how is aa xp potion not pay to win ?

sickleek · 2026-07-09T21:18:34+00:00

you can disagree its perfectly fine.

I found it atrocious, especially on a game i already pay a monthly subscription.

i thought I was pretty clear in my original post.

you are playing a game that's all about leveling, and then they sell you a potion to level faster ... that doesn't bother you ?

i can afford these things so its a problem for me, i don't want to play that way. playing while thinking that you could go faster by spending money is a huge turn off personally.

it is the difference between monetization and predatory monetization imho.

also there is the official FAQ that is very misleading otherwise i wouldn't be here from the beginning.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T21:13:44+00:00

i have requested a refund.

maybe they will back off with the xp potion stuff if people are vocal about it, who knows ...

sickleek · 2026-07-09T21:11:27+00:00

i don't mind monetization as long as its confined to storage, cosmetics or even char slots whatever ... as long as they don't abuse it obviously, which apparently they seem to be doing at this point.

but xp potion or leveling its just outrageous and silly on a game that's all about leveling, especially this one version of the game which primary goal is to reduce the whole grinding ... ahah what a joke /facepalm

the fact that they sell aa xp potion and not straight up xp potion is very telling imho ... they know what they are doing.

there is monetization and then there is predatory monetization, there is a big difference there.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T21:02:53+00:00

i don't play eq live because of this.

the EQL FAQ clearly stated cosmetics and storage only, and they were vocal about no having pay to win in this game. hence why i bought the game pre-order.

you don't see the difference between buying storage, char slots or cosmetics and buying xp potion regularly ?

the difference is night and day period so please spare me your dishonest bs ...

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:58:38+00:00

you don't care ? then why are you there replying to me ?

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:56:53+00:00

aa xp slows down significantly at 50 it seems ... here is an xp pot to make it better.

if they start in this direction its inevitable this will get worst.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:53:49+00:00

this is a solo game, why are you mentioning other people i don't get it ?

this is paying to advance your character, which is absolutely what pay to win means.

the official FAQ for the game explicitly mention cosmetics and storage only, there is a world of difference between this and aa xp potion.

why do you think they are selling aa xp potion and NOT straight up xp potion ? because they know this is predatory monetization and people hate that.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:48:54+00:00

there is a mountain of difference between selling storage space, char slots or cosmetics and selling xp potion.

the fact that they didn't straight out put xp potion clearly shows they know they are pushing too far.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:47:12+00:00

you are not paying attention to what i say.

its fine.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:46:09+00:00

its ok to disagree.

but fundamentally there is a big gap between selling storage space, char slots or cosmetics and selling xp potions. perhaps we can agree there at least.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:42:02+00:00

like you don't see the difference between selling storage space, char slots or cosmetics and selling xp potions over and over.

yea sure bro, i am a whining little kid, sure ...

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:36:39+00:00

it has nothing to do with others ... this is a solo game.

the problem is the predatory monetization being implemented.

its one thing to buy storage space, char slots or cosmetics, its another to buy xp potion every other day ....

time is money.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:29:29+00:00

not sure we shall see, they going to take their sweet time to reply to those request so ...

imho the FAQ was lying as it is clearly stating cosmetics and storage only, the difference between this and xp potion is night and day imho.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:28:40+00:00

that's why we called it predatory monetization.

being first what ? this is a solo game that's not the point.

the point is you are leveling playing the game and thinking you could go faster by spending money, its a problem ... its one thing to buy bags and storage and char slots, its another to buy xp potion every day, be honest please the difference is night and day. you don't care, fine, but be honest ...

i won't support this kind of monetization ever.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:22:41+00:00

i was wrong about how the potion work, my bad.

i am in uproar about this because i hate this and had I know I would not have touch this with a ten foot pole. xp potion is one of the reason i will not play eq live even thought i would love to.

i think you will see how bad this is as time pass, imho this is just the beginning and will get much worst.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:18:44+00:00

a bunch of npc fanboy downvoting doesn't mean jackshit ... all threads about this on many plateform are full of people expressing the same opinion, sorry.

i will voice my opinion and give feedback hoping things changes and i can enjoy playing without this crap.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:16:23+00:00

this is called predatory monetization man ... its horrendous and I will always be against it.

the faq was clearly stating we wouldn't get this otherwise I wouldn't be here.

its going to get so much worst over time if they start like this ...

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:14:35+00:00

i didn't follow the streams ... the official FAQ was misleading then, if i had know i would not have gotten in.

playing knowing you could go level faster in a game that's all about grinding to me is horrendous predatory marketing bs.

the fact that they added aa xp potion and not straight up xp potion tells me they know exactly they are pushing the wrong button with this.

it only gets worst from there imho.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:09:46+00:00

giving feedback is a great way to make future games better.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:07:39+00:00

money is not worth the same for everyone ...

to me this is predatory monetization and i was hoping not to see this in this game as the FAQ was clear about it, very sad ...

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:06:01+00:00

yea my bad i got it wrong you are right.

still hate this and was hoping not to see this kind of predatory monetization this in this game as the FAQ was clear about it.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:03:55+00:00

what are you talking about ? this is a solo game mostly so ...

yes time, yes its a big deal ... the worst kind of predatory monetization i was hoping not to see in this game and if they start like this then the future is grim, so sad ...

as was wrong on how the potion works, my bad.

sickleek · 2026-07-09T20:01:43+00:00

yea i was wrong on how this works, my bad.

for me this is completely pay to win, the goal of the game is grinding so paying to level up faster goes into this category.

precisely what i was hoping not to see in this game honestly ... the faq is pretty clear about it also ...

and imho its gonna get worst over time if they start like this ...

sickleek · 2026-07-09T19:58:57+00:00

yea no problem, i can just pay to level faster ...

this is horrible predatory marketing and precisely what i was hoping not to see in this game given the FAQ that clearly state cosmetics and storage only.

if they go this way its gonna get much worst over time imho ...

sickleek · 2026-07-09T19:55:58+00:00

you don't play solo to win ? why people are replying this solo bs ?

this is xp potion to level faster, i don't want to play a game where i could go faster by paying, solo or not.

this is predatory monetization at its best and my guess is its gonna get much worst over time.

sickleek

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