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Leveling in this game is ridiculously easy. Debt has been reduced further than it had when you were playing, plus now we get "patrol xp" which is basically 1.5 xp for characters who've been logged off. It effectively cancels debt, too. 
For servers, it really depends on what you want out of gaming. If you don't want to have a lower pop, seek out Justice, Freedom or Virtue, but be aware that Freedom and Virtue both get capped and locked during high-load events.
MAJOR changes can all be found on the paragonwiki (someone clever will link it shortly) and all the other info on what you might have missed in the meantime is there too.
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With the addition of Patrol XP (XP bonus gained by characters for being offline = 1.5 XP when playing) leveling is very easy. Even solo you can almost guarantee a level or two per 2 hour play session (depending upon level). Getting on a team makes XP go even faster.
If you want only the highest population servers go for Freedom or Virtue. All of the servers have a decent population though. With knowledge of the global channels for your server you should have no problem finding teams. I have no trouble finding teams on any of them. Check the server forums and ask about the global channels of your chosen server(s).
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Edit: Paragonwiki has the info you desire.
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MAJOR changes can all be found on the paragonwiki (someone clever will link it shortly) and all the other info on what you might have missed in the meantime is there too.
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I'll be the clever one today 
Also, I would be remiss if I didn't advocate Triumph as a server. It is not high pop by any means, but there is a decent player group there. Triumph Watch 2.0 and Triumph Watch 2.1 are the big global channels of the server. You should at least give it a go for a night.
Too late. 
Bah, beat by 2 minutes
Thanks for all the responses!
The reason why server pop is important to me is because of my schedule.
Due to the fact that I work 2 PM PST to 11PM PST. My play times are from 10AM-1PM PST and 12AM-3AM PST.
Usually the higher populated the server, the more people that are on during off peak times. At least, that is my theory on it, unless there is an unofficial "off peak hour server"?
Again, thanks for all the prompt responses.
Trying to memeber if there is an unofficial Australasia server...
All you gotta do is sit in Atlas now and get to 50. Then go get ebil in WW. I think that about sums it up these days for most.
I think it was Justice that had a higher percentage?
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Trying to memeber if there is an unofficial Australasia server...
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Justice I believe.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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Trying to memeber if there is an unofficial Australasia server...
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Justice, according to ParagonWiki...
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Thanks you two. Couldn't find it on the forums. Wiki FTW as always
Thanks everyone!
It looks like I will be creating my character on the Justice server (I read you can xfer characters for a fee, so if for some reason it doesn't work out, it's nice to know I'm not stuck).
The bad news is (for my employer at least), is that all day I will be trying to decide Hero or Villain, and then archetype, etc.
So many decisions, AHHH!
Try what you like. After 3-4 years you'll find that things just don't play the same way as they did then (there've been lots of changes, both major and minor, since that time).
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Thanks everyone!
It looks like I will be creating my character on the Justice server (I read you can xfer characters for a fee, so if for some reason it doesn't work out, it's nice to know I'm not stuck).
The bad news is (for my employer at least), is that all day I will be trying to decide Hero or Villain, and then archetype, etc.
So many decisions, AHHH!
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Make both. Try everything. Play on all servers. I do. 152 characters across all 11 servers and still counting.
Altaholics rule!!!
Pssst come say hi on the Justice boards we only bite in a good way (wink wink)
You've still got a minimum of 12 slots per server, maximum of 36 each, so ... make whatever it occurs to you to make
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Pssst come say hi on the Justice boards we only bite in a good way (wink wink)
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Yes, be sure to drop by! It's where all us cool* folks hang out!
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As the title states, I haven't played CoX for about 3 to 4 years (shortly after the release of CoV), and I have some questions.
I saw some comments to the effect that leveling is easy in this game. Is this true? Last time I played this game, leveling was semi-slow compared to other games, and there was XP debt for dying. Has there been any major changes to leveling since CoV?
My next question, is there any server I should avoid creating my character on (due to it being low pop, etc.)?
That's it for now, thanks!