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July 20, 2005
Leveling Time By Server
Server Sample: RP (High), PvE (Medium), PvE (High)
Sampling Period: 6/13/2005 9:00 am - 6/20/2005 9:00 am
Sampling Resolution: ~14 minutes
Parsing Method: The sample unit is leveling event. We tabulate the time between a character's level and when we observe them at a new level. We exclude the first leveling event from every character because it doesn't constitute the total amount of time to make that level.
Data Filter: None
Sample Size: 81,887 leveling events
Is leveling time comparable across servers? We ran an ANCOVA with Server as the independent variable, Leveling Time as the dependent variable, and Level as the Covariate. The effect of Server was significant (p = .001). The PvE (Medium) server had lower leveling time than the PvE (High) and the RP (High) servers.
Between levels 1-20, the difference is about 15 minutes per level (13% faster). Between levels 21-40, it's about 87 minutes per level (19% faster). And between levels 41-60, it's 192 minutes per level (about 21% faster).
We're not sure whether we're looking at general variation across servers or a function of server size (medium vs. high population servers). The server size hypothesis seems to make sense. It may be easier to complete quests and gain access to mobs on a less populated server. Hopefully, future data will help clarify these findings.
Posted at July 20, 2005 10:28 AM
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