As AO is now, it favors leveling alone/solo because you will get more xp from solokills. How about changing this completely around so it favors teaming? AO needs to be built around the idea that teaming will be a huge benefit. Lets say you get MORE xp from teaming pr person, not less like it is now.
Example:
A team with 2 persons gives +10% more xp than a standard solo kill.
A team with 3 persons gives +25% more xp than a standard solo kill.
4 persons - 60% more xp
5 persons - 85% more xp
A full team(6 persons) gives + 105% more xp from a standard solo kill.
Something similar can be worked out with teams in Raid interface.
These changes will want people to team rather than solo.
How can this be abused? Pocket teams with nukers will be an issue. How can this easily be fixed? Remove the NT's AOE nukes from game completely and replace them with something else. Maybe AOE "UBT" or AOE "FEARS" or something like that. And make sure it cant be used in pvp since these are very powerfull.
What else wants people to team more? The loot! Right now the game favors small teams to increase your chance of getting the loot you want.
How can you change the players mindset to not make small teams? INCREASE the DROPRATE the more members you are in a team!
Right now you have highest droprate when soloing, it needs to be the other way around.
Example:
Team of 2 persons - droprate increase of 10%
3 persons - droprate increase of 20%
4 persons - droprate increase of 50%
5 persons - droprate increase of 75%
6 persons - droprate is 100%. THIS WILL BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN GETTING A FULL TEAM!
Something similar can be worked out when doing RAIDS(raid interface). When in raid mode you get a CHANCE of more drops of the same loot.
Example:
2 teams in raid interface at beast - 10% chance of getting another BOC drop!
3 teams in raid interface at beast - 20% chance of getting a second BOC drop + 10% chance of a third BOC drop.
4 teams in raid interface at beast - 40% chance of getting a second BOC + 20% chance of getting a third boc + 10% chance of getting a fourth BOC!
You get the idea.
This will favor doing raids in big masses again cause it will benefit all.
Any suggestions or possible exploits that can happen from these changes are welcomed!