Hi, thanks for the feedback mate. I think if they increase the XP gained by that amount (upto x4) that will impact the game severely. Whilst I found the grind a reasonable expectation for an MMO I think the game will suffer an issue with claustrophobia if you level too fast and an take on quests quicker. My main concern was that the "grind" was a barrier to new genre players and people weaned on the later day Wow and Guild Wars strategies.

Agreed that the PvP is still good fun as is the PvPvE too. All in all a very good MMORPG :)

To entice new players and the WOW/ casual crowd. As a gamer though, I really like the "hill" to climb. Every level, every proc feels like a real achievement.

I'm certain that I'll still play the game and find a reasonable challenge. PVP in particular, and even the simplest, dumb pull in PVE can cause a wipe in this game, which is rather sadistic fun :P. That said, I hope that they prevent Aion from sliding into full ezmode. We don't need another WOW. It's successful in it's own way. And I believe that Aion can be as well. That is, by sticking to it's merits - balanced PVP, customization, strong aesthetics - not by trying to mimic WOW.

P.S. I will most certainly quit if they nerf the challenge to the extent that I see every Tom, D!ck and Harry walking around in full lvl 50 Daeva in 2 months time :)

The grind only shows its ugly face on certain levels. For example: I am 34 and I have no quests worth doing except the very stupid [SPY] quests and the abyss there are a few quests I could work on.

Sooo... I can solo grind, partner gring, bump & grind, or run FT for gear. Not many choices, but I must say I love this game!

Spent 3 hours trying to talk to an NPC by Elyos town for the SPY quest with no luck. I will attempt again today for that nice spellbook ;)

From what I remember you just make a single character now and take them through the game. The main PvP takes place in The Abyss (if memory serves)