Remember Double XP starting tommorow

Moodsor

Just a friendly reminder to anyone planning on leveling during this event, double xp starts  tommorow.

STARTS: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 10AM PST / 6PM GMT
ENDS: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 11PM PST / Monday, December 2, 2013, 7AM GMT

Enjoy!

Gilbortrund

Originally posted by Moodsor

Just a friendly reminder to anyone planning on leveling during this event, double xp starts at tommorow.

STARTS: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 10AM PST / 6PM GMT
ENDS: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 11PM PST / Monday, December 2, 2013, 7AM GMT

Enjoy!

Thanks for the head up! Will be there!

Sevenstar61

Going to work on my Merc and Shadow and wait for GS.

BadOrb

It has begun Time to play on my 33 operative and my 41 shadow!

Cheers,

BadOrb.

winter

Originally posted by Moodsor

Just a friendly reminder to anyone planning on leveling during this event, double xp starts  tommorow.

STARTS: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 10AM PST / 6PM GMT
ENDS: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 11PM PST / Monday, December 2, 2013, 7AM GMT

Enjoy!

Is this for the F2P people? As a subscriber I remember leveling was already incredibly fast and easy to start with, but haven't played since 3 months after launch so maybe Bioware made it harder.

heider89

time to lvl up a shadow

Blazer6992

Originally posted by winter

Is this for the F2P people? As a subscriber I remember leveling was already incredibly fast and easy to start with, but haven't played since 3 months after launch so maybe Bioware made it harder.

 

That's what I'm wondering, being a free player I don't know if it counts for us or if it's just for the "pay to play" players.

 

Sevenstar61

I believe that it is for both subscribers and F2P players... I was today on Tython and everybody was getting to level 13 before leaving zone, no matter status.

 

Tamanous

Make sure to do your space dailies when leveling. With double xp, full legacy buff and an xp booster I made well over a level just doing 2 dailies that takes very little time.

 

I certainly wouldn't do Makeb though with 2x xp. I thought it almost pointless why they raised level cap when you level so damn fast from 50-55 anyway. Pretty much only an excuse to keep the gear grind going. I typically quit on expansion because I cannot face another pointless gear grind.

 

 

trancejeremy

Originally posted by winter

Originally posted by Moodsor

Just a friendly reminder to anyone planning on leveling during this event, double xp starts  tommorow.

STARTS: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 10AM PST / 6PM GMT
ENDS: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 11PM PST / Monday, December 2, 2013, 7AM GMT

Enjoy!

Is this for the F2P people? As a subscriber I remember leveling was already incredibly fast and easy to start with, but haven't played since 3 months after launch so maybe Bioware made it harder.

 

Double XP seems to be the only way to play it if you are a free (or in my case, preferred) player. They nerf your XP gain, and I found myself underleveled by the time I got to the 2nd planet, by about 2 levels.  By playing only on double XP weekends, I seem to have almost caught up, but clearly still behind subscribers.

Burntvet

Of course they want to boost XP for the free players: everything after the story lines is paid content for the most part, or limited to the point you pay or suffer.

They just want your money sooner.

gervaise1

XP boosts are not unique to SWTOR or to EA. To understand the reasoning behind them however think of "double xp" as a drug and EA as the purveyor of said drug. They want to get you hooked and buy xp boosts so they give away samples.

SWTOR wasn't designed as a f2p game however and even with the xp nerf levelling is still very fast. And level cap comes very soon. In a game designed as f2p from conception levelling is a grind; think "Asian" grinders - although the term applies equally to non-Asian games as well.

Things are progressing as expected as far as cartel coins are concerned with last weekends 50% discount. The reason is the same.

And if it continues as other f2p games have then there will soon be other giveaways as well. Free packs for new accounts and so forth.

And I don't fault EA for doing this - its just the way it is. 

Nadia

Originally posted by gervaise1

XP boosts are not unique to SWTOR or to EA. To understand the reasoning behind them however think of "double xp" as a drug and EA as the purveyor of said drug. They want to get you hooked and buy xp boosts so they give away samples.

And if it continues as other f2p games have then there will soon be other giveaways as well. Free packs for new accounts and so forth.

And I don't fault EA for doing this - its just the way it is. 

SOE was doing x2 experience promotions long before EQ / EQ2 went ftp or there was any cash store

I view it more as a seasonal promotion than anything else

 

March 2006

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=1&mid=1142541989207391199

BadOrb

I thought it was pretty good really , i got my shadow from 41-45 , operative from 33-37 ( almost 38 ) and my group character ( which is my lowest and final 16th character ) Jugg from 21-27. That should put me in a good postition to not repeat heroics etc to get to 55. 

Cheers,

BadOrb.

ktanner3

I enjoyed leveling my Commando from 10 to 25. Good times

Sevenstar61

Got my Commando to level 25 and Shadow as well to 26. I love that big assault cannon LOL.

Karteli

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Got my Commando to level 25 and Shadow as well to 26. I love that big assault cannon LOL.

 

That is a cash shop item?

 

Yes it is.  Great expansion so far!  What a treat - now with the expansion I can buy cool items that don't belong in the Star Wars Universe!

 

A cannon!  How about a 20 ton ship canon, people will pay for that, right?  How about a hat from James Bond too, Goldfinger style, that can cut through steel and return to its owner ......

 

I really hate all the stuff EA is introducing to this game.  Rather than making the game better, EA keeps putting more and more lavish items into the cash-shop, which to me is ridiculous!

 

 

 

Sevenstar61

Originally posted by Karteli

 

 

That is a cash shop item?

 

Yes it is.  Great expansion so far!

 

 

Yes it is. Came from one of the pack. Easily attainable though and very cheap on GTN /grin.

Checked the price for ya:) 2,700 credits

And your additional comments don't make any sense. These cannons are appropriate in my opinion for SW game. They were not introduced with this expansion, these are dunno, maybe 6 months old if not more.

And actually Bioware's cosmetic items are not as over the board as some in other games if we talk about size and ridiculle.  Maybe except Inquisitor helmet... which I absolutely love LOL. Totally my favorite!!!

 

ktanner3

The canons have been used by commandos since the very beginning and is part of the class of weapons used.They were even in the CGI trailers that came out before the game's release so they are in no way out of place. /facepalm

AzurePrower

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Originally posted by Sevenstar61
Originally posted by Karteli  

  That is a cash shop item?   Yes it is.  Great expansion so far!    

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Yes it is. Came from one of the pack. Easily attainable though and very cheap on GTN /grin.

Checked the price for ya:) 2,700 credits

And your additional comments don't make any sense. These cannons are appropriate in my opinion for SW game. They were not introduced with this expansion, these are dunno, maybe 6 months old if not more.

And actually Bioware's cosmetic items are not as over the board as some in other games if we talk about size and ridiculle.  Maybe except Inquisitor helmet... which I absolutely love LOL. Totally my favorite!!!

 

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That helmet instantly reminded me of this character: