The -15% exp penalty is obnoxiously bad outdated design.

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Burmeister99 wrote:

lol. God these new players is mindblowing haha

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anubite wrote:

I don't get any post that has "outdated" or "old-fashioned" in the same sentence as "design" with regards to video games.

Sure, video games have been around in some form since the 1970's, but xp penalties probably aren't older than 15 years. How can something less than two decades old be "old fashioned" or "out-dated"?

If you don't like the mechanic that's fine.

But if a mechanic is old, it doesn't mean it's bad.
If a mechanic was used a lot in the 90's, it doesn't mean it's bad.
Things don't become bad design because they age. I'd argue that most games made today abandon the foundations that made them successful 10 years ago and the industry is suffering as a result.

It's not like we have some ancient video game history or tradition here. It's so silly to call a mechanic like this "out-dated". Chances are, the OP is just old enough to be out-dated.

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Fluttershypony wrote:

Having exp loss in a grindy game where you can randomly go 3000+ -> 0hp in the span of 3 seconds is retarded design.

Now add in bad netcode, rubberbanding, invisible projectiles and burning aura mobs that still do full damage 3/4 of the screen away(in your client) and this is the complete opposite of fun.

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PussMunkee wrote:

Play Hardcore. There is no experience penalty there when you die.

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Fluttershypony wrote:

Having exp loss in a grindy game where you can randomly go 3000+ -> 0hp in the span of 3 seconds is retarded design.

Now add in bad netcode, rubberbanding, invisible projectiles and burning aura mobs that still do full damage 3/4 of the screen away(in your client) and this is the complete opposite of fun.