Instancing the game is the answer

Per livestream just now, they said they're exploring options to add more pickzones for higher level. But they need to look into it more. So it may be coming.

When a zone (other than a raid zone) reaches a certain number (let's say 50-100), another copy should open and there's really no reason not to do it at this point. Leveling is absolutely horrendous right now. Every leveling zone is absolutely overrun and people are really acting like d-bags because they have no fear of retribution. These are not even box groups. These are mainly just regular groups desperate for xp, so they're blowing up whatever mob they see. Most of the true griefing (charm+memblur+KS, etc) is being done by TL.

Windstalker_EQ2: We are working on instancing higher level zones today and tomorrow. Will be a server down when it's ready

Also said Prathon would be the one ultimately deciding which zones do and don't get it

I'd like him to actually reach out and hear community input on the issue. I'll make a long post when I get home (you're all just waiting I know) but its likely that I'll argue that every zone should be instanced (including every raid target).

Prelim reasoning is that no zone, especially not zones with 30 minute spawn timers, can support 100+ people for leveling purposes. Similarly, drop rates on loot cannot support a server with by their own admission has over twice as many people than any server ever released before. Long post to follow.

This is great news.

We win!!!
Sport your sig people!

I mean the ones here 3 months ago fighting this fight!

I'm much less concerned about flooding the market with items and ruining the economy than the ability to just have fun and play the game.
I hope they instance it all and if loot drops are exploited by guilds then I wish them the best of luck.

I though that was called xbox one?

How about they instance... but mobs ONLY drop exp. Zero loot? Would that be ok?

Then what do you do when you hit max level so fast? Go play wow some more?

or they could create a lock-out mechanism that gets longer so you can't switch between instances for quite some time. Problem solved.

I have seen this concern from time to time and there has not been a coherent reason yet as to why more items is a bad thing...

Please explain your thoughts...

Update: Ragefire, hopefully, tomorrow we'll launch instancing of busy non-start zones. Fix for /pick when instances over 9 too.

https://twitter.com/TheWindstalker/status/603333830502526977

The argument was that if you flood the server with items, then you're not special if you have a CoF. You can't sell said CoF for plat or krono either as everybody has one so it spoils the game. It removes the reward for blocking other guilds, stealing mobs and camps etc. which takes alot of hard work.
Did I cover it all?
There's probably more to it but my motivation has always been to log in and have fun, nothing else.

they also opened new servers and even split some of the more populated ones before this stuff could happened. Not to mention back then people leveled at their own leisurely pace. People actually had patience. I remember wait lists a mile long for places like Frenzy or Lord. When they still showed server populations the populated ones were around 2000ish. If we have 4000 now thats basically twice the amount of players.