am i the only one who thinks the double xp weekend was a bad idea?

Well, I certainly wouldn't say I think Double XP weekends are bad ideas. On the contrary, since all the 'side-quests' are the same for every character in a faction, regardless of class choice, I think it's a great idea. After you've played through them a few times, it's nice to be able to just play the more class-specific story lines and skip over a good deal of the generic filler you've already done over and over.

That said, I have no problem with the idea of making the boost optional. Options are generally always good, and if it could be put in, everyone could be happy. Heck, even an option to completely toggle XP gain might be desirable for some.

If you had bothered to read my posts on the topic before opening your mouth you would realize that I said overlevelling because of 2x is no biggie for veterans who have done the same quests over and over. Expecting new players to skip entire planets is just not a good idea.

Without double xp, it's actually pretty well balanced unless you literally do everything and then go off the beaten path killing extra things for more exp. As a sub I did the majority of every planets' quests my first time through (I did not do most heroic 2/4s and only did BT like once & that was my only FP all the way up), & I never outlevelled the game. As a newb, you're not going to overlevel the entire game, probably won't even with 2xp. As a veteran, if you really need to 'experience' Dromund Kaas every single time, hey go for it, but let's not pretend you're missing out if things go gray because you know the game now & it's a double exp weekend.

TOR is unique, among MMO's I have played by being a blatantly linear game. No other MMO would have this issue because in all other MMO's they are designed as open worlds to be explored and experienced at your pace and based on your decisions, not on a pre-determined script that follows a railroad track. Double xps in EQ (or UO, CoH, Vanguard, DaoC, etc) would just mean you spend half as long in dungeon A before you decide it's time to move to dungeon B, C, D, or E. In TOR it means you are getting ahead of the train that the game design forces you to ride from point A1 to point A2.

I swear I cant say this enough...

Without Double XP players are already

1. Over leveling the content to a point where they are doing gray quests.
Or
2. Skipping content.

All these people that are crying that double XP ruined their game because now they had to skip quests because they were gray baffle me because if doing every single thing in the game. (class story, planetary story, side quests, heroics, bonus series, flashpoints, space) Even once a piece, on every planet as you level, you will be just as over leveled as you are during double XP doing the same thing. (since grey quests/mobs give nil XP)

The only difference is with double XP you get to that point faster.

The game was designed so you don't have to do everything to get to cap. double XP didn't change that at all. For those that want to experience all the content you still can while still being over leveled and for those that want to skip you could skip at a sooner point. That was the whole purpose.

i started playing again after almost a year and started a new empire warrior...
the thing is that i just arrived on balmorra (which is for lvl 15 minimum) being level 23...
which means that the quests are no challenge at all and i'll have to rush through to continue on nar shaddaa
next time you do a double xp weekend give me an option to switch it off please

The point of double exp is to level. For me to benefit from double exp I should have a char I want to level and not to play my new republic char. (I've got 8 level 50 imps) Now I could play all the grey quest like all suggested but that would mean solo it all because I outlevelled also group content such as FP's before I could say "Three Swedish switched witches watch three Swiss Swatch watch Switch. Which Swedish switched witch watches which Swiss Swatch watch Switch?". Hey perhaps you guys like to play solo but I did not join a MMO to be an overlevelled char solo-ing stuff.

I don't want all my characters to level in the blink of an eye. So why are some people making such a big deal if I (and some others) want it optional for some characters. I prefer to level at a normal pace, explore all content (and yes I have 7 lvl 50 empire chars and made some fresh republic chars that really did not need the double exp).


Great that loads of people want double exp but it seems you and others prefer to force double exp for all while my suggestion would benefit everyone. Face it, not everyone likes double exp. I want everyone to enjoy their game the way they like to play it and not like you want them to play it and now have people attacking me and pretty much say I should not play at all.

So yes let there be more double exp and let it be optional so those who like to not join won't join in. It's pretty much the same suggestion as the rakghoul event where loads of people wanted an option for opt-out so they would not be forced to get infected. Not everyone wants to join everything EA throws at our way. Don't like people who don't want double exp, deal with it and don't tell them to quit the game or force double exp on them. The same way I deal with it and won't mind you having your double exp power levelling mode.

There are people here having serious issues with my suggestion since they are harassing me trough several media (not talking about this thread) on my optional suggestion. Grow up.

Thanks for the Double XP weekend!

1% - whinners about everything.
1% - selfish people who does not understand someone who don't care about story and want to play end-game.
98% - people saying thanks for the double XP.