I know there are servers that have amazing things going on all the time, in fact I have a character on one, Skull Throne, but on that same note there are servers where that same action is not always going on. Mythic has done the free character transfer to most of these realms to help consolidate, but I think there needs to be other incentives to get people to play on the under populated realms.
I think this can be done by bringing in one of the best aspects of DAOC, the /level.
You can read the details about it from DAOC Here.
Personally I feel that it would encourage people to make other characters, or at least let people make lowbies in targeted tiers to help the war effort. It was a very nice feature for DAOC and I think that it would have a place in War as well. Imagine if you need a healer in a pinch, well it would give you a quick boost towards that goal.
Maybe couple this with the bonus exp and renown, as a reward for rolling a new toon on another server even though you already have a 40...Just a thought. I think it helps to look to the past for things that have worked, as well as use new ideas to come up with a very good balance.
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The level was a horrible thing that Mythic did, mostly because it made it so anyone still trying to level had nobody to level with. DAoC died a little when it happened and I think I remember reading something MJ said about ToA, Buff bots and /level being the three things that crippled DAoC in the end. It's hard enough for new subs to get into a game, but if you take away all the alts from 1-20 they'll basically have no one to hook up with, which means no more PQ's or scens. Having a decent population at all levels is VERY important to WAR. I understand what your saying we do need people to move around, but I think in the long run /level would be a crippler.
How about free pie instead?
I see that point completely and when I wrote this I did not take it into consideration. Maybe a better option would be to fast track people who already have 40's or something along those lines so you still have to level through the tiers, but it is a bit quicker so people who are just starting out can still run PQ's and so on, but allow people who want to hit cap to be able to.
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