Xiani

Im not sure how the OPs original post turned into another "bash the power levelers" thread, but for what its worth...

I dont see how having a level 50 character after playing the game for eight months makes one a power leveler.

Having obtained level 50 after 1-3 months...yes, thats a power leveler!

But after 8 months? Hmm...

I could see where time restrictions and perhaps play style may cause some to level slower than others...but I dont see it as an insurmountable task for a casual gamer to reach level 50 at this stage, eight months after turning gold.

Consider these numbers...

Lvl 50 after 8+ months of play = approximately 6 levels gained per month.

6 levels per month = approximately 1 level gained every 5 days.

...and when taken into consideration that the first 6-10 levels of the game could be gained in a matter of hours (give or take a few hours), it can be certainly argued that the level of advancement is certainly expedited to the tune of perhaps 1 level per week.

Is gaining "roughly" 1 level per week since the inception of this game considered a "power gamer?"

Perhaps, but Im not so sure...Ill let the masses be the judge.

The point being...

Dont be so hard on those players that have reached level 50 and are requesting for something to do with their level 50 character. You may be surprised at how many have reached this level after 8 months of playing the game and they love the game just as much as you do...

Don't hate them because they would like to keep playing the game just as you do

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* Many continuing sound effects now fade.

That's taken from the patch notes for Issue #2 on test. See, the devs do listen to the players.

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They do?

What about the annoying visual power effects?

IMO, These annoying visual effects are a greater problem than the looping sounds. Atleast we could turn down the volume and do away with the sound effects. No such luck with these annoying visual effects.

A large portion of the player base has been begging for a toggle to disable these annoying visual power effects for sometime. To date, nothing has been said, much less done, about it.

Nearly all of my 70+ posts on these boards have been fighting for fixes pertaining to my MA scrapper powers and kick animations, and issues pertaining to these annoying visual power effects. They've addressed our kicking animations, and for that I'm thankful. So now I turn my efforts to these very annoying visual power effects.

The sooner they address this issue, the sooner I spend less time posting on these boards, and more time playing the game.

Isnt that incentive enough

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umm...you guys realize that they are adding controls for loops/particle effect..as well as stores on maps in patches soon right?

..or am I stil lthe only one who listens to what the devs say

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Please be so kind as to post a link to where the Devs made this announcement because I've seen nothing of the kind. And an "It's coming" or "were working on it" is not good enough.

Doesnt is seem awfully strange that this draconian measure to stomp out alll mod threads was enforced as soon as a couple of very innovative players came up with a mod to disable visual power effects?

Why not simply address and fix this annoying problem instead of continuing to sweep it under the rug for months on end at the expense of your paying customers