When does hybrid xp penalty get removed?

[Plaidpants]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My point is the people who are screaming for Velious are often loaded with excuses as to why they can't beta test. When the beta server was announced everyone effectively went quiet... because rather than whining about wanting Velious they could now beta test.

Guess how many did? Not many outside of guild events. Now suddenly because it's pushed back to August that sense of entitlement is creeping back again. I've donated to the server but I fail to see how that's relevant.

If you can't and won't wait til August, head to Kegz and chums on Epicemu - where there's apparently still a bunch of broken quests, mobs walking around that shouldn't be in Velious and etc etc. Your posts would be subject to much tighter moderation there though so bear that in mind before you start firing shots.

I honestly don't care if Velious is released tomorrow or in 2 years. I'm as casual of a player as you can find so you're very mistaken. I will likely never experience any Velious content and could never offer any benefit by beta testing (thus donating is my only way to contribute).

My point was that the timeline here is anything but classic (and that's fine and perfectly understandable) - so its seemingly unnecessary to push this out 2 additional months for no other reason than to be "classic" when you're 3+ years behind "classic" (this is assuming that the penalty is ready to be removed at any time as they stated in their announcement stream I believe). As many have stated - the penalty was one of the more stupid things Everquest ever had - and it has unfortunately prevented several of my friends from playing the game more than about a week due to their affinity for paladins/rangers.