How long to 50? (/played)
 

With all of the talk about launching the game in its original form, how long do you think it will take you to level up? Keep in mind that Bards will be your only source of group mana regen, pets may end up being research only and it's currently being discussed whether or not pets can use weapons and proc abilities. So, don't count on that being in game. There is also talk of AE limitations (4 max) and other limitations, such as: the number of pets capable of attacking a single mob. While these limitations may slow things down a little, I suspect people are already planning around them. So, with this in mind, how long will it take you to get to 50?

The first 50 will be in about two weeks

a normal casual player, 2-3 months.

People who do tradeskill, sit in EC or don't focus on exp... 4-6 months
Remember there won't be kunark or velious items at first.

I'm polling days /played. Let me see if I can add the / to the poll. Edit: Doesn't look like it.

16-20 hours a day for 14 days = 224 to 280 hours

First 50 in about 300 hours /played

Also no word on if /played will function correctly on green.

I would be shocked if this is true. Is this about yourself or anyone?

Shocked at someone playing 16 hours per day? Oh my sweet summer child

Without knowing the amount of players and the general breakdown of the more hard core versus the less, it's pretty much impossible to determine. Also, there is the cofounding variable of the character being played 24-7 by several of people.

Lawl, no I meant the number of hours to acquire the XP.

https://i.imgur.com/Zg0m51H.gif

I did 70 hours with 2 hours of sleep in between on a double exp weekend.
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I've leveled a character to 51 with kunark gear inside two weeks.
So yeah with classic/naked. 300 hours /played to 50 for someone who knows what they're doing.

When I said first 50, I mean server first level 50.

You say that as if you believe it is something to brag about...