1999 was literally 10 years ago, and how many of you since then have become older, more mature, and with more responsibilities? Some of us graduated schools, found families, etc.
When you first logged on in EverQuest in 1999, you played with the notion of somewhat permanence that resulted in the wonder of a new world, of many places to explore. A lot of us had a lot, A LOT, more free time back then to dedicate to the grueling exp-grind-fest that EverQuest was.
But unfortunately the times have changed, and this isn't a live server, which has the guarantee of a major company behind it. It is after all, a free server, with a population peak of 250-300? How many of us can say with complete certainty that these servers will even last for more than a year? Who knows? I don't. I hope this server stays around for a while, but to be honest I don't want to raise my expectations too high.
A lot of people come here for the nostalgia feeling that they get when they play EverQuest classic. And it is a great feeling to have, believe me! But the harsh reality is, a lot of us are a lot more mature, with steady jobs, families, lives that we have to dedicate to outside of sitting in front of a computer for a good 8-12 hours at a time camping mobs to get the l33t lootz.
Saying that, the experience rate on this server is much to slow. BY FAR. Especially in the first few levels where a lot of the skills and spells a player's character get's are virtually useless (like shamans and druids).
Yes, there will be those of us who do, still, have a lot of time on their hands to dedicate to the never-ending grind fest.
Yes, there will be those of us who have the time to enjoy a week's worth of gaming time just to see your character progress from lv 1 - 5.
And Yes, a lot of people probably are sitting back and are probably enjoying the slow pace of things, but I do wonder, will this kind of attitude stay?
After playing EverQuest for 2 years, around 2001, I started realizing how much I am sick of the constant grind-fest and slow exp gain. Not to mention the amount of time one spent traveling the world just to get into a decent group, and then dedicate an entire saturday or sunday afternoon to playing.
I will be brutally honest when I say that I played EverQuest since it's near initial launch, until probably late 2004, and the highest character on live I ever got was 52, and that character was started in 2002. Though I did have a lot of different characters to mess around with.
I am not asking for insane exp bonus like on EZ. What I am asking is a consideration that things have changed since 1999, and that despite a lot of things that we wish were the same from back then, they aren't.
Exp, on this server should be 1x to 1.5x of normal rate, maximum.
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