Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Q&A

WarCry brings us another short Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning interview with EA Mythic community coordinator Richard Duffek.
Q: In Public Quests everyone in the area can help complete the quest. What stops some high level character from coming to a low level area, and finishing the quests for everyone?

A: While there is nothing to prohibit a high level player from participating in low level Public Quests, there is no real benefit to doing so. If the gap between the monster level and character level is too large, the player will earn very little experience for the monsters they kill. A high level character will have likely maxed out their Influence in a given zone so there will be no additional rewards available to them. Plus, the loot from the boss will likely be of little value to them as it will be low level gear.

The great thing about Public Quests is that they are chock full of content and objectives. Should a high level character come messing around in a low level area, there a still plenty of content for everyone to enjoy. Though he may certainly help move the PQ along more quickly, the high level guy just won't be able to do everything by himself instantaneously. And it might not be such a bad thing to have a high ranking character hanging around when that Chaos Giant comes stomping out of the woods!