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Edited, Nov 3rd 2008 7:01am by rjmiller

If I've said it once, I've said it a 100 times.....

This game is so rich in content that 95% of the players can't make use of the full game with the expansions that are already out. 100% of us casual players will never even hit 60% of the existing content.

These 1-time exploits (15%-20% AA exp per kill) are the only true reason for jumping on the new expansion band wagon. To those that figured it out and got to keep it all, all I can say is 'Giddy-Up'.

To the individual that hit level 75 a few hours after the release (and you know someone did) all I can say is....dude get a life/girlfriend/friend/job.

And for those wondering; I do not have the new expansion. I'll buy it when it hits $9 for the download.

Must admit I am getting really tired (and rolling my eyes quite a bit) over the posts over these patches.

First of all, lets get one thing straight - this is an ONLINE EVOLVING game. That means that every single time there is an expansion launch something goes a little wrong and needs to be fixed. It happens EVERY time, so why people keep being shocked about it is beyond me. Want seamless working game first time? - then go play an PlayStation2 game please.

Secondly, YOU signed up for this game - and YOU are the one who can stop the payment and stop playing. Dont like the changes? - Just quite. But please stop whining about it, no purpose in that, and its honestly just tiring.

2 extra character slots - sure I would love that too. But doesnt change the fact that I chose to play this game based on what I KNEW before this expansion launch, and that meant 8 slots on my server. The 2 extra slots are OPTIONAL, and they charge extra for it. Dont want to pay that, then dont get them - simple and easy, and the best part - your amount of slots are STILL exactly what you expected them to be 3-4 days ago!

PLEASE stop whining about SoE giving us different options, depending on what we want outta the game, and how much we want to invest.
There are zones some players will never see, cause they arent playing on that level - live with it, and enjoy the HUGE game thats available to you.
There are items you might never get - accept it and live with it, or make the decision to do what it takes to get them, and live with that.

Too many people are too focused on what they are NOT getting - instead of what they are actually getting for about the price of a movie+pizza friday evening.

--- the only "whines" I think are justified are the ones over longstanding functionality bugs that arent fixed (like the bugged guildwindows). But whining about patches changing the game - PLEASE, think about what you are signing up to when you get the game. Its an evolving online game, and NOT a singleplayer offline game, where you are guaranteed to be the best, and be able to get everything in game.

Alot of people say that SoE are so much worse than other companies... that "the other" MMORPGS arent so bugged, etc. Please - go play those games if you really feel that way, the games I have tried (UO, DAoC, SWG, WoW), arent any different at all. They all have the same issues, though I admit the companies might use different schedules to deal wit them.

I played EQ since 1999 and I still love this game, it has its quirks and it as its personality - I love seeing how the game, zones, chars, even UI has evolved over the years. But do I want to go back to the "old days before SoE" ?? Absolutely not - playing in 680x480 resolution where 70% of the screen are filled with grey boxes are vastly overrated *gg* !

Thank you SoE for continuing to make a good game - and a thank you from many of us who might be silent but are actually happy about our game generally. Dont fall into the trap of trying to please everyone all the time - keep the game fun, challenging, diversive, and evolving.

PS: And do try to fix the "true" bugs that are still out there :)

It was one helluv an issue! AAXP was 18-20% per kill in a full group at level 70 and 71. LoD had no effect on rate of gaining AAs. In an all guild group I knocked out 28aas in about an hour worth of killing things (dinging an AA every few minutes.) I was just afraid they were going to rollback characters when they patched it out. Fortunatly it seems most people were focused on leveling up and didnt notice the bugged aaxp.

lol nope now everyone gets sent to CR or they were early this morning anyway =)