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the new grind
Death1942
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i was curious...with the new patch that helps people to level faster, did it reduce the amount of time it takes to reach 70?
i think the average time for people to reach 70 pre-patch was 10 days played. anyone know what it is now?
MMO wish list:
-Changeable worlds
-Solid non level based game
-Sharks with lasers attached to their heads
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You will get to 70 faster but you will still have to grind for reputation, honor points, and epics.
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You will definatly get to 70 faster,but the update is only good to level 60 after that its back to normal. There are not many mmo games out there where you do not grind at some point. With the Battlegrounds being updated with Gladiator Season 1 gear you now have another avenue in which to acquire decent gear (not the best),but makes a good option for those not wanting to raid or have time for much more than pvp. I have found most of the grinds in wow to be boring but they do not take that long to do once you get on it.
I don't play WoW anymore but my friends say, you will level a lot faster 20 to 60 not 70
But the same honor rep and money and item grind is still their.
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patch 2.3 did many things but related to this thread
www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/
- Faction needed for Heroic Dungeons at 60+ was *reduced* from Revered to Honored
- questing under 60 gives you much more experience
- almost all outdoor heroics under 60, are now nonheroic
EQ2 fan sites
I think its a smart move on blizzards part. Its time to think of WoW as an old game. people have already leveled 3, 4, maybe even 5 characters both horde and alliance. WoW has made no secret that the game isnt about the journey, its about the end game content.
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anyone know how much faster? i was thinking of coming back (on a new account) and would like a rough estimate of how long it will take me to reach 60. my first character was nearly 19 days played and he never reached 70.
MMO wish list:
-Changeable worlds
-Solid non level based game
-Sharks with lasers attached to their heads
Just buy a lvl 70 acc.
its almost twice as fast under 60
especially if you solo quest all the Outdoor group quests that have been nerfed to nonheroic ease
EQ2 fan sites
I think it was a great move on blizzards part not only because of all the characters that people play but it makes it easier for the casual players. Now they don't have to invest as much time to get to 70 as before. I mean I've been playing since beta yet I only have 1 level 70. Only because I hate having to start over lol. But now that it is easier I have been playing my lower level characters again. Its kinnda nice lol.
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-Rhalon 81 UD Mage
-Doneski 85 Orc death knight
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There's too many factors to say for sure how much faster you will level. There were several changes made:
1) The amount of XP required to level from 20-60 was decreased. I think in the area of about a 20% decrease per level.
2) The amount of XP you receive for completing quests in the 20-60 range increased. This was on a sliding scale so that the closer you get to 60, the larger the increase. This was done because the closer you got to 60 the longer it took to level before, but with the increased XP for quests and the bonus increasing as you go along means that it doesn't take you significantly longer to level from say 50-60 then it does from say 20-30. It's still longer, but not that much longer, assuming that you are questing and not just grinding.
3) The amount of XP you recieve for mobs inside an instance was increased. Don't really know how much though.
Overall I think you'll probably see in the neighborhood of about a 25 to 30% decrease to level time. What would have taken you 3 or 4 hours to gain a level previously, might take 2 or 3 hours now. So don't expect a huge dramatic difference. It's quite noticeable, but it didn't cut the time in half or anything like that.
Except the journey is the only thing people have to look forward to. Add new races... start the journey over. Add new levels... continue the journey. Add new equipment... start new raids. Add a new class... start the journey over. You can have it all with time, and then you're left standing around helping others do the same. And when they have it, then what? Do it again? Wait for more to do?
I'm telling you, the carrot isn't that tasty people, it's been dangling in front of your faces too long now and it's just dried up and kinda resembles an old man's phallus.
I'm not sure how many 'generations' of games we'll have to see before companies realize that the best content isn't worn and doesn't have a level or stat. At this rate it will be my grandchildren enjoying some game like that.
- LC
lucky grandkids :P
the leveling seems to be going a lot faster and the rep gained from quests is huge now (honored with Org at a very low lvl)
MMO wish list:
-Changeable worlds
-Solid non level based game
-Sharks with lasers attached to their heads
Sorry but you sig got me curious - so you played Moria Multiplayer, Yserbius, Realm, Empyriana, Meridian etc ?
FUNCOM - putting the FUN in disFUNctional !
15% less XP needed for 20-60
30% more XP for quests that range from 20-60
The people that buy the accounts suck at playing. I'm not being juvenile, it's just fact. Playing a character from level 1 to level 70 allows you to know that class inside and out. I've grouped with ebay 70's before and it is a painful experience.
its more than that
under 60,
almost all non-instanced heroic quests can now be *soloed*
- giving you access to more quest choices
remember Fozruk? no longer elite
remember Silithus swarm nests? no longer elite
etc
I personally think its too trvivialized but no question that it helps you do more quests faster
EQ2 fan sites
I don't think it's a straight 30% XP for all quests that range from 20-60, it's a sliding scale where the quests as you get closer to 60 get a higher XP bonus then the ones closer to level 20. The reasoning behind this is that prior to 2.3, it took considerably longer to level the closer you got to 60 as opposed to level 20 which contributed to that "grind" feeling. The sliding scale is meant to offset that somewhat, so that what you have is a more linear progression. It should take you approximately the same time to gain 1 level at level 20 as it does at say level 59. Not exactly, but closer anyway. That should make it feel like less a "grind" as you get closer to 60.