Definition of Power Leveling.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:59 am

Would one of the DMs like to define it?

I define it as it's old nature, someone that yields >5 points repeated times.

Example L20 gives a L16 free kills repeated number of times to level them up, consequently.

Soaking would be sitting in the arena and soaking up XP from other peeps. Note: this is not the same as leaching.

Leaching is defined by gnarr on another post: "If there are members on the opposing team within your -4 to +4 level range then you must make some effort to interact with them. Be it indirectly as buffing your team mates or directly as fighting them. It is not enough to simply be in the arena, you must participate in the game as well. If you are not participating then please go to the afk room or you may be jailed/booted for leeching."

The only reason soaking is different from leaching is that there is no one in range to fight.

I would OK soaking only if they are trying to attract other highbies (or people their level, since technically lowbies could do it too) in a game of their own. I do not enjoy myself mass L7 games.. and that is the servers current status.. it's becoming more and more only lowbie games. I rarely see any highbies fighting, if there are any.. it's only 2 to 4 of them total.

I believe soaking and leaching are both triggering the PL script, and causing problems. I think a clause needs to be added into the PL script, if the target triggering the script is in range of someone on the opposing team.. it constitutes PLing/leaching and they should be punished.. otherwise it's soaking, and is merely frowned upon.

Post by **Rary** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:32 pm

Powerlevelling involves 2 players. 1 doing the dying and other doing the killing. That pair allows the the one 4 levels higher constantly kill the other one for the XP.

Leaching/Soaking - Sitting in the arena with no business other than soak in XP and providing no effort. I've seen times where they say there waiting for someone else, but they always follow the crowd in the arena making sure they get all the XP they can get. If you sit in there for 5, 10, 15 minutes fine. If you sit in some corner the whole time, fine. But the act of "waiting" in the arena in the middle of everyone is basically leaching.

I know you want to wait for others to join, but why in the arena? Why not in the base?

The whole point of xp being given to the team surrounding the killer was to provide the team with xp for team effort. You sitting there doing nothing is hardly team effort.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:31 pm

Because base camping is illegal.. and since it's very difficult and LONG to reach L20, especially since there are very few high level battles, only way to reach it is to soak XP.

T3hRedMage · Post by **T3hRedMage** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:14 am

He does have a point on the journey. However, it's irresponsible to allow a PL to take place just to so you can soak/leech XP. It's still against the rules? Correct? Try to stop them before you stand there in silence shaking your head, gaining 250 XP every 35 seconds.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:16 am

Be more specific? I boot anyone I see PLing and report them for XP removal.

Post by **Rary** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:05 pm

Casas wrote:Because base camping is illegal.. and since it's very difficult and LONG to reach L20, especially since there are very few high level battles, only way to reach it is to soak XP.

Only way to reach it in a week you mean with little effort?

I got 2 level 20's without leaching/soaking/pling or pulling my special levers, so its not that its hard.

Base camping is not illegal unless their is people your level on other team. Its not fair to them. If you waiting for someone your range, sit in the base all you want.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:57 pm

There are rarely any highbie fights, the server is becoming mass 7's.

Post by **Rary** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:44 am

Just need to think of a creative way to keep the interest of a level 20.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:16 pm

I suggested a few ways, before.

Give them 100 XP per in range kill. They already get 100 XP for killing another 20, but +200 XP for L20.. this sorta brings to mind they would get 100 for anyone.

Or bring back the old system but diminished a bit.. instead of x2, x1000 then divide by 1500 (because of the integer problems).

Post by **Rary** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:23 pm

They get alot now for killing a another lvl 20. Its actually the same as before. Only thing thats changed was the double xp on their teammate making kills.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:26 pm

Said that.. but what do you think of giving them 100 XP per in range kill?

Post by **Rary** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:33 am

They get 45 for a 1 pt and like 300 for a lvl 20. Don't you think thats enough?

If you had them holding the artifact or happy hour. Even more.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:21 pm

So why aren't any ever online?

Post by **Rary** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:27 pm

Because another one isn't on. But I don't think adding 100 per kill will increase it either.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:39 pm

Well, the servers becoming mass 7's. Unless you wanna do something about that..

How I see it.. there were more frequent higher levels when the old 20 bonus was enabled.. because 20's got XP.. now they get pretty low amount of XP.. and still yield the same high amounts.

There's also no decent high level gear, aside from the new double weapons. So staying on to help L16+ level up, and encouraging a higher end curve of levels.. is pointless. The meager amount of XP they make from kills doesn't buy them any better gear.