I’m actively against this. There are more bonuses than before, and we haven’t seen bonuses translate into permanent numbers. Even when there are massive lengthy holiday bonuses, characters that make it to hero by and large don’t even last a week afterwards. But aside from that, I pretty standardly against anything that further makes CF easier. It may sound mean, but I’m not interested in it being easier.

Levelling doesn’t have to be long and boring. Some of my favorite RP moments and chats have happened with ranking groups. Some folks just aim to power rank, and I tend to not end up with them since I have more fun with interactive groups. Plus I’m not really a power-ranker.

Ranking also is a purposeful risk added to each progressing character. It puts you in areas of varying terrains and dangers against mobs of varying risks/abilities that provide opportunities for people to come and wreck you and your group.

For this suggestion, it wouldn’t matter if it was as simple as pressing a button – I’m against it. CF used to be a lot more harsh and even more difficult for ranking, but had higher numbers then. Clearly the answer is that we should make it even more hardcore and add back difficulties in ranking.

-Ish