[dev1021] Skill Points and EXP values are way too low.

[solracht]

I don't even think the problem is how much worse soloing is than grouping, there's a bigger problem standing before we can even worry about that... the problem is how out of the way and counter intuitive the guildleve system is.

Most new players won't come to the forums to ask which 8 leves they should fail and retry. Most people won't think the system has such an obscure and backwards requirement in order to give you good numbers.

They'll pick up the guildleves offered at the counter, they'll do them, and this will work for a while. Then they'll get to rank ~25-30 around the time they completley run out of favor and then they'll end up in a situation similar to the original poster's, and reach the conclusion that the game is not worth their time.

There is not any kind of obvious hint, or any kind of indication in the game that says experience rewards increase exponentially when a lot of things align. Expecting most players (especially those used to other MMORPGs) to find enjoyment in the current system feels really far-fetched.


Lastly, the new player leaving before being able to experience the guildleve system under the right conditions is not even the only bad scenario: the system is pretty boring for someone who is using it to his advantage. Redoing the same 8 guildleves from rank 30 to 50 can't seriously be considered as a good gameplay feature, can it?

Something needs to be done, honestly.