I feel power leveling is detrimental to the true experience intended by the design of the game especially for first time players and first characters.
That said, I agree that people leveling alts (and heavy xp penalized hybrids) can get a bit tedious so while I don't advocate for power leveling I certainly dissuade it as a primary means of leveling.
I would agree that power leveling is indeed detrimental to the social health of the server if those doing so aren't respecting other players and gobbling up all the mobs in the vicinity, or worse perpetually causing trains in lower leveled zones from runaway mobs that aren't being taken care of.
I think with a degree of responsibility power leveling can be a useful exchange to bump up that xp rate and allows friends that are severely out of level to play together in a productive manner, allowing higher level players more choices at those levels. Though ultimately I don't think that power leveling was ever intended in the design of the game nor do I think it really adds much enjoyment to the play. If anything it trivializes the combat making the play even more mechanical and dull for the people benefiting, often at the cost of others enjoyment of the game.
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