So the last couple months my wife has been reluctant to play. She is burned out on her druid, and her shaman was nearly ten levels behind my chanter. In addition, the myriad of MMO's she has played since quitting EQ in the early 2000's (e.g., Aion, SWTOR, AoC, etc) has really spoiled her when it comes to the rate you gain levels / XP when compared to classic EQ. The recent XP bonus really made a difference in her attitude towards logging on since, in her own words, "I can actually see my xp bar move!" Now she is only 3.2 levels behind me and has been actually asking me if I want to play (like she needs to ask...).
With any luck, the recent XP boost has reduced the level gap between us and renewed her interest in playing enough so that she continues to play more. Dunno, time will tell. However, just seeing the difference it has made in her desire to play, I can't help but think the XP boost helped the server population overall, but I am not sure if making the XP boost permanent would help attract new / old players or just result in larger twink armies.
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Vanzan Somethingwitty - Freelance Phantasmist on R99
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