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Originally Posted by OngorDrakan
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Why not just remove hybrid shared exp. penalties? If people stop grouping with hybrids, that alienates people in our community and then you have people who leave and the community could shrink. Is it worth the community shrinking to keep something like that in? Really?
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It truly depends on what kind of nostalgic experience or philosophy you believe in. There are going to be people who want the true classic experience and then there are people who believe that some of the changes made to the game were for the better. After all, they didn't patch the game to make it worse! (Not intentionally.
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I believe I am inbetween those philosophies: I want to see changes, some that may not be identical to the classic experience. Let's be honest, it's an emulator server and there are going to be bugs and changes that will prevent this from being a true classic experience. At the same time, EverQuest is a challenging game and it is not intended to be easy, you have to earn the benefits from the bigger challenges.
The reality is that the penalties are harsh and they're harsh for a reason. I do believe that this server has a playerbase (both hardcore gamers and not) that are willing to level through the penalties. If you want to have a troll shaman or sk, you're going to have to put in a little extra effort if you want that uber regen.
But I do agree it is a problem when it starts affecting how you play with your friends and interact with the community. If you and your friends only leveled together, not only do they get a penalty, but you're going to fall behind in levels significantly by the time they start hitting the 30-40 range.
And that's not fun for anyone.