The level multiplier/penalty/bonus should only be taken out for pvp. People are already complaining about how easy this game is even though they have the opportunity to do things that are challenging. How are they going to respond when the multipliers are taken out and they can easily solo BAMs that are 5 levels higher?

BTW, this game is NOT easy if you choose for it not to be easy. It's common sense that it would be easy to do certain things when you have the perfect set up.

Note: I was told that we get the latest korean tera patch for launch. I've also read that hardmode dungeons are actually hard.

Originally posted by FollowTheDuck:
I just want to be max level so I can focus on the rest of the game play and game dynamics, so really I couldn't care less about the scaling in this game from 1 - Max lvl.

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Originally posted by FollowTheDuck:
I just want to be max level so I can focus on the rest of the game play and game dynamics, so really I couldn't care less about the scaling in this game from 1 - Max lvl.

First things first -- I'm not picking on you, FollowTheDuck, you just happened to be the person who said it in the way that best suits my point. No harm intended. =)

Look, everyone. What I see a lot of you who are opposed to this idea saying is akin to what I quoted above -- that 'at endgame, at max level, etc' none of this matters. And, to a degree, you're right.

However.

If you play this game to rush to max level the game will not support you. It is not designed to feed the Ever-Hungy Never-Satisfied Content Monster (EHNSCM). No game at present can support the EHNSCM, not even the vaunted WoW. Not the much-vaunted GW2. No game. Developers can not make content fast enough to suit those who rush to max level then wonder why there's 'nothing to do'. Do not be swayed by the arguments of those who, by volition of their preferred method of playing, will only leave, frustrated, 3 months into the games life span!. It's a one-way ticket to Empty Serverland from which there is no return. Everyone asks 'whats wrong with MMOs these days?' There's your answer. The playerbase has been tricked into believing that nothing along the way matters.

This needs to be fixed -- both this misconception and the multiplier problem. The levelling needs to be slowed down a bit. Right now, if you do all the quests you can't make it to Secret Base before outlevelling it. That's not a good thing, and rushing to the end won't change a -thing- except hasten how quickly you get annoyed at the 'grind' that 'appears out of nowhere' because you didn't take the time to level correctly. The EHNSCM cannot be beated because he cannot be satisfied with the amount of content. It's intrinsic in its' name, and a brief look at, oh, say...every themepark mmo ever made will show this to be true.

@ Calypso, you have it correct but the problem is Tera IS a theme-park MMO, Nothing is ever going to change that, so it will breed and attract EHNSCM.

Now the Multiplier will be hard to take out, as the WHOLE game is balanced on it. If they were to remove it, they are going to have to rewrite half the game. Every single mob, item, even the combat system itself would have to be rebalanced. Which i don't think any company would do after a game has been released.

Agreed, and they have an easier to manage term for people like this: "content locusts".

They show up, rapidly devour all of the content, then leave, complaining that the game sucks because it doesn't have an endless stream of content for them.

As much as I like questing about to make sure I'm 2 or 3 levels above main quests before I do them, it would be a bit better if there was a 10 level cushion before a character can run through mobs or easily solo BAMS.

People SHOULD be rewarded for going back and helping new players though. Maybe a mentor system (so lower levels don't get robbed of experience and drops) w/ mentor quests (so high level has motivation to help).

Regardless, I don't disagree with OP overall concept.