For all those who want to keep their characters in the event

I don't think the devs want to keep characters in the event zone.

But maybe this is an idea they would want to implement:

Every char ported out of the event gets a timed buff. The buff gives group members a +20% exp and +20% rp bonus. Stackable. The rp bonus only applies to chars under R5L5.

The timed bonus lasts for [x] /played hours, where [x] is your char level when it is ported from the event.

Who knows, if this post gets enough likes, the devs might have enough time to implement this buff before the event ends.!

Sun 7 Feb 2021 9:55 PM by easytoremember

Won't your character remain in the event zone as long as you don't log while event is closed? I still have one parked in OF emain

Mon 8 Feb 2021 3:22 AM by Takii

They don't. In the OF case your character is still actually in OF but will get teleported the moment you log it in. For the event the characters actually appear as teleported out of the zone already on the character select screen.

There are a few problems with keeping characters in the event:
1 - It is counter to the spirit of the event, which is that everything restarts at a level playing field every time. Like battle royale games, that is one of the big draws of the event in my opinion.
2 - The population would skew heavily towards the higher level brackets over time which would hurt both the higher level experience (way too many people in the same zone) and lower level brackets (less people and therefore much harder to catch up to the higher level brackets).

Mon 8 Feb 2021 3:11 PM by gotwqqd

Takii wrote: ↑
Mon 8 Feb 2021 3:22 AM
They don't. In the OF case your character is still actually in OF but will get teleported the moment you log it in. For the event the characters actually appear as teleported out of the zone already on the character select screen.

There are a few problems with keeping characters in the event:
1 - It is counter to the spirit of the event, which is that everything restarts at a level playing field every time. Like battle royale games, that is one of the big draws of the event in my opinion.
2 - The population would skew heavily towards the higher level brackets over time which would hurt both the higher level experience (way too many people in the same zone) and lower level brackets (less people and therefore much harder to catch up to the higher level brackets).

Level playing field....
Rvr is bracketed by level
Not all the /use items
No topped out gear some don’t get/have

Letting people stay in zone between events until 5L5 is no issue. Auto kick at 6L0 so people starting at 5L4 day one for six days event don’t become insanely OP.
Allowing player dispersement in brackets is good.
Because there is such a thing as too much congestion.