ETA on max lvl ?

6SlipKnoT6

topic says it all.

Xanrn

No it says sod all, Fool...

Moirae

How long does it take to get to max level? I've been playing this game for years and have yet to reach max level. So it's all about how into the game you are.

Plasuma!!!

Only took me 5 months. It was really boring getting there, and it remains boring. Thus, I quit.

Nihilanth

I played the game from release up until about a month ago, with a few short breaks here and there in between.  I got to 50 before the first expansion came out, 60 before the second one did, and came real close to 70 before I quit.  It's really not that bad leveling anymore.  It was worse when the game first came out, but it's gotten a lot better. 

It still depends largely on how much you put into the game, though.  If you're a really hard core player you can get to 70 in a matter or 3 or 4 months (I've seen it done in shorter, but believe me, you don't want to be one of those people).  If you're a more average to casual player it may take you longer, maybe up to a year or a little less.  Your first player always takes the longest, though, for obvious reasons.  It's really not that bad though, regardless of how long it takes you.  In my opinion it's the most fun MMO out there, and if you like it you wont even notice how long it takes you to reach cap.

NOTE:  If you're wondering why I quit the game if I like it so much, the answer is simple.  Due to real life (school, girlfriend, social life, job) I've decided to lay down MMOs alltogether for the time being.  It's nothing against EQ2 in particular, I just don't have the time to devote to MMOs anymore.

M1sf1t

It's not a grindy as it was before but why would you want to rush through a game ? It sounds like you want to ruin the experince in order to powerlevel and then get bored because you missed out on most of the content.

ETA = take your time and enjoy the game. Do some crafting, do some quests, group with people, chat with folks and have fun. If you want to rush then no game will be fuin for you.

lillin

I started day 1 of eq2.  Back then it was a bit more tedious to level. So it would take months to level to 50 then a month to hit 60, then a month to hit 70.

Now days i have seen toons jump from 1 to 70 just over a months time.  And they are fixing to up xp tables so maybe a month to hit max level soon if not less.

bouncingsoul

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Originally posted by Plasuma!!!
Only took me 5 months. It was really boring getting there, and it remains boring. Thus, I quit.

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says the level 24 monk on the Mistmoore Server.

Seriously man, give it up. You're a wanna be hardcore MMO player but you don't possess the ability to actually stick with one and advance within it.

fawd

i agree with bouncingsoul.  I think there are a majority of people on these forums that are speaking out against EQ2 just because they can.   Maybe its the aftershock of that whole EQ2 vs WoW phase?  I have no idea.

Unfortunately, its the same way with all games that have a heated rivalry. 

shadout00

I've played WoW and EQ2 both to 60. I can honestly say that WoW probably takes a good 2-4 days of real life playing time (48-96 hours) LESS than EQ2 does to get to 60. Now from 60-70 it will take another 2-4 days for EQ2. It is much easier and faster to level in  WoW than EQ2. In EQ2 you can solo, but the EXP is horrid even with questing. In WoW you can solo and quest and make more progress than you can with a group (in most cases). I remember when EQ2 first came out the first guys to 20 took about 30-40 hours, in WoW you can get to level 20 in 22 hours easy (no powerleveling, just grind). I've seen people get from 1-50 in less than a week. You cannot do that in EQ2 unless you're powerleveled or have a bunch of collection quest turn ins, which is impossible if you're just starting to gather all of those right away.

To this EQ2 being fun offtopic conversation....it really depends what you like. I have played every just about every MMO to date, I can honestly say that WoW and EQ2 are my top two, but EQ2 is number 1 because of the community. Honestly the popularity of WoW is not because it is a great game, but its simplicity (wonder why you see 12 year olds that have level 60 characters?) and foundation from Blizzard, Warcraft 1-3 and Blizzard's history of attractiing world wide players (I.E Warcraft and Starcraft world wide ladder matches).

Syri

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Originally posted by M1sf1t
It's not a grindy as it was before but why would you want to rush through a game ? It sounds like you want to ruin the experince in order to powerlevel and then get bored because you missed out on most of the content.

ETA = take your time and enjoy the game. Do some crafting, do some quests, group with people, chat with folks and have fun. If you want to rush then no game will be fuin for you.

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best advice i've seen. i've only recently started on eq2, but played daoc a lot before that, mostly in pve, and to me at least, it's not all about getting a top level character, it's about the enjoyment of getting to that top level, and the journey there.