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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 7883917" data-attributes="member: 18">I am honestly saddened to see this reported in such a facile way. Let's keep this really simple:Characters CREATED on Beyond are not the same as characters PLAYED in games.Anyone who is failing to account for that and making claims on that basis, as this article does, is doing themselves and others a real disservice. I know from experience of using Beyond that for every real character who is actually played, there are probably five or more who are created. Some are alternate versions of the real character. Some are created out of interest or as backups. Some are created with the intention of being played but never are. And the vast majority of these are low level, virtually all third to fifth level, for what I hope are obvious reasons. It seems senseless to correctly point out that the level 20 bump is due to this, but to not realize that lower levels are massively inflated by it also.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 7883917, member: 18"] I am honestly saddened to see this reported in such a facile way. Let's keep this really simple: Characters CREATED on Beyond are not the same as characters PLAYED in games. Anyone who is failing to account for that and making claims on that basis, as this article does, is doing themselves and others a real disservice. I know from experience of using Beyond that for every real character who is actually played, there are probably five or more who are created. Some are alternate versions of the real character. Some are created out of interest or as backups. Some are created with the intention of being played but never are. And the vast majority of these are low level, virtually all third to fifth level, for what I hope are obvious reasons. It seems senseless to correctly point out that the level 20 bump is due to this, but to not realize that lower levels are massively inflated by it also. [/QUOTE]

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