>At one time it became basically impossible to level once you
>reached a certain xp loss. I had a char once that literally
>had an xp hole of 250k and that was at level 49ish (edited to
>add: I was also a cabal leader (herald to be exact)). I got my
>xp set to normal levels as a reward for basically dominating
>the easter egg hunt.
>
>I have no problems with the current setup. -30% is nothing.
>That's an extra 10-15 minutes.


It may be nothing for those who know their way around but it can be hell on those of us trying to hero for a first time and not knowing the different areas. If you have to rely on someone else leading in areas you haven't been where there are aggressive creatures and have no idea where to run to get away the newbie always dies for sure.

I've died several times now always when I have like 1 more damn kill to rank and it's not easy climbing back up when you're still learning the lands.

Also when you can't get a group you could be off learning new areas but theres a good chance of dying there too.. then an exp hole for trying to learn new places.