Dear lord...

*squinty eyes* I figured they would want to avoid another POSI SMASH! moment

For one, only enabling double xp outside of the AE would possibly be an enticing enough carrot to get some people out of there and experience some of the game's other content, thereby showing them that there's more to it than just one building in Atlas Park. Upon realizing this, maybe they'd no longer find themselves bored and would stay around longer, increasing the subscription numbers in a meaningful way, as well as extending the long-term revenue generated by the game.

Lots of hypotheticals, yes. But it's better than turning the AE into a double-speed PLing machine for three days, churning out new players who leave after a few weeks because they think that's all there is to the game.

I see plenty of people post this idea.

Where is the HARD evidence, hmm?

Where are the subscription numbers to back up this claim? Not your personal anecdotal evidence, the real numbers.

All NCNC has said is that subscriber numbers are up. That's it.

The elite 'play the game my way' folks are really never going to just shut up, I know, but I cannot help but reply to it now and again.

Do you know me? No? Then how about you refrain from doing stupid stuff like calling me an "elite 'play the game my way'" type of person, hmm? I have no problem with people using the MA. As long as they're not using exploits, they can level as fast as they want to. But I have come across people who honestly don't know that there's more to this game than just Atlas Park, and I have heard people say that that there's nothing to do in the game, after they've gone from 1 to 50 in a week or so - and I'm being very generous there - courtesy of exploits present in the MA. People who are bored with a game usually quit playing that game. Yes, user numbers are up currently, but what will the numbers look like over time? Will we keep those people who do nothing but run MA farms and get board after a week or two? I thought that the devs might have the foresight to not include the MA in double xp weekend, and gave a reason why I thought they might. No elitism from me.

So, in the future, before you make another smug little comment like the one above, why don't you just think about it, then just keep your mouth shut?

No.

I will not stop posting my views any more than you will.

Simple really.

wow...id kind of hoped they wouldn't do that. ah well, not using it for pling anyhow, but i get the feeling they made themselves a bit of work that they didnt need to have.

I'm just trying to save you from future embarrassment.

Give up.

Some of us will go to great lengths to embarrass ourselves.

If MA was costing them players they'd shut it down in a minute, or disable xp, or some other drastic measure.

Instead they reward and encourage its use by extending it 2xp rights.

It's almost like the omg all the MA babiez will leave in a week bcuz they don't play rite folk don't know what they're talking about.

Let me quote my subsequent post, since it at least appears that you didn't bother to read it:

That right there is the issue, and why some of us would like for the devs to give new players who've spent most or all of their time inside the AE doing farm runs a reason to hopefully step out into the rest of the game world, if only for a weekend. That way, if they do get bored with the game after having farmed their way to 50 over the course of a few days, they might be more inclined to go experience the rest of the game instead of canceling their subscription and leaving. As long as there isn't any exploiting going on, there is no right or wrong way to play the game. But ideally, you'd want to retain subscribers, and a system which allows you to attain the maximum level in a very short period of time is antithetical to that ideal.

Anyways, I've said my piece multiple times, and I don't feel like having to defend the same point over and over again. Make of my opinion what you will; I'm done in this thread.

qft