Exp & item drop rates

[musicraul19]

Hello everyone.

I would like to know what you people think about the speed of progression in the game. I personally feel like the exp rates are still too high. I see many people achieved max levels with little variety in lvls. Back when the game was still very popular I though about different towns as stepping stones of progression. Jagan was for low lvls, Donwhang for middle lvls and Hotan for high lvls. With original exp rates it even took a while to get out of Donwhang. With slower progression these towns for the middle lvls were also full of people. I just think the game would look more lively with people progressing slower through these stepping stones so players can witness activity in all towns. Progression is fast with current rates which makes people pass low and middle stage relatively fast which is why most of towns are empty. As an online game I find it important to see active people throughout all the game for the game to keep me motivated. I also think that progression is what keeps people going. Many people get bored once they reach max lvl, thus they quit the game.

I hope to get some opinions about this one.

[maharishi]

I thought I was the only one who thinks like that. But when you must reach 60++ to be able to participate in the most fun activities (FGW, Battle Arena), it's no doubt people will want to rush there asap. If only the rates were reduced, the slower progression towards endgame, with CTF being the only fun activity, would result in even more quitters. There has to be more content for the lower-middle level players. I completely agree that progression keeps people going.

[maharishi]

One more thing, which I've already complained about, but I don't think anyone else sees it as a problem (more like a positive thing I suppose), the quest rewards exp/sp balance is so off that I even avoid them. I love questing (even doing the low level ones), completing them all and giving myself that imaginary "completed all *town* quests" achievement (wouldn't that be a cool idea though? :D), but when I gained two levels with barely a few hundred skill points from 45 to 47 by doing the low level Constantinople quests, I'm not into them anymore. Why would I want to level up with barely a hundred skill points? Or am I supposed to go de-level myself after lmao.