wait.........WHAT?

[Faent]

If you really think new or newish players will actually grind out that 3000 favor you are fooling yourself. It will be store bought immediatly, hell you get to skip a 3rd of the game! What an unbelivably bad idea.

This demonstrates zero understanding of XP scaling. Levels 2-7 do not "a third of the game" constitute.

[aristarchus1000]

Honestly I think the vets need to calm down.

You don't learn anything all that useful in the first 7 levels, in my opinion. The game does start getting at all hard until 11 or so.

If a noob wants to try out a bunch of classes, and pay money for it, i'd say go for it. The hard lessons come later.

And 1/3 of Xp, Lol.

[Tuney]

I do think there are some skills you can pick up by playing the game from level 1 then starting at level 7... Some people are quicker learners then others though and can gets said skills from the ground running.

[FastTaco]

This demonstrates zero understanding of XP scaling. Levels 2-7 do not "a third of the game" constitute.

This demonstrates zero understanding of how many low level quests there are. Most quests under level 6 do not give much XP aswell.

Just kidding, doesn't bother me either way.

Kinda funny that a completely new player joining the game can buy veteran status though, if you look at the words definition: experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period

[Redicular]

dont we already have enough noobs (as opposed to newbs) running around at levels they have no right to have reached, simply cause they have access to mommy and daddy's credit card?

considering those noobs are the ones who are paying for me to play... no

anyone who spends cash to not play a game confuses me, but since someone has to pay for server maintenance, might as well part the fools from their money.

[Bacab]

one other thing this does...

It pretty much gaurantees that ONLY TRs will be running the content from level 1-7.

I know if I roll up a new toon, it will be starting at level 7 once this goes live.

So pretty much...only the extremely new people (I am pretty sure you have to get a class to level 5 to buy current veteran status so with this logic you HAVE to get to level 8 to buy tier 2 veteran status) will be starting at level 1...and of course TRs.

This also makes me more likely to roll a quick Artificer (been wanting to check it out and this would let me hit the more important levels earlier).

And to be truthful...anything that I consider this as an "Idiot Tax" like buying Drow or Veteran status or anything like that...I like it. It gives Turbine money and that *hopefully* keeps people employed and working on updates and stuff.

[Buggss]

My mistake.

Still, considering that I've seen noobs at 20, this is supposed to make a difference how exactly?

Yeah that.

Anyway 20 is nothing, there are plenty of equivalent lvl 40's and 60's "noobs" running around too. Won't make any difference but as long as the favour method is available to vets it won't be out of reach for anyone.

[TiranBlade]

If it works at all like Vet Status Tier 1, you have to reach level 7 before it becomes available to purchase in the store, and can only be purchased by that character, so a newb will have some knowledge of the game by that point.

[Sleepsalot]

Once purchased it is account wide. Can be used on any server..

Sleeps

[Faent]

This demonstrates zero understanding of how many low level quests there are. Most quests under level 6 do not give much XP as well.

Please don't tell me that you're trying to defend the claim that 1/3 of the game takes place between levels 1 and 7. For your sake, I hope you aren't trying to defend that kind of lunacy.

[Tolero]

If you're looking to try the new vet status, keep in mind that you need to have leveled up a character to 7 prior to being allowed to purchase vet status to make alts.

[Natashaelle]

If you're looking to try the new vet status, keep in mind that you need to have leveled up a character to 7 prior to being allowed to purchase vet status to make alts.

Ah ! OK gotcha, ie levelled up to 7 **on that particular server** ...

Thanx !!

[somenewnoob]

Man, how bad is the level 7-9 pug scene gonna be........bunch of people with no idea how to play their toons....

[Phemt81]

If you're looking to try the new vet status, keep in mind that you need to have leveled up a character to 7 prior to being allowed to purchase vet status to make alts.

Tolero WINS!

[Ziindarax]

If you're looking to try the new vet status, keep in mind that you need to have leveled up a character to 7 prior to being allowed to purchase vet status to make alts.

What about the favor unlock? On Orien, my main character Ziind has hit the 3k favor milestone.

[Tolero]

What about the favor unlock? On Orien, my main character Ziind has hit the 3k favor milestone.

I will double check whether it's retroactive or not (if it is, generally it requires you to go speak with Nyx)

[Tolero]

Ok, if you already have 3k favor when the update goes live, you should be able to go speak with Nyx to receive vet status for that server. Be sure to do it with the character who has 3k favor and not an alt (Nyx can't see across all your characters... it's that pesky sunlight).

[cru121]

It would be nice if we could access Shared Bank from the Veteran ship. To eat the +1 Int tome.

[grayham]

This change is absolutely fine with me. All the talk of "this should be earned" Seriously?!!!" I admire Turbine's sense of business acumen and reward.

-Experienced players get to skip to 7, small perk.
-Newer player with money to burn pay 1500 (?) TP for what is a small perk in the grand scheme of things.

[Sleepsalot]

You can access the store from the Ship I don't store tomes. I just buy them as needed..
Sleeps

It would be nice if we could access Shared Bank from the Veteran ship. To eat the +1 Int tome.