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goose1009
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Had a guild mate do this and it sounded to me like an exploit, but figured i'd come here and see what the Devs have to say.
Apparently there is a Leadership mission that grats 1600 xp, which is quite a large chunk. You can use your AD to speed this up. So while it does cost a fair amount of AD, it also allows for crazy fast leveling. He has leveled from 38 to 52 in well under an hour.
To me this sounds like a textbook exploit, but its possible that it is "Working as Intended" and would really like to know which it is.
To me, using any in game means to create gains that are obviously not as the game intended is an exploit. Now, this does cost AD, so perhaps its how they want it. Frankly I cant stand the thought of it as it cheapens the entire experience. Normally I dont care what other people do with their in game time/money, but since i am a guild leader, this really worries me. Dont want the guild to look bad because someone is doing this.
Apparently there is a Leadership mission that grats 1600 xp, which is quite a large chunk. You can use your AD to speed this up. So while it does cost a fair amount of AD, it also allows for crazy fast leveling. He has leveled from 38 to 52 in well under an hour.
To me this sounds like a textbook exploit, but its possible that it is "Working as Intended" and would really like to know which it is.
To me, using any in game means to create gains that are obviously not as the game intended is an exploit. Now, this does cost AD, so perhaps its how they want it. Frankly I cant stand the thought of it as it cheapens the entire experience. Normally I dont care what other people do with their in game time/money, but since i am a guild leader, this really worries me. Dont want the guild to look bad because someone is doing this.
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be happy, those players pay for the game.
Be happy a dungeons and dragons RPG which is about leveling and dungeon running has a system in place where you can pay to level? This screams, 'our company will sell its soul and do anything for money'.
Typical perfect world experience.
I'm here to play the game; if someone else wants to use AD/zen/real money to get to 60 in a few hours, more power to them.
Then why even bother to play if you feel that way?
Also you should play some other F2P games like Allods, RoM, or Vidictus, PWE games are benign comparatively.
I say be glad as well that person isn't effecting "your" game and he is throwing a <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> ton at future devlopment, the reason Jade Dynasty and PWI have so many updates is because their cash shop is continually humming with peopel who just have to own every mount or blow through a huge stack of buffs, folks are complining about what a rip off Neverwinter is yet I have not spent a single Zen or gone through any of my allotted diamonds, yet I have the Firehawk companion, all the bags I need, decent wards and enchants and I can probably have a decent play experience for the rest of the year for free.
A rip off would be making me buy a repair hammer for Zen to fix my gear or charging me AD to enter a certain zone.
This was posted on another topic. This explains one of the many problems of a pay 2 level or win system.
Neither is an exploit, neither is really how the developers would like you play, but it is your choice. At least the person who spends money to do it is contributing to the continued development of the game.
Being high lvl means nothing, accept that you are high level. PVP brackets are separated so no impact there. PVE dungeons are separated so no impact there.
So what exactly are you crying about people?
This is how f2p titles make money. Off the income of a few wealthy people instead of running a subscription. If they want to toss out hundreds of dollars in Zen/AD to lvl faster, let them.
Nonsense. If someone wants to pay to get to max level and skip the majority of what the game has to offer, then let them do this. Here, it benefits the game, in other games it just benefits third parties who sell power leveling. There is no prize for getting to 60. Pay your way to victory? What victory? The ability to wipe in epic dungeons a week before others do? You don't even learn the class if you skip the challenging level range.
This is just fine. It gives an option for those who do not want to level normally, and it gets ADs out of the economy and Zen into the pockets of those who try to earn them. There is no harm in this. I think it is short-sighted to do this, but it has no negative effect on me if people do it.
Power leveling a profession with AD has nothing to do with the character's level, and it doesn't affect anyone else.
any good cash shop focuses on cosmetics and conveniences, never underestimate what ppl will spend on vanity items.
Incorrect. Most of the leadership profession tasks award character exp as well as profession exp.
But enough points have been made i guess. It is what it is. Dosent mean i have to like it.
Really we should be thankful.
@Isya I believe you also get regular xp for leveling a profession? I am not positive though as I haven't got to 10 yet but I did professions in BW4. Also there was this post of a first level 60 who paid to level professions. There is a twitch feed too.
http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?148961-Grats-to-lvl-60
it's crafting and a free game so im not bothered by it.
with free games my concern is always that if it is unplayable or badly playable for the free players & cryptic is IMHO the best at the free to play model
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Because no one ever does that (needs all items they can) in a subscription game, like WoW. Can you hear my sarcasm? People are greedy no matter what the game, f2p or sub doesn't matter.
I just was in game, and looked at my leadership skills (at level 4), and the highest xp one i saw was 150. Not sure when this one you are talking about becomes common, but seeing as i'm level 41 now, it's been easier, quicker and cheaper to just do quests. I've paid AD to finish tailor quests early, but not for xp, just for trying to get where crafting anything close to level happens. My tailor skill is 8, and that took a LOT of AD to finish the long ones early. Not sure how long the leadership one is, but still.
Also, so what if people level fast? If it bothers you, and they are in your guild, boot them. Like others have said, leveling is fast in this game. Just doing quests gets you there fast enough, getting 60 is easy enough.
For what it's worth, at the launch of GW2 i hit max in days with the help of cooking before they nerfed it. I wasn't powerleveling, but wanted to do cooking, and at the time, all the mats you needed were easily gotten from karma or gold.
I am a little
I suggest you reroll anyone and everyone who participated in this and fix that recipe to be on a 24 hour timer.