I disagree with the OP in general.
There are people who play this server for many reasons and I want to identify them because it's important to understand the population consists of a variety of player types. Some players view PVE as the primary purpose of playing, with PVP as a bonus. Some players only care about PVP. It is important to recognize that both player types need to be considered.
YT- Enough people seem to want it, and it seems to have a minimal impact on the player experience while encouraging PVP. I would expect to see it put in eventually.
Kunark Release- Great time to release a expansion. This server came with the promise of an "accurate" timeline. Since kunark was due a few months ago this is great news to hear it's not far from it's original timeline. There are countless reasons why releasing the expansions in the proper timeframe is great. This release is not based on a 10-15 population increase. There is no realistic reason to hold off kunark.
Experience Rates- Current rates enable low levels to be gained faster, while later levels are "classic". This still requires the "PVP only" players to grind if they want to PVP at max level. Unless you make it all around a increase, it won't help the players who quit because they could not compete with the max level guilds. Although I beleive the scaling exp bonus is a good idea, I don't think it is a "fix" for the PVP only players who left. If a player left because he couldnt get a group/guild to 50 in classic, there is no way he will get a group/guild to 60 in kunark. 60 is downright brutal. Players have to know this when coming here.
I do believe most people who constantly put their opinions on these forums do so because they think it would make the server better. But they don't account for all the types of players. This is the real flaw, not considereing that the server has players who don't view the perfect PVP world the same way you do.
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