T.O.
Well-known member
When this discussion first came up on the old forums. I have always advocated for 20%. I also always run with at least a 30% pot and all possible xp bonus which are pay to play. One thing I think a lot of people miss is the xp tome of learning. Have you tried to level a new account without a tome? That is when you really see that xp in game is abysmal. I could see where a new player is like this game is hella grindy. Having to be locked on normal with no xp boost's from a guild or voice at the very least. Even a guild boost is minimal at best.The 10% is noticeable, but not overly great. Why? Mostly because it stacks additively with other percentage bonuses (ship, voice, pots). Which means it's decent when you don't use pots, but the better pot you use, the less benefit (as a percentage of the total xp you receive) you get.
Increasing it to 20% would be good. Or, at the least, making it stack multiplicatively with ship/voice/pot, so it's actually always a straight 10% on top.
Saying that vip should give 50% is laughable even for someone that understands VIP needs more value. Those kind of request's don't help in the discussion. Nor do they hurt. They will generally just be dismissed by all.