| User |
Message |
Houston
Posts: 0
Joined: 04/25/2007
Credibility: 0 pts
|
Reading from other post I noticed people just don't like Powerleveling.I was confused,Most people said that it was lazyness and that you should earn your own levels.I have a few alts on Justice server just because i have some real life friends over there and they Powerlevel as well,Except there the ones Powerleveling not being Powerleveled.I asked them why do they do it and what do they get out of it? They told me that each couple runs the "Customer" must give them a HO(Hami).For every 3rd runs the "Customer" must give more and more HOs until they feel like they got Powerleveled enough.The point is of this post,That it looks like people are earning there Powerlevels.Ever been to a Hami Raid? Takes atleast and hour or two.So coming to the Conclusion,People earn there Powerlevels as much as people earn there own levels.
What is your idea on Powerleveling and why should it be enforced.
***THIS POST HAS BEEN EDITED***
|
| 05/04/07 09:37 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Kid Standard
Posts: 0
Joined: 07/16/2006
Credibility: 0 pts
|
Okay, here's the thing. I've been the bridge on a power leveling team -- I'd already hit level 47 on my own and the guy I was sidekicking was something like level 20. He'd been powerlevelled all the way to twenty. He'd never even triggered half the powers he had. He skipped the storylines and the badges and the experience of the game, and I would not have wanted this guy on my team because I couldn't trust him to know how to play his toon. I did that a couple of times, for a couple of people. If that's the way they want to go, I'm not going to get in their way -- they aren't hurting me -- but it seems kind of pointless to me to sit there and wait for some Fire/Kin troller to wipe out all the enemies in an 8-person unyielding mission while you level. It's dull.
And I certainly wouldn't want that guy on my hamidon team, either. Yeah, it takes a couple of hours -- and it takes even longer when somebody doesn't know how to play their character (or did prior to I9) because when people don't know how to play, they screw up. They do stupid things like not listening when people are shouting to stop attacking and let people kill the Hamidon the old tried and true way -- and there were yellow dawns as a result.
I can understand levelling a character fast so you can play with your friends. That's one thing. Levelling for the sake of levelling is another. You miss out on so much so you can have a fantastically powerful character -- and not have a clue how to play it.
|
| 05/04/07 10:02 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Col.Stryker
Posts: 9
Joined: 09/18/2006
Credibility: 0 pts
|
Yeah....man...powerleveling a tuff topic. I feel both ways about the issue. Some of my friends do the same things. They Powerlevel there Alts for certain things. I won't go to everything I want to say because a lot of it has already been said. But for the most sake I beleive its ok in certain situations like 38 to 40 or something like that were XP just won't move. For the most part LvL up a toon that you really like I take the old way more than anything. Plus I see PL about to become nerfed.
Don't short-change long-term objectives for short-term solutions" -Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare, MoH
Thanks to Death Fetish for the Awesome Sig :)
|
| 05/04/07 10:33 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Rockshock
Posts: 0
Joined: 04/24/2005
Credibility: 0 pts
|
Powerlevelling shouldnt be enforced, it should be discouraged completely.
In my view, powerlevelling is a form of cheating. The person being powerleveled doesn't earn his powers he just gets powers from the levels he sponges of his allies. He doesn't learn to adapt his fighting techniques to fight particular foes or aid / benifit from your allies differing powersets.
They miss story arcs, plotlines, badges and lose a lot of enjoyment from the game.
They also seem to get annoyed when their not getting max XP from a missions, wanting team leaders to max out the hero rating just to get more xp dispite the increase in debt and team problems.
I got my very first lvl 50 the other day after 3 years of playing the game on and off. So, i've got a 50. I dont realy see the benifit of having loads of lvl 50's.
|
| 05/04/07 10:42 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Grifter0408
GameAmp Staff
Posts: 13
Joined: 11/30/2004
Credibility: 0 pts
|
The only bad point I see to PL'ing is that the person getting those levels through PL'ing may not be as experienced with the powers as someone who played XX amount of levels with those powers.
| QUOTE | Example:
Joe Superhero is level 30 and played 300 hours to earn level 30.
Billy Superhero is level 30 and powerleveled to 30 in 5 hours (that may not be correct estimation...but go with it).
So Mike Superhero is forming a TF and needs AT that just happens to be same as Joe and Billy. Who would you rather have on your team? Sure they have the same AT, same powers, but one has hopefully learned those powers in and out over their time. |
Thats my main downside view of PL'ing. Now granted you can PL and learn the powers (face it, its not rocket science) but the PL'er will have far less enemy fighting time using them. Sometimes you can chain your attacks to get the most effective sequence to really destroy the opposition. That takes time to learn. I treat PL like Influence purchasing, if I dont want to do it then I ignore it. I cant see them nerfing PL'ing anymore than what they have done. If the 200 yard rule is still in effect....not sure been long time since I heard anything about it.
|
| 05/04/07 10:51 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Kid Standard
Posts: 0
Joined: 07/16/2006
Credibility: 0 pts
|
| QUOTE | | I cant see them nerfing PL'ing anymore than what they have done. If the 200 yard rule is still in effect....not sure been long time since I heard anything about it. |
The 200 yard rule doesn't really apply the way PLing is currently done.
|
| 05/04/07 11:08 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Warron Peace
Posts: 0
Joined: 06/06/2006
Credibility: 0 pts
|
Some of you already know that I have 3 lvl 50s. I've seen ALL the content in this game at least once, most of it twice, and alot of it 3 or more times between my 50s and other alts. There is some content I love to do. There is other stuff that annoys me. I hate the lowbie grind, pre-travel powers and pre-DO/SOs. This is one of the main reasons I'm in a slump right now. I don't have and can't think of a toon I want to grind through those very annoying low levels until they truly develop into a fun, powerful character. My Fire/Kin was PLd into his late teens, and then ran all the Faultline content. He ran some of Striga, and was PLed into the 30s. Ran some of Croatoa, and was PLed again. Hit the 40s, did a bunch of AVs and intermittent PLing, and hit 50, and now PLs others on occasion.
I do it to skip annoying content. Badges other than accolades aren't a concern of mine. I do it to get to a point where it'll actually be fun for me to play the character, when I have Stamina, a travel power, and a solid attack chain. I haven't done it with all of my characters, basically just my Fire/Kin. I don't mind PLing others because it's fun for me to wipe out mobs so fast, its a rush to kill or be killed, and I love the Influence/Prestige I earn in the process, on top of the occasional HO. I don't do it for strangers, I do it for friends/family. I do it to get friends caught up to a teams current level, if need be. I don't tolerate people that I am PLing whining about how much XP they're gettin. I hear that, I tend to kick/ignore them. Some of my toons are PLed by sidekicking with other friends who have higher lvl toons. I don't do this to PL, I do it to team with a friend, without makin them roll a new toon that they prolly won't play.
I don't agree with most of the common PL issues, but the problem isn't PLing, its how people act about PLing.
|
| 05/04/07 12:31 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Kid Standard
Posts: 0
Joined: 07/16/2006
Credibility: 0 pts
|
The way you do it is one thing, Warron. I'm just so used to the people who don't want to do ANY of the work themselves.
|
| 05/04/07 13:53 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
Xolquar
Posts: 4
Joined: 02/20/2006
Credibility: 0 pts
|
| QUOTE | Reading from other post I noticed people just don't like Powerleveling.I was confused,Most people said that it was lazyness and that you should earn your own levels.I have a few alts on Justice server just because i have some real life friends over there and they Powerlevel as well,Except there the ones Powerleveling not being Powerleveled.I asked them why do they do it and what do they get out of it? They told me that each couple runs the "Customer" must give them a HO(Hami).For every 3rd runs the "Customer" must give more and more HOs until they feel like they got Powerleveled enough.The point is of this post,That it looks like people are earning there Powerlevels.Ever been to a Hami Raid? Takes atleast and hour or two.So coming to the Conclusion,People earn there Powerlevels as much as people earn there own levels.
What is your idea on Powerleveling and why should it be enforced. |
As much as i do NOT want to open a freakin hornets nest...
I help run the unofficial Justice Server power-level channel. If they want a more ready access to clients, tell em to send a tell to @The Gnome :)
Clicky.
|
| 05/04/07 15:52 |
Login to rate this user's post! |
