Regular DXP Weekends

[TheMoneyMaker]

I like the idea of a scheduled, rare double XP event.....maybe dropped into an occasional weekend between holiday events. July is coming, maybe that would be a good time for it since our previous "summer event" was the Summer Blockbuster trial and that's become an all-year round standard, so we don't have anything special going on. Bring back the fireworks temp power from New Year's and let people run around popping off to show their approval or disapproval at the increased XP during a 3-day holiday weekend but then it goes away and the people that don't want it can be glad to not have to deal with it again for the rest of the year. 

[Rudra]

19 minutes ago, Indystruck said:

Just turn off your XP if you don't want 2XP

 

It's cheap, it's easy, it's free

Just get x2 XP from the START vendor if you want it.

 

It's cheap, it's easy, it's free.

[Indystruck]

But you forgot about second 2x XP

[Rudra]

10 minutes ago, Indystruck said:

But you forgot about second 2x XP

You are still running a zero sum argument. I wouldn't care how many x2 xp weekends there were if there was an option other than 'go elsewhere' or simply don't get xp. There were no considerations for anyone else other than "go elsewhere" until @Greycat pitched the option for 50% xp to counter it.

[Indystruck]

no, it's 2x the sum

[Skyhawke]

[Rudra]

Hells, if we simply had the option during x2 XP to go to the START vendor and opt out of the x2 XP weekend flat out, that would be great. Instead, we get told "go elsewhere". Like the game isn't for us to play as well.

[Psi-bolt]

I wonder instead of a server wide boost that folks can't opt out of, why we couldn't just add more options to the START vendor.   There's no profit motive, so why couldn't we have a 3x, 4x, etc. buff at the vendor.   Gives people more choices but doesn't force people who don't want that to have it.   I'll admit that I thought it was both awesome and kinda sucky to be level 33 after doing DFB, Posi, and Synapse.  

[Riverdusk]

Another option for START vendor is a good idea that has been brought up before (to lower xp, not raise it more).

 

You could add in a one half (50%) xp option to START and it'd cancel out the double xp of the event, no?  Been wanting that option regardless for when I do want to just level slower while doing story arcs.  I have a "No XP" macro set up, but it'd be nice not to have to fiddle with it as much.

 

I do think double xp weekends should be fairly rare regardless, otherwise they are no longer an 'event'.

 

Edited Monday at 08:44 PM by Riverdusk

[Psyonico]

I want to add that there are some people who don’t have the luxury of playing City during the week.  A single parent who has custody of their kid Monday-Thursday only gets Friday-Sunday to play, so if they don’t want double XP and they’re told “just play another time” well… I see a problem with that.

[lemming]

One thought, I'd love to be able to say "Collect XP until this level, then stop"   It would make management of no XP easier.

[Indystruck]

1 hour ago, Psyonico said:

I want to add that there are some people who don’t have the luxury of playing City during the week.  A single parent who has custody of their kid Monday-Thursday only gets Friday-Sunday to play, so if they don’t want double XP and they’re told “just play another time” well… I see a problem with that.

 

Ambassador Udina: Is that the kind of person we want getting double XP?

 

Captain Anderson: That's the kind of person we need getting double XP.

 

Ambassador Udina: I'll make the call.

[Rudra]

42 minutes ago, Indystruck said:

 

Ambassador Udina: Is that the kind of person we want getting double XP?

 

Captain Anderson: That's the kind of person we need getting double XP.

 

Ambassador Udina: I'll make the call.

And who are you to say what player needs to be getting double xp? The example given was someone that doesn't want it but has a set play schedule.

[Psyonico]

48 minutes ago, Indystruck said:

 

Ambassador Udina: Is that the kind of person we want getting double XP?

 

Captain Anderson: That's the kind of person we need getting double XP.

 

Ambassador Udina: I'll make the call.

Not everybody is racing to the end, some people enjoy taking the scenic route.

[Indystruck]

12 minutes ago, Rudra said:

And who are you to say what player needs to be getting double xp? The example given was someone that doesn't want it but has a set play schedule.

 

Hey man you'll be OK if you don't take every sentence as seriously as possible

[Rudra]

1 minute ago, Indystruck said:

 

Hey man you'll be OK if you don't take every sentence as seriously as possible

Seriously? That is your response? You are going to post saying another player that per the example does not want double xp needs it like you have any say in the matter at all, and so should by extension/implication have to get double xp despite not wanting it, and then continue like it is a perfectly normal or even acceptable thing to do? Who made you king of double xp to determine who needs it?

[Indystruck]

I'm sorry the Mass Effect opening had this effect on you, in the future I will not expose you to any other sci-fi series.

[Vanden]

Can't the people running the game just give us a nice bonus from time to time without the community making it a whole thing?

[merrypessimist]

28 minutes ago, Vanden said:

Can't the people running the game just give us a nice bonus from time to time without the community making it a whole thing?

 

Given what drama whores most of us are, no.

[Psyonico]

42 minutes ago, Vanden said:

Can't the people running the game just give us a nice bonus from time to time without the community making it a whole thing?

Welcome to the internet.

 

[Ukase]

Just a few thoughts: it's a fine idea when they introduce a new powerset. Other than that, I don't see the logic behind it. 

Now, the pros of 2xp are - new players might get invested in a character they've leveled up, and continue to play. And we might get more new players. It blew my mind when in the abyss, we got a system message from a gm to not dual box at all, as the population was approaching the 1500 limit. It's a good message to get. 

Other positives: seeing an all dom/controller team in a dfb, with the exception of a couple of tanks - both psionic armor. 

The folks that like to create new alts eat this 2xp up. They love it. 

The cons however are sometimes really negative. Like - I'm sorry, bringing a level 1 to an MSR? Sure, I saw you whipping your nem staff around. At least you weren't afk. But some folks want as many vg merits as they can get, and players like this are not good for that effort. Same with Rikti and Nemesis invasion league. But it's still a negative when you have over half the league bringing a character that is low in level, and in many cases, not even slotted. Like, not at all. And they die routinely, essentially contributing nothing but vengeance bait. It is fair to say that some folks do this even with standard XP. (which is still quite good compared to retail) 

The other con is for some people - lag. More players, more lag. I don't know why people are playing on dial up, or the machines they were playing with back on retail, but clearly some of them are. 

Beyond those scenarios, I can't really think of a reason for or against the idea. 
 

[BurtHutt]

On 6/22/2025 at 12:29 PM, Psyonico said:

I wouldn’t want them to do it too much, but I’m sure it’s popular.

 

 Maybe every 3-4 months?  That way it’s still common but it’s not like *all the time*

I like the idea of 3 times a year OR maybe with the launch of a new Issue (or page...why keep calling them pages...seriously...just stick to one term.... like ISSUE).

 

Also, I was a bit surprised this was such a big hit especially when you can get XP boosters at the START vendor.

Edited 24 minutes ago by BurtHutt

[Ukase]

On 6/22/2025 at 3:12 PM, Lunar Ronin said:

doing a Praetoria completionist run with regular XP is a pain in the rear as it is.

It certainly can be. But, the key is to turn off XP so you don't level out the contacts. And I completely get why some would not want to do that. I know I don't like to do that. But, as that's an option, that was really all that needed to be done. Just shut it off for a few missions. Turn it on for one. Turn it back off. 

[Psyonico]

57 minutes ago, BurtHutt said:

Also, I was a bit surprised this was such a big hit especially when you can get XP boosters at the START vendor.

It stacks, so people with the START buff were getting 4x XP

[Reiska]

5 minutes ago, Psyonico said:

It stacks, so people with the START buff were getting 4x XP

3x, actually, it stacks additively, not multiplicatively.