As butt hurt as you are by the OPs post, no one seems to care that the new claiming system has opened the doors for ridiculously fast powerleveling, provided you're fortunate enough to have a powerleveler. No one's concerned about that, though.

SE WILL make this game solo-friendly or it will be a financial disaster for them. Trust me, SE cares more about their coffers than you supposed "hardcores," and rightfully so. You'd best be prepared for an easy (and fun!) low-to-mid leveling up experience in the future, because it's coming. SE already gave you all a ridiculous (and free) head start on the game over PS3 players, and it's so plainly obvious that all the high-levels want to remain king of the hill when PS3 hits. Ain't gonna happen, so if your egos are so frail, why don't you just quit now and stop polluting the community?

As an engdame player myself, I welcome these changes and I welcome the opportunity for new players to get off their feet and aid us ALL in our adventures at level 50 - that's only going to happen if the process of exping is is actually reasonable.

Resume bickering among each other like children.