10-21-2008, 12:48 PM
I kinda just went through this myself with the Recruit-A-Friend thing. I gifted a warrior levels from 32 to 60 and then a paladin from 15 to 31. I had some experience playing a warrior from waaaaay back in the day but it may as well have been a new class to me. I had never played a paladin before so even with just my level 30 skills it was almost overwhelming.
The end result of all of this being that yes, it saved me time (aside from levelling weapon skills, ugh) but I am most definitely not a better player because of it. I like to think of myself as a somewhat competent player who does his research, so the learning curve for me will probably be lesser than someone who doesn't look up class changes and talent builds, but what about Joe the Casual who doesn't care about that stuff? My guess is that if they implement insta-55's you'll find a LOT more clueless players running around. I do not see it as something that will add to the quality of the game.
The end result of all of this being that yes, it saved me time (aside from levelling weapon skills, ugh) but I am most definitely not a better player because of it. I like to think of myself as a somewhat competent player who does his research, so the learning curve for me will probably be lesser than someone who doesn't look up class changes and talent builds, but what about Joe the Casual who doesn't care about that stuff? My guess is that if they implement insta-55's you'll find a LOT more clueless players running around. I do not see it as something that will add to the quality of the game.