azraelck
Angel of Cookies!
I agree with the level 15 thing. You miss way too much. Even the level 7 vet is too much for a real newbie, though useful for me since I like to test builds and play around.
I think though, the thought is it lets people roll new, FR-born characters, rather than Eberron. Problem is that we'll have completely new players trying out high-level characters, with not an inkling of what to do, no gear worth speaking of, and no starter area to learn in unless Wheloon has one. And a level 15 "starter" area just seems kinda ridiculous.
It does give the impression that U17 was the end of Eberron as far as Turbine is concerned. They finally finished the storyline started way back in Tempest Spine, if not sooner. I don't expect any new Eberron packs to be frank, just FR. Maybe they will Epic some of the older packs though. Epic Delera's Tomb? Epic Threnal? Epic Sorrowdusk?
It'll have to have a lot of content to take level 15 characters to 20, even first lifers, though, so I am looking forward to that. If it is the case.
The end result will probably be a further fragmentation of the player-base, into Vets and Newbies. This is definitely not a good thing; pugging never really recovered fully from the XP Stones IMO. Which I expect to make a come-back as a perm store item soon.
I'm not sure what point there is to level 28. 1 more epic feat, with so few available choices for each character that you end up not really caring. The bulk of character advancement past 20 is in the epic destinies; a level 20 who has the best twists for a best destiny will not be significantly behind a level 25 with the same, with the same gear. 3 more levels will add very very little.
I think though, the thought is it lets people roll new, FR-born characters, rather than Eberron. Problem is that we'll have completely new players trying out high-level characters, with not an inkling of what to do, no gear worth speaking of, and no starter area to learn in unless Wheloon has one. And a level 15 "starter" area just seems kinda ridiculous.
It does give the impression that U17 was the end of Eberron as far as Turbine is concerned. They finally finished the storyline started way back in Tempest Spine, if not sooner. I don't expect any new Eberron packs to be frank, just FR. Maybe they will Epic some of the older packs though. Epic Delera's Tomb? Epic Threnal? Epic Sorrowdusk?
It'll have to have a lot of content to take level 15 characters to 20, even first lifers, though, so I am looking forward to that. If it is the case.
The end result will probably be a further fragmentation of the player-base, into Vets and Newbies. This is definitely not a good thing; pugging never really recovered fully from the XP Stones IMO. Which I expect to make a come-back as a perm store item soon.
I'm not sure what point there is to level 28. 1 more epic feat, with so few available choices for each character that you end up not really caring. The bulk of character advancement past 20 is in the epic destinies; a level 20 who has the best twists for a best destiny will not be significantly behind a level 25 with the same, with the same gear. 3 more levels will add very very little.