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Originally Posted by Lalolyen
Addressing the nature of fast exp being more fun. Not true. The harder something is to accomplish (ie the longer it takes to do it) the more sense of accomplishment you gain. Thus and in turn giving yourself a sense of pride about your greater accomplishments, such as reaching level 10 on a server thats 0.0001% exp. Does SoE make more money? Yes they do, but not because they are time syncing you, remember you could stop paying SoE at any time and go play the exp game that is easy, within a few days you reach max gear, max level: WoW, but you don't, they have you hooked on that "pride" part and nothing more.
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WoW isn't EQ. Exp doen't need to be *fast* (as in level 60 in two hours), although fastER than Live is good. I don't call people wasting 16 hours a day of their lives in a game accomplishment. If that sense of accomplishment is what you need and want, go out and do something with your life that's real and tangible. Gaming serves no purpose other than diversion. (I know. I'm a jerk for saying that. lol)
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If SOE just wanted you to keep playing on that treadmill, they would keep doing what they do, raising the level cap and making you work another 5 levels for that piece of meat they keep dangling over your head for more pride.
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Hello? This is *exactly* what Sony has been doing for years, is still doing, and will continue to do until such time as EQ is no longer profitable, or the profits no longer meet their expectations. Expansions, anyone?
It is naive to think that Sony (or any other large for-profit corporation, for that matter) does *anything* without having profit as their goal. Duping customers into thinking that a painfully slow game is some sort of "accomplishment" is merely one means of meeting that goal. Anyone who thinks otherwise really needs to spend time in the upper echelons of corporate life (which I did for decades before I got smart). Hence why I can speak authoritatively about this subject. Live it for as long as I did near the C-level and you'll gain so much understanding that you'll want to projectile puke. Of course, I never complained about the compensation.
Anyway, I said what I had to say so I'm done except for apologizing to Lalolyen, et al, for not making this a new thread. I didn't mean to sound like I was specifically criticizing your server, especially since I haven't played or even logged on to it. I really hope you do well with it.
