With the rise of MMORPG’S, there has also been a rise in the demand of power leveling companies.  While not all gamers choose to use these types of services, the power leveling industry is still something that is very popular in the world of online role-playing gaming. However, these very power leveling companies that offer to help gamers advance or level up their characters or game can actually be a fraud.  This brings to question the efficiency of power leveling forums and how these public forums actually help MMORPG gamers. 

 Power leveling forums are public areas, usually posted on certain power leveling company sites, which allow gamers to post comments, questions, concerns, replies to comments, etc concerning their gaming experiences, interactions with power leveling companies, and other such areas of interest.  Power leveling forums are efficient ways to find out which power leveling companies are scams and which companies offer quality services.  However, because many MMORPG’s ban or suspend gamers accounts who have use certain power leveling companies services, many of these power leveling companies will not allow public forums on their sites.  In fact, it is stated that around 90% of power leveling companies refuse to host forums because their history of banned or suspended accounts. 

 Generally, any power leveling company that hosts a power leveling forum is safe to use because they are being honest about the services they offer and welcome their customer’s reviews on their services.  Be cautious though – disreputable companies are not above creating bogus forums with fake postings.  Just hosting a forum is not enough.  Be sure to look carefully through the forum and scrutinize the postings.   Do they look authentic?  Is there a range of opinion, good and bad?  Watch the dates of the postings?   Were they all posted in a short period of time by one or only a few people?  This should give you a clue as the forums authenticity. 

 Moreover, power leveling companies that offer a variety of services, including customized leveling packages and specific times on how often to level up, will be safe to use.  Research plays a key role in finding a quality power leveling company who will not lead to banned and suspended accounts.  Companies with good reputations on many different sites, who also offer decent prices, are always the best power leveling companies to choose. However, even when MMORPG gamers are informed with the information above, some still fall victim to scams.  It is just as important to explore what to avoid with power leveling companies as it is to know what to look for.

Power leveling forums are not the only way that gamers can protect themselves from purchasing fraudulent power leveling services.  In addition to forums, there are specific factors that should be taken into consideration.  One of the first things that should be taken into consideration, besides actually researching specific power leveling companies, are the services that are being offered. While this is not always true, more times than not, if a power leveling company does not offer a vast variety of services or will not work with groups in any MMORPG, then the power leveling company is risky.  This is true because, generally, companies only offering basic power leveling services are outsourcing their work to companies in China.  This puts gamers at risk because these types of companies have people working 24/7.  Gamers are at risk to being banned from their game, having gold or other forms of revenue stolen and/or sold to make up for low working rates, etc… Therefore, it is best to avoid power leveling companies that only offer basic services.

 Another option of avoiding fraudulent power leveling companies is to ensure that they are not using illegal or unethical methods to level up characters and games.  This means that the power leveling company should not be disrespectful or unethical during their game play, which includes not hoarding farms or other such structures, killing other players, or stealing.  Essentially, any power leveling company should level up the gamer’s character as safely as possible, playing just as the gamer would.