How about giving us bonus xp when we are not logged on

[Cairdeas]

It's not. The rested bonus is to help players catch up who don't play a lot, whereas the surplus system was a mechanic to slow people down from hitting the cap and the total lack of content it held.

The rested bonus in no way discourages play at all! It's just a little added support, nothing more.

It doesn't matter if your + or - is before or after if the end result is still 3XP.

Two People Leave a City. One travels faster and has to stop for gas, The other travels slower but saves gas on the trip, They both arrive at the same time because of the time it took for one person to stop and buy the new gas.


And yes, Rested XP does discourage play. I had many friends who would stop grinding and doing quests when ever their rested XP ran out and then log off for the night.

[Eekiki]

Um, you mention it right here...

Surplus is the same as Bonus Xp. Surplus is just more strict.

Example.

In WoW completing a Challenge while Rested Nets you 500 XP, While completing it unrest earns you 250 XP.

In FFXIV completing a challenge while normal nets you 500 XP, while completing it fatigued earns you 250 xp.

The systems the same, nomenclature is different. The major difference is though that with XIV the deeper into fatigue you go the less XP you get per completed challenge.

See? Good point about earning rested exp while sitting in town. I had forgotten about that.

[Vackashken]

Dunno, I think people are over reacting a bit. If, by chance they did it, it only last for like 10 mobs and its done. At least thats how it worked in WAR and Aion. I never touched WoW. Dunno, either way I don't personally care much. It would make people with less time that much happier to log in. It would never effect me personally.

[Jennestia]

It depends.

Some MMOs have the bonus accumulate while in town and offline -- basically you'll get between 1% - 40% (cap) bonus that degrades over the course of x time period (varies by MMO.)

Some have it to where it wears off after x amount of XP gained.

Some have it to where it only affects newbies till x level range (usually the 20s/30s/40s).

[Greencactaur]

The point of rested XP is for casual players. SE said surplus is there way to make it so casuals catch with hardcores when in truth it was just a way to make a bit more extra cash. you never NEVER put a cap like that on hardcore players. Put rested xp instead

[_C-a-e-r-i-t-h_]

The point of rested XP is for casual players. SE said surplus is there way to make it so casuals catch with hardcores when in truth it was just a way to make a bit more extra cash. you never NEVER put a cap like that on hardcore players. Put rested xp instead

This, and the other reason they put a cap on hardcores is to slow down progression 'cause there's nothing else to do in the game except level.

[Moth]

This will be abused so much. Just do away with surplus and stop crying about it.

[Wolfie]

This will be abused so much. Just do away with surplus and stop crying about it.

Abused? By people... not logging in? You're right, that's despicable.

[RabidSquirrel]

This will be abused so much. Just do away with surplus and stop crying about it.

I'd really like to see what kind exploitative example you can come up with.

[Vackashken]

Not sure how it can be abused...