by Ryanp » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:27 am
I'm not for it mainly because it would mean another day between me and starting to play again, but I also think it's a really bad idea for the health of the server.
The ONLY seamless part of Vanilla's leveling experience is the first 10-15 levels, after that which zone you should go to and how you should chain quests together starts to become more challenging. This idea would ruin the part of the game that normally gets people hooked on day one.
It won't help promote anything anyway. People are far more likely to hear of this "event" and think to themselves "I want a serious server where the people in charge are more stable, who knows what they'll do in the future if they are willing to do a weird thing like that. I'd rather wait for that 'other' server to open than invest time in a server that is apparently willing to go off script on a whim."
And that's not to mention the fact that it'll be so crowded on day one that without this bonus most people would probably give up trying to get past level 7 on day one because spending your time waiting for mobs to spawn isn't very fun. So it would push people to put up with a subpar leveling experience to start their journey, and it's far better for them to have a positive memory of starting out.
I hope I gave you an argument that you would call intelligent carana and that you read this.