Semi-Classic

[Beor]

No 3 hrs to get both levels...see my concern? Which seems just way to fast.

[Ferok]

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

No 3 hrs to get both levels...see my concern? Which seems just way to fast.

It's fast, but depending on your class and whether or not you were in a good group for the sum of that three hours, I can see it being reasonable.

I think too many of us remember the "hell levels" as the way it should be. It feels like you spent forever in your teens because at the time, it felt like forever. It felt like forever every time, every level. Perhaps simply because you didn't know anything else.

Before I was completely addicted to the game, a 3 hour session was alot of time to devote to the game. Later, 3 hours didn't seem like enough time to bother logging on for. I think alot of people's perceptions of the early level time-sink is skewed by the reality of the time-sink that was the higher levels.

...if that made any sense at all...

[FatMagic]

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

It's fast, but depending on your class and whether or not you were in a good group for the sum of that three hours, I can see it being reasonable.

I think too many of us remember the "hell levels" as the way it should be. It feels like you spent forever in your teens because at the time, it felt like forever. It felt like forever every time, every level. Perhaps simply because you didn't know anything else.

Before I was completely addicted to the game, a 3 hour session was alot of time to devote to the game. Later, 3 hours didn't seem like enough time to bother logging on for. I think alot of people's perceptions of the early level time-sink is skewed by the reality of the time-sink that was the higher levels.

...if that made any sense at all...

Made lots of sense to me! When I was living at home, going to college and playing EQ Live everyday for hours on end... time was nothing. 3 hours was nothing at all to me (I was addicted to EQ of course). Now being married, having a kid, taking care of a house, and working full time... 3 hours is a huge commitment for me. I get 30 mins here, 30 mins there. Maybe 2 hours on a few occasions. So honestly, I don't think I'll ever get to level 30 before Kunark is released on this server.

So in my mind the leveling is "too hard" - but that's because I've been spoiled by all the other "EZ MODE" leveling games out there. But I want EQ to be as classic as possible, so I'm willing to deal with the way it is.

But is it too fast or slow compared to Live '99? Honestly I don't know. I think we all have skewed perceptions of the leveling curve due to much of the watering down we've felt over the years from other games - and because as other posters said, we are VERY good at maximizing our leveling in EQ now because of all the knowledge out there that can help us (plus our own past experience with it).