, anyway).

[Tippett]

my ENC is 28 with 36 hours /played

shits fast enuff tbh (pre 51 that is)

[Faerie Blossom]

my ENC is 28 with 36 hours /played

shits fast enuff tbh (pre 51 that is)

Wow, where have you been leveling? I'm at 60 hours and am only 24. And I bet a lot of your playing time has been spent hunting down innocents :P

[Galacticus]

my ENC is 28 with 36 hours /played

shits fast enuff tbh (pre 51 that is)

This post isnt about how fast you can level.

It is about a maybe hastely made decision and understanding its reasoning when many on the server have complained about its effects.

[Tippett]

This post isnt about how fast you can level.

It is about a maybe hastely made decision and understanding its reasoning when many on the server have complained about its effects.

reasoning is simple, its what the developers of the server want the exp to be

[Tippett]

Wow, where have you been leveling? I'm at 60 hours and am only 24. And I bet a lot of your playing time has been spent hunting down innocents :P

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[heals4reals]

these shrooms are kicking in rly strong right now

[Tradesonred]

I thought you were gonna ask about how do they put the caramel in the caramilk, or some other deep philosophical question

[Thepen]

Leveling up is already too easy and the experience bonus only attracts sub-par players. We play on P99 for the challenge of leveling in classic era, not for levels/kills to be handed to us. If I wanted easy leveling, I'd play WoW or Live EQ.

Remove the exp bonus completely. Remove the variance between pve and pvp experience loss on death. I'd also love to see the cast time on gate increased by 100% or the mana cost raised from 80 or whatever to 500+.

[Tippett]

remove exp bonus?

u realize for classes that cant solo thats a death sentence right?

[Thepen]

So make a class that can solo, farm gear for the class that can't and then it can. Everyone who started on this server had to do it, why can't you? Hell, my first toon on this server was a naked mage. Re-rolled as soon as I could afford it.

[Tippett]

alot of people just want to get to the end to pvp and interact with 80% of the population (50+)

leveling 2 characters with no exp bonus just keeps them 6 months away from doing anything fun

[Tippett]

by the way wut ur asking for did exist before,

*cuts to 6 population server image*

[Tradesonred]

by the way wut ur asking for did exist before,

*cuts to 6 population server image*

I just logged in to say "Enjoy your 25 player, peak time server"

Thats probably just some troll like Cast who wants the server to fail, bipolarily.

[Barladore]

Thepen are you still playing a druid as your main? If not what class/lvl are you?

[Telron]

Its really not the XP rate that makes this server rough. Its the lack of people to play with. However The Xp rate being in its current state, I can see why not many play here lol.

When I made a toon here, during the kunark release, and an xp boost, the sole reason was the Xp. Not getting pooped on in pvp. Came back hoping to be able to grind to 50 anyway but its rough starting out here.

[mostbitter]

you had a level 55 toon dont lie to us about why you aren't on. Banned by staff on steaks banned by community on huggies. feels good man

[Tippett]

You should play hugs, exp is absurdly slow I will admit that server still best MMO going atm.

[Nune]

Xp is too hard.


Blue players > red players confirmed.


Look what you've done now :( THAT STATISTIC WAS CONFIRMED