The experience point bonuses in WoW have been capped from 250% to 50%. Now players are demanding a price reduction for the level booster.
This morning, many fans of World of Warcraft received a little shock: Blizzard has suddenly drastically reduced the effects of “Recruit a friend”.
Blizzard prohibits speed leveling
When referring a new player to World of Warcraft, the accounts of the referrer and the new player have previously been linked for 90 days. When both players played a new character together, they received a whopping 200% additional experience points. This bonus could even be further increased with heirlooms to get nearly 250% additional experience points.
On January 22, 2018, Blizzard radically reduced this bonus to 50% and it can no longer be stacked with heirlooms.
It didn’t take long for some players to express outrage over these changes in the forums. It is obvious that Blizzard is trying to sell even more character boosts by dragging out the leveling process. After all, the required XP for a level-up has also increased with the scaling of the entire game world.
Players demand cheaper character boosts to level 100
The players’ demand is clear: as a sign of “goodwill” and to show that they are not simply looking to sell more character boosts, Blizzard should reduce the costs of the character boost by the same proportion as the reduction in experience points received – a proud 75%. Instead of €60, a character boost to level 100 would then only cost €15.
Alternatively, the costs of a character boost should be dynamic, calculated based on the remaining levels. If a character is boosted from level 50 to 100, there should be a 50% discount.
Blizzard has not yet commented on these demands.
Cortyn says: Honestly, I find the “demands” of these players quite audacious. Sure, there are a few people who simply don’t enjoy leveling. However, one cannot ignore that leveling in World of Warcraft has always been an essential part of the game.
With the latest patch, leveling is finally back to being in a pleasantly playable form, allowing Blizzard to adjust the experience point bonuses. Honestly, I see this as a “good thing” because new players should also be able to enjoy the old zones. They are still faster than without a friend.
What is your opinion on the subject?
Especially nice leveling can be done as Alliance in these areas – even without XP boost.
