Double XP Weekend July 31st-August 2nd
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7thCynic,
Posted on: 2009-06-29 20:53 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Qr - I'm going to the seaside for that weekend. I've just decided. Double XP weekends suck the pustulant hairy oozing scabs from the bottom of Satan whilst simultaneously blowing huge chunks of toxic vomitous excrescense on all that is good and wholesome IMO
Eco
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If I did, I'd use a spellcheck for 'pustulent' and the other one I misspelled there. 
Eco
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
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Actually, Tigger has a good point. Double Experience weekends suck. Everyone leaves their brains in behind when they log off to make more room for all the "XPs" and I get deluged with farm, pad, bridge and powerlevel requests, only to STILL end up on crappy teams even when I try to avoid them. It's a weekend when the game takes on a secondary importance to the almighty glint of the XPs.
I say bah humbug!
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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This is a sweet birthday present! Hooray!
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I'll be around celeberating with Steele Might even get that Villain to 50 on live.
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I think it'd be fun if everyone was just locked out of their primary server every exp event.
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The whole concept of a "primary server" is the problem here. You have to make a deliberate choice to put all your eggs in one basket, and anyone with much previous MMORPG experience or common sense would be aware that there are drawbacks to doing so. Putting all your eggs in the particular basket that's well known to be overflowing and have the handle come off occasionally seems like an especially bad idea.
Presumably, for those rare people who have a "primary server" with all of their toons, there was some perceived benefit to doing it that way. A reasonable person would look at the ratio of benefits to drawbacks and either decide that they weren't getting the performance they desired and adjust their behavior, or that they knew the disads going in and were adult enough to not whine about the drawbacks they'd accepted.
As a side note, given the occurrence of network or datacenter problems affecting either the West or East coast servers as a group, it doesn't take much to realize that it's a good idea to play some on servers on the other coast, so you're not locked out. See the wiki entry for Servers for more info.
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I'm not as excited as I used to be about 2xp weekend. Still it will be fun to hear all the morons whine that they couldn't get on Freedom and see that they wasted a whole weekend [censored] and moaning on the forums instead of taking advantage of all the other servers.
It's actually a key time to create characters on other servers.
Why? 'Cause you can get from 1-30 without trying -too- hard over the weekend, assuming you don't have work.
-Rachel-
With great population comes great login queues.
--NT
They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
But I showed them, and nobody's laughing at me now!
If I became a red name, I would be all "and what would you mere mortals like to entertain me with today, mu hu ha ha ha!" ~Arcanaville
I'm not sure if double XP carries as much weight considering how fast MA lets people level up nowadays anyway.
Give me a Double Drop Rate weekend and it would be AWESOME! Dr. Q, now worth 200 merits! Purple recipes: now you might actually get one to drop naturally doing an ITF or a LGTF instead of having to farmfarmfarm for it! Rikti Mothership Raid now gets you a heapin' heap of vanguard merits (why aren't vanguard merits tradeable, anyway?)
Personally, I think it would be interesting if Double-XP only applied to non-MA PvE content.
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Personally, I think it would be interesting if Double-XP only applied to non-MA PvE content.
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This might be possible, actually. And if it is, I will laugh heartily.
Positron: "There are no bugs [in City of Heroes], just varying degrees of features."
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Personally, I think it would be interesting if Double-XP only applied to non-MA PvE content.
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if they did this then players would just keep doing MA farms all weekend like usual.
It will take more then double xp non-MA content to get people to leave the MA building.
there wouldnt be any point in doing non-MA content at double xp
I bet that doing MA boss farms at regular xp is probably better xp then double xp non-MA content.
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I bet that doing MA boss farms at regular xp is probably better xp then double xp non-MA content.
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You'd lose that bet. But people in the game have consistently proven their ability to ignore the crunched numbers and stick stubbornly to what they know.
--NT
They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
But I showed them, and nobody's laughing at me now!
If I became a red name, I would be all "and what would you mere mortals like to entertain me with today, mu hu ha ha ha!" ~Arcanaville
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ChocolateChimp wrote:
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I bet that doing MA boss farms at regular xp is probably better xp then double xp non-MA content.
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You'd lose that bet. But people in the game have consistently proven their ability to ignore the crunched numbers and stick stubbornly to what they know.
--NT
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On merely has to look at Freedom on a 2xp weekend to see proof of that. They know the servers is going to be grayed out from overpopulation yet they still flock to it like lemmings then complain when they can't get on.
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ChocolateChimp wrote:
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I bet that doing MA boss farms at regular xp is probably better xp then double xp non-MA content.
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You'd lose that bet. But people in the game have consistently proven their ability to ignore the crunched numbers and stick stubbornly to what they know.
--NT
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well i dont crunch numbers at all and dont pay attention to the actual xp numbers that i get....the only thing i watch and pay attention to is how fast my xp bar moves.
and my xp bar moves very very fast when im doing lvl 54 boss farms. especially when i bring a low level character to those missions. its amazing just how many levels a lowbie can get in just one map run of a boss farm.
now its been along while since i last did a double xp weekend....but from what i remember my xp bar never moved as fast it does with MA content.
and you most definitely could not gain as many levels per map from double xp non MA content as you get from a regular xp MA boss farm map.
but if the number crunchers say im wrong, then they are probably right because i have no idea what the actual numbers are lol.
im sure what you do to get xp is also a factor, like doing a double xp taskforce might be better xp then regular xp boss farm MA maps.
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but if the number crunchers say im wrong, then they are probably right because i have no idea what the actual numbers are lol.
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Generally speaking, and there are exceptions to everything, running missions at difficulty level 4 (not 5) gives you larger spawns of easier-to-kill minions and lieutenants. Bosses give you more xp per critter, yes, but have more hitpoints and take longer to kill. Rolling through large minion/LT spawns gets you more xp/hour. Especially at double xp.
Use that same team of 8 that's in your MA boss mission and you'll see your xp bar fill up pretty fast.
--NT
They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
But I showed them, and nobody's laughing at me now!
If I became a red name, I would be all "and what would you mere mortals like to entertain me with today, mu hu ha ha ha!" ~Arcanaville
Following the Double XP Weekend it will be Double Ban Week. GLHF!
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Guess it's hard to click while actively trying to keep the drool away from the keyboard...
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I know I'm excited. I don't know how much time I'll get on, but I have a level 27 controller who I haven't levelled decently since the last Double XP Weekend. I've been distracted by my tank, who I might try to get some xp on, if Virtue isn't full all weekend. Still, I'm looking forward to getting some new powers on my emp, cause I'm so close to RA, it's sad.
I'll just have to be sure to stay away from the AE buildings, but I have a feeling that won't be too much of a challenge.
Champion: Feride Edain, Level 50 Vigilante Blaster; Quicksilver Cure, Level 33 Controller; Silent Gemini, Level 44 Tanker; Aisa Moirai, Level 19 Villain Dominator
Virtue: Aurora's Blaze, Level 50 Peacebringer; Atrytone, Level 50 Tanker
heres a random thought i just had about planning for double xp weekend
its double xp weekend and say you finally get onto freedom server which took forever to do since its at capacity.
you play one character....then you decide its time to switch characters and get xp for another....
you log off and of course this puts you back at the log in screen where you enter your password.
you log back on....and.....what happens if the server is full?
Do you loose your spot on the server and cant get back on?
or does the server remember you and you can get back on the server without having to wait?
I plan to level up as many alts as possible, but am wondering if thats going to be possible. I hope everytime I change characters I dont have to wait to get back on the server again.
Or how about if you get DC? which happens alot on double xp weekend. do you loose your spot on the server?
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you log back on....and.....what happens if the server is full?
Do you loose your spot on the server and cant get back on?
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You have no "spot." It's first come, first serve. You leave, someone else logs on.
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I plan to level up as many alts as possible, but am wondering if thats going to be possible. I hope everytime I change characters I dont have to wait to get back on the server again.
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... um, you have to log back onto the server every other day of the year, why would it be any different during 2xp weekend?
You could, of course, try any of the other ten servers, that just don't have this issue (virtue has it *on occasion.* Which will also set you up in case there's a data center or network outage that gives you trouble getting there.
I do, of course, have a cut-paste reply dealing with this:
How to start on another server - or, Double XP Weekend Can't Bring Me Down!
Yes, another Double XP weekend has come and (almost) gone. Or perhaps there was an event, or a reactivation weekend, that swelled the population across the board. Characters were made, others were levelled, and a good time was had by all!
Well, perhaps not by all. There's a vocal minority, most of whom come from Freedom (by dint of it being the most populated server) who insist the weekend was ruined for them, that they couldn't play, that NCSoft owes them something or other for this.
Let's get the hardnose stuff out of the way here.
I'll get helpful later, but this does need to be said:
If you put all your eggs in one basket, it's your own fault you couldn't play. And as far as NCSoft owing anything? Read your EULA.
NC Interactive cannot guarantee that you will be able to access the Service or your Account whenever you may wish to do so.
NC Interactive shall not be liable for any interruption of the Service, delay or failure to perform resulting from any causes whatsoever.
What does that mean? The servers - ALL of them - can be down, and your option will be to wait 'til they fix it.
But that doesn't help me!
You're right. It doesn't. But the rest of this will.
First, I fully understand being annoyed by not being able to play your favourite character. Really, I do. I fully understand having a main character on a main server. From what other denizens of Freedom tell me though... they can get on with just a few tries. Backing out and going back in lets them in.
Also - this isn't just about double XP weekend. Servers are hardware, software, and all that connects them. They can have problems. They're split to cover two coasts, and we've had half the servers be unavailable due to data center or network issues.
Wouldn't you like to be able to play regardless?
But I dont' want to move to another server!
Let's get a few arguments and misconceptions out of the way here first.
I don't want to spend ten bucks on a transfer!
While you can do this, it isn't what I'm suggesting. You CAN do this as part of the process, but setting up a character on another server costs absolutely nothing more than you pay right now.
All my friends/my SG/etc are on Freedom!
So bring them with you. And make new friends at the destination, too!
(Server) is a ghost town!
Didn't you just say you had friends and an SG? If they come over with you, you're not starting with a so-called "ghost town," as incorrect as the idea *is.*
They should just add more capacity to Freedom!
Freedom already has the most hardware dedicated to it, as well as caps just because of weekends like this. It's just not cost effective for one weekend, when you have the ability to change your experience on your own.
My main is on Freedom!
That's fine. This is giving you the ability to play and meet new people if you can't get on freedom. Enjoying the game you're paying a subscription fee to play. To have fun. Isn't that the point?
I don't want to do this for a character that'll be played only three times a year!
That's an assumption - and it's something you can control, anyway. Read on.
Making the move
OK. The important thing - how do you make this move? Here's a bunch of ideas for you.
First, pick a server. Talk it over with your friends and SG mates. Importantly, you want a west coast server. From experience around the country, you won't notice a difference playing - I've played East coast servers from Oregon, and West coast from the midwest and south. You wont' notice a difference.
Freedom is an East Coast server. Why is this important? Well, I mentioned earlier that the servers are split into two data centers. Every once in a while, a center has trouble - so multiple servers are unavailable. If you look at the Wiki, you'll see which servers are where.
What you want to consider is a west coast server. Those are:
Champion
Guardian
Justice
Protector
Virtue
Pick one!
Now, you've picked a server. We'll use Champion for our example. What now?
Well, now you have to create characters and a supergroup. Yes, you're starting over (unless someone pays ten bucks to move a character witha bunch of INF over, or risks market transfers.) Say you've convinced six people to come with you. What do you do to avoid having ignored lowbies?
Create an event!
Redside? How about Mastermind Mania. Every, say, second Sunday, get on your masterminds on Champion and just play for an hour. Team, obviously! And don't forget supergroup mode. You want a base! Or be the Sunday Scourge. Maybe the fourth Saturday you run Blasters, blowing up everything in sight. How about Task or Strike Force Fridays? Or even just farming?
Guess what. Soon... you'll have some decently levelled characters, a supergroup base, and the core of a new group which you can play any time Freedom's not available.
And if you think the folks you came with are only going to play those? Think again. Someone's going to say "Y'know, we could use a corruptor," and roll one, then have it invited to the group. Or a dom. Or a defender.
In addition... *Mention your event!*
You're on the forum RIGHT NOW reading this. If you go down the lsit of forums a ways, you'll see *server forums.* Pop into the server you chose and say "Hey, we've got a new group, and we run X event on this specific day. Come join us - roll a new character, if you want!"
While you're at it - *tell people in game, too!* So you're down to four one week? Broadcast. "The Exiled Freedom group (I don't know if it exists, if it's yours, pardon the borrow) is running Mastermind Madness this week. Want in? We've got Sk spots!" Meet new people and grow your group!
Some folks, if they know you're trying to just start a "backup" group or a new SG, will probably help out in other ways, too. While farming is generally frowned on by the community, farming to get a new SG off the ground *can* be a way to meet new people who are willing to help.
After a while?
You have a new supergroup. A secondary "main," perhaps. New people on the friends list. And next time Freedom's not available, you have a place to invite your friends who are now stuck there, helpign them level up a new character and enjoy the time.
And isn't that what it's all about?
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Qr - I'm going to the seaside for that weekend. I've just decided. Double XP weekends suck the pustulant hairy oozing scabs from the bottom of Satan whilst simultaneously blowing huge chunks of toxic vomitous excrescense on all that is good and wholesome IMO
Eco
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