]I'm checking it out.  I left at lvl 72, but without 1000+ aa's why bother
]trying to do anything?

I don't know, as I have only taken one of my characters up from
45 to 50 in the past 12 days. The rest of my characters are below
40th. The hot zones have an extra 25 percent exp until July 25. I
have noticed more players in the game recently.

Hmm... I got a brand new character to 30th in the past 32 weeks.

You might check the official forums, lots of returning players
with old armor and stats, and they are benefiting from the
defiant random armor drops. Lower Guk is supposed to be an
instance and a LIving Legacy area until the end of the promo.

JimP.

I don't have 1000's of AAs, and sure, that makes it harder, but I'm
gradually earning more AAs as I continue to level.  Sony also changed
things recently so that AAs come faster if you don't have many yet,
but of course it still takes a while to get them.  But they're also
adding more ways for soloers, two-boxers, and other small groups to
get both regular and AA xp.  In short, they're trying hard to make
it easier for casual players to catch up.

    -- Don.

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