No incentive to play custom maps for a grind game, don't seen many people playing until its full xp what a waist of a good idea
Yes, definitely the grind gets in the way of enjoying unique experiences. Maybe when people feel like they have grinded enough, they will start looking for more options. I have already noticed a small increase in activity in my custom maps.
Someone posted an interesting idea that I think is simple enough that EA might consider implementing it. EA could use a check in their server backend where every bot kill gives no XP. Simple enough. The bots keep the experience going, but provide no XP in order to prevent the farming that EA seems to hate so much. It's so simple that it just might work. A compromise. Give us experience and unlocks for real players kills, but not bots. Afraid that we'll still game the system, well, give us 50% XP in custom maps. Give us something. Anything.
Here is a thread I made on the subject, where I hope people will link to and talk about their creations or favorite unique experiences:
Unique Maps and Portal Love | EA Forums - 12909480
