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Be Careful What You Call It (Prestige)

pres·tige/presˈtēZH/

It was recently announced that on EverQuest II that the level cap is moving from 90 to 92, but that in order to get into those levels, you have to have at least 280 AA points. Then you get to start earning "prestige points" every other mini-ding.

Okay, now that I've lost just about everyone who doesn't play EQ2 or a similar game...

Can I just say that killing everything that's killable just to get experience points and AA points should not qualify you for something called "prestige?" Maybe consider a name change. I like "Minmax Points," "Raider Points" or "Munchkin Points." That way you don't have people who create characters that fit themselves into the game world, work to further their chosen cause, and refuse tasks that go against that character's belief being marginalized since they likely don't qualify for "prestige."

They don't necessarily need a name. They're already called "role players." That's what "RP" stands for in "MMORPG." But to think that they shouldn't be considered for or deserve prestige because they haven't killed enough mobs or done enough grinding makes no sense.

I am wondering if SOE is going to change the rules for Veteran Bonus. Currently you get a 10% Veteran Bonus for each character at the level cap. Now that the level cap is moving to 92 with a barrier for entry, I'm not likely to even have a Veteran Bonus any time soon. I'm not far off at 90/253 - 27 AA to go - but what's between 253 and 280 but a grind?

Labels: EverQuest II

posted by Brett @ 10:45 AM