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I think the few weeks to reach max level announced by Steven are not enough and will limit the duration of the game.

The last 10 levels should take at least 20 - 50 hours of grinding per level.

I am even in favor of an extremely long and tedious quest to rise from the ashes (rebirth).

Prerequisite for this quest:

- Write a nice RP story to justify a rebirth.
- Tons of items to farm and craft
- Some rare items needed to increase the difficulty of the quest
- Quest accessible from the maximum level (70 ? if I'm not mistaken).

Reward :

Rebirth level 1 with some bonus points to be distributed in stats/magical resistances/magical power

So it will take at least 6 months (or even a year for a casual) to reach max level.
about 2 years ago - Vaknar - Direct link
I'm curious, for what reason do you feel a prestige system is necessary for your enjoyment of Ashes of Creation?

I highly recommend you check out the wiki to learn more about leveling and about the endgame experience of Ashes of Creation!

I'll also leave you with this quote from a former member of the team that still remains true: "Part of the whole experience with nodes is that there is no real end-game, in that the world is constantly shifting every day. Month one is going to be really different from month two; and that's for the level 50s and level 1s"


P.S. Max level cap is 50! :)