Hey there folks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back before our last game we sent out an email that talked about introducing an XP cap in the near future. This generated some spirited debate, both on the player discord and the team one, and we now have some follow up information about our plans, drawing on the concerns and suggestions that came up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of a hard XP cap, we plan to implement what we\u2019re calling a character progression slowdown. What this means is that the cost of all feats will increase when you reach certain thresholds. Those thresholds are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For reference, the most experienced Galloglaigh in the band will be earning their 9th experience point at this coming event, so while this will technically <\/em>come into place immediately, it won\u2019t actually have a material impact until after the first game of 2026. And no one will be in the final band until the first game of 2033 – at which point they won\u2019t get to spend XP until the end of 2034.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s our hope that this alleviates some of the concerns raised around characters feeling \u201cdead ended\u201d, by never actually turning off the incoming XP\/feats, and also is far enough in the future to not feel like too much of a rugpull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Something else we\u2019ve discussed is the fact that while this does provide some incentive to let characters’ stories end through retirement, it does still do it in a very \u201cstick\u201d manner, so we also wanted to highlight some \u201ccarrot\u201d elements we\u2019re bringing in as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Firstly, we\u2019re going to start having the world take Particular Notice of those characters who have moved out of the first row of the table above. The more expensive feats are for you, the more powerful you\u2019ve become, and the more powerful the enemies and allies you\u2019ll attract. It\u2019s our hope this will provide interesting ways to find endings for stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secondly, we\u2019re going to bring in an element of passing XP to your next character. If your character dies, your new character will start with a third<\/strong> of their XP, rounded down. But if your character retires, you\u2019ll instead start with half<\/strong> their XP, rounded down. This won’t include the XP for their last game, which already goes to your next character.<\/p>\n\n\n\nExperience Earned<\/td> Approx Time Played<\/td> Cost of New Feats<\/td> # of Open Feats<\/td><\/tr> 0XP to 12XP<\/td> 4 years<\/td> 1XP <\/td> 9 – 21<\/td><\/tr> 13XP to 18XP<\/td> 6 years<\/td> 2XP<\/td> 22 – 24<\/td><\/tr> 19 to 24XP<\/td> 8 years<\/td> 3XP<\/td> 25-26<\/td><\/tr> 25 to 28XP<\/td> 9.3 years<\/td> 4XP<\/td> 27<\/td><\/tr> 29 to 33XP<\/td> 11 years<\/td> 5XP<\/td> 28<\/td><\/tr> 34 XP +<\/td> > 11 years<\/td> 6XP<\/td> 29+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n