Level Increase?Follow

No opinion. as I don't current play EQ anymore, haa

cant wait til quarm cons light blue

Yes, but only if there's content for lower level players too.

(Actually, I don't mind... I will never reach 70, so 75 makes no difference for me...)

Edited, Sat Dec 3 02:48:57 2005 by bbot

As a high end raider, a level cap increase wouldn't hurt my feelings abit..

Nor would an increase in the FT cap..

choose undecided am 900 AA and level 70 and have more AA I need to get already without the added pressure of leveling again.

So lazy perspective I spose I dont want 75 too bad but would not be destroyed if it did happen.

Sure, just about maxed out with almost 1200 aa's now and all spells. the nice thing about level increases new spells and aa!

Fix old content for sure and lock more of it out... If that means moving the 3 quests npc in kurns a person may need at high level do it (as an example) and make it so no one under level 25 can go in the place. Many zones need this treatment. Nothing more aggravating than playing a non-twinked lowbie, running through five zones to get xp and finding the entire zone being wiped by one high level. Lower Guk comes to mind. If they are not going to level restrict at least 2 zones for every low (which would now be under 60) level range they should not raise the cap past 70.

There is lots of content for every level. The majority of a new expansion will be high end. Revising old low-end places is a better idea than adding a pile of new low zones in my opinion. Adding some doable at the level of the zone quests with appropriate rewards (i.e., as per tutorial and Plane of Knowledge newb armor)would not be unbalancing.

Even a minor fix such as a quest for a level 30 to kill 200 undead frogloks to recieve a no trade version of the flowing black silk sash. If the popular farm items had an alternate quest version for the level of people that were meant to get the drop in the first place that would fix much.

This does not take away anyone's "right to farm" nor kill the twink economy. It would let the questers and the poor progress though. Adding a task npc at a bunch of old zones means you dont even need to revise them...

Another level increase would just make it harder for me to get the top level >>> DANG IRAQ <<<. I have 4 chars that i use to play (hope i still have them when i get back) and it was hard to get my main 2 in the mid 50s. They still need to fix qall that is broke anyway.

As an example - Yes, update Crushbone, but make it a bit more of a challenge for the levels visiting the zone. Also, upgrade the drops in the zone. This is inline with the raising of the zone challenge. I think that this could apply to most "pre-LDoN" zones.

Another example - Overhaul the LDoNs. The only reason most people even try LDoNs anymore is to power up the LDoN aug or get a spell from the merchants. I'd say one of the best things they could do is increase the XP. Some people complain about the nerfing of some of the DoD MMs...just look back and see what Sony did the the LDoNs. That was a far bigger nerf, IMHO.

Last "upgrade" idea from me - Upgrade the graphics in some "old world" zones. I love what they have done to Nek Forest and Lavastorm. Could we see a revamp of say Dulak, Skyfire or Stonebrunt?

What would be the point? it's just a number...and then where do you stop?? I'd rather just see more USEFUL AAs and spells for lvl 65-70

The Gap b/t raiders and non raiders is not bad at all

When warriors are out DPSing the DPS classes the gap is too large. When casters can buff up to more hitpoints then a chain class the gap is too large.

And yes every expansion anymore is mainly geared towards the hardcore eat sleep and play eq type of people. And every time they add a new expansion the casual players are left farther and farther behind.

I personally do not think a level increase is due with a new expansion. If you want to satisfy and keep happy the high end players and guilds then make instanced zones for them and leave the current content and levels alone.
I do know there are still quite a few "casual" gamers on here, that may never see level 70 or if they do it wil be a long time from now, that still have fun with their lower level toons.
I currently have 5 toons level 41-58 and have been playing 1 of them on a regular basis and 1 semi regularly, my level 58 toon may not even see level 65 by the time my subscription runs out in December 2006. What this means is I am in actual game time maybe 2 hrs a night Monday through Thursday and 5 hrs on Friday and maybe 6 hrs on Saturday and Sunday. That comes to 20-30 hrs a week game time, time spent running through zones to get set up where I can solo or maybe find a group to join. I also have a trader that is on Sunday through Thursday nights for 7 hours a night, 42 hours a week. As you can see I do not have the luxury of spending 40-60 hours a week in actual gaming and level grinding, and level grinding in my opinion is not fun.
So no I do not see any reason to come out with a new expansion just to increase the level caps.
If you want to do anything to the game, make some of the older zones more interesting and raise their levels a little, NOT make them level 65+ like you did the Mistmoore zone. When was the last time the Karanas, the Deserts of Ro, Oasis of Marr, the Commonlands, Stonebrunt, just to name a few were updated and given a small level increase? Higher level of pirates in the Ocean of Tears maybe or some new Giants in Rathe Mountains.
Enough for now, this is just my 2 cents worth and I know it cost me 10 cents to put it here.

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