Alternative Leveling System

The Training System
At any level a character can visit the trainer in order to enter a period of intense training to improve their mental and physical fortitude and abilities, quite outside of the normal range that their powers or equipment provides them with.

By entering training mode, a character can choose to divert 0% to 100% of their experience to gain global bonuses for their character, each global bonus can be "equipped" into one of five slots [Potential for missions, TF's, crafting to give more slots].

For Example :

Johnny Rocket is a level 5 character who finds that he runs out of endurance far too often. Looking at the Training System he finds at this level he can divert Experience to gain a 1% bonus to his endurance recovery [A bonus equivilant to what you can gain from a set bonus at that level] up to five times [One for each "Training" slot]. He sets 10% of his experience to go into each slot, slowing down his leveling by 50%.

After getting his bonuses done, Johnny decides to work on a bonus to his damage but also wants to level faster, so he sets his XP to 90% and only 10% to the extra bonus.

Later in his play, Johnny unlocks the ability to work on better Training Bonuses after reaching level 20. Deciding he is tired of endurance woes he sets 100% of his experience towards unlocking better Recovery bonuses. Later when he is pleased with how his character performs he can change the ratio however he likes.

Breakdown of the System.
1. A character has 5 Training Slots [Possibly 10 unlockable]
2. You can sacrifice experience in order to gain these bonuses.
3. These slots follow the "Rule of 5" that invention sets follow, this rule also limited by what invention bonuses you have
- IE. If you already have 5 "+5% Global Recharge" invention set bonuses adding more +5% Global Recharge bonuses through Training will have no effect.
4. Higher value bonuses are level gated and bonuses must be unlocked in order of magnitude
- IE. At level 1 you only have access to a 1% recovery bonus. At level 15, if you have a 1% unlocked, you can work on the 1.5%. And so on for other levels.
5. This system is governed by the "Rule of Five", which does not let you have more than 5 identical bonuses between this and the Invention System.

Long story short, it is a system to allow players to spend more time at lower levels if they so choose, allows a level 50 character to further improve, and continues to break the gameplay experience much like inventions did...

Advantages to such a System
1. Post 50 Progression
2. Usable from level 1 to 50
3. Allows people to level at their own pace and still advance their character.

Currently in my gameplay I find I have a problem. I outlevel content too fast. I know, I know, I can turn off XP, but that does remove some of the fun of character progression and knowing my play is working towards a purpose. I find it fun to advance a character, just as I find it fun to read the contact stories and experience the content.

In the last few issues, we've had a few instances where the general XP rewards are increased [Not to mention Rested XP] and we whiz through content a little bit too fast. I would like a system where you can reduce the experience you gain in order to gain other rewards.

Edit : Moved some comments to the bottom so people will be less confused over the purpose of the system.

I think we just need to fix the content so you can't outlevel it.

Seems awfully complicated when there is a simple solution already in place, albeit one that OP doesn't care for - turning off XP.

Alternatively, since the game encourages the making of alts - do the "missed" content on an alt or two or three...

So I see the OP as a solution in search of a "problem".

Rather than implement this complicated system, I would advocate for a simpler option to customize things.
Currently:
1) XP at full, with Patrol XP and all that.
2) XP Off
3) XP at full, with no Patrol XP (Only available in AE).

Proposed:
Slider that allows the following options:
1) XP On
2) XP Off
3) XP at 50% gain, no Patrol XP. (No other special bonuses.)

This proposal is assuming that leveling speed needs another form of brakes added, which some folks will argue that it doesn't, since you can already "tap the brakes" by turning the XP on/off as many times as you want inside a mission, even alternating between every kill, if you want.

The only logical alternative I see to a binary exp system is a variable one.

Think you are going too fast lower exp gain to about 80%.

Then you could add a toggle option for exp gain modifiers as well ^_^.

Hmm, some people seem to think the only purpose of this system is to keep from outleveling content. It's not really, it's just one of the perks.

I'm sorry everyone, my poor formatting, with the little mini rant about out leveling content made the thrust of the post hard to understand. This is more what I would like to see added as post 50 character advancement, that solves some of my issues with the game in the same fell swoop.

So with that cleared up, what do people think of the system itself as a way to provide additional character progression?

Much of your explanation of the mechanics of your system was in the context of a character still earning XP - which a level 50 no longer does.

Can you perhaps explain again, limiting it to the context of only a level 50?