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horohoro08 · May 19, 2005, 12:44 AM // 00:44

i think Arean.NET should make the max lvl higher, AT LEAST 50. kuz i think reaching lvl 20 is just way too easy, especially theres the ascension mission, bam! u hit lvl 20 automatically, then after that theres almost no point of "training" anymore. they should raise the max lvl capt and people can train more, and there will be more to play for. also, max lvl 20 turns alot of buyers down, i hav a few friends who wanted to play the game but after hearing that max lvl is 20 they just didnt feel like buy the game anymore, and i believe that would happen to many other buyers too

Loviatar · May 19, 2005, 01:14 AM // 01:14

done to death use the search
drop it

Guild Wars, in contrast, is based around your skill as a player. Our maximum level is twenty and you hit that very quickly, after about 20-30 hours of play. ,We call that 'The Point of Ascension'. Almost all of the content in the game and in the future Chapters is only available to Ascended characters, which means we don't have to worry about providing different levels of content. All the good stuff will be available to everyone. It's not our intent to force people onto the levelling up treadmill, so the level cap in Guild Wars is almost meaningless.

Arran_Pellaeon · May 19, 2005, 01:22 AM // 01:22

Y'know, maybe they should make it so every time you get a new skill point after level 20, your "level" will go up. But aside from the number above your head, and the skill points everyone gets, it does absolutely nothing. That should sate some peoples quest to be better than everyone else.

horohoro08 · May 19, 2005, 03:30 AM // 03:30

they should at least make it so that when u "level up" after lvl 20, u gain at least some attribute points, kuz from the very start, u hardly ever use ur skill points, by the time u get to ascension, u'd have about 20 skill points anyways, and at most u prolly want about 16 skills, 8 for pve and 8 for pvp, and then the skill points u get after that is just useless. so maybe not ur level going up but the amount of attribute points can go up

Infinite Sadness · May 19, 2005, 03:33 AM // 03:33

i like arran's idea. feeds the ego but keeps it the game the same.

Pevil Lihatuh · May 19, 2005, 10:16 AM // 10:16

er... the point of having the cap at 20 IS that its easy. They WANT everyone to reach it very quickly after starting to play, because that way everyone is level. You collect skills in this game, not levels.

However I agree, if people are gonna keep whining about a number (and dont get me wrong, i LOVE levelling in other games) then arran's idea is about the best and only way to do it.

Course if you really wanna show off, go PvP and get a high fame and rank

shinseikaze · May 19, 2005, 10:48 AM // 10:48

Arran's idea is good.........it just keeps the game interesting for hardcore gamers and at least you would have something to show for your efforts

Reflex Dragonfire · Jun 18, 2005, 10:03 AM // 10:03

i think its a good idea from anet, coz there are a lot of people who cant spend 10 hrs a day to level up and this way they will stand a change in pvp.

Aranarth · Jun 18, 2005, 02:41 PM // 14:41

Reaching level 20 doesn't mean you "beat" Guild Wars. Think of it as finishing the tutorial and being allowed to move on to the real game. If you are only interested in the PvE content, though, you will probably not find enough content to keep you busy for more than a month.

The game is called Guild Wars, you know? Please don't insist on the same old MMOG mindset. Allow something new a chance to get your attention.

Gs-Cyan Bloodbane · Jun 18, 2005, 02:44 PM // 14:44

you can already sorta see how much better you are. Just hover over the skill points and you will see how many you have earned so far. considering there is a finite amount to be earned from quests you can quickly deduce how many times you have lvled since 20 if you really care.

I don't care, so don't ask me how many skill points you can get from missons and jsut figure it out yourself

Loviatar · Jun 18, 2005, 02:54 PM // 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by horohoro08

i i hav a few friends who wanted to play the game but after hearing that max lvl is 20 they just didnt feel like buy the game anymore, and i believe that would happen to many other buyers too

there are only 2 basic reasons for the level junkies

1 to get powerful enough to go and gank someone just for the fun of it (the way they were ganked)

2 an ego trip to have something, anything in their lives to point to and say *i am better than you and i have the levels to PROVE it*

Gs-Cyan Bloodbane · Jun 18, 2005, 03:01 PM // 15:01

yeah they can't handle the idea they actually have to develop skill to play instead of just bulling thier way thru areas by sheer force cuase they are lvl 50 and the area is for lvl 20s

Mimu · Jun 18, 2005, 03:53 PM // 15:53

Eugh..

Imagine a Fire Storm attack that does 200 damage per second..that is why A.Net does not increase the level cap..

(And please, learn to type in full sentences.)

Bella Oakwood · Jun 18, 2005, 04:24 PM // 16:24

Ya this game died for me once I hit lvl 20. 1.5 weeks of play and I was done. I have no desire to PvP as frankly the PvP aspect of the game is just VERY uninteresting. I never saw the luster in beating some1 just to gloat. The PvE part of this game is minescule at best. The only reason to PvE is to become a better PVP player? I never heard of such sillyness. Anyway, they tricked me into buying it by portraying it as a vast PvE world. Well I have seen more life in a bathtub than in this game. I predict the lifespan of this game will be insainly short, The only ppl playing this game soon will be all the 12 year olds that cant afford the monthly fee on a REAL game. Owell, anyone interested in buying a nice collectors edition version of this game? Ill sell it to ya cheap, $40, I paid $70!

Bella

Padre · Jun 18, 2005, 04:39 PM // 16:39

I don't understand people who say the world is small... there's a lot to be explored beyond the missions. Have you even tried going into the underworld or the fissure of woe? And if you did, did you get discouraged because your team got killed in 10 seconds? Those two areas alone are incredibly vast and challenging.

Mayar third Keeper · Jun 18, 2005, 04:40 PM // 16:40

shoud i ever betting, i bet on people come up with this again and again -.-

ManadartheHealer · Jun 18, 2005, 04:59 PM // 16:59

I hope they never raise the level cap ever. The only people who want it raised are the grind freaks from other MMOs.

ANet has basically said that your level is pointless. That is a good thing, as the game rewards skill and not hours played. If ones level is pointless, then there is no reason to raise it. EVER.

zman_acura · Jun 18, 2005, 05:41 PM // 17:41

in there last update they set ascension to a certain lvl of xp. I think it was 50,000. Check the guild wars site for details. In other words you don't automatically get lvl 20. only if you are close enough in xp.

Inziladun · Jun 18, 2005, 05:54 PM // 17:54

I love the level cap as it is now. However, people say 'this rewards people for skill, not hours played', and that urks me.

How do you get better? By praticing, so in the end, people who have 10 hours to play GW a day will be BETTER than those casual players.

Anyways, the world isn't small or uninteresting. The world of Tyria is huge! I do admit, i'm not the fan of the storyline, it seemed rather dull and cliche. The PVE gameplay itself was fun, though repetive. This game is really about the PvP, weither Arena Net admits it or not.

Lazarus · Jun 18, 2005, 05:55 PM // 17:55

Beaten.

To.

Death.

The vast majority of player LIKE the cap. I hope it never goes away.