I agree Mem.. 40th level is totally crazy. It's basically a god..
I remember the old Goldbox games, where you had to really WORK to gain a level, and to gain it, you had to go to town, and enter the training arena to level up, none of that 'bing' click here to level up.
Two things I think would make RPG's better, and get the player involved more are 1.) Bring back the Journal Entries! Having to refer to the book somehow draws you into the game more, maybe because the journal is 'real'... Also, as I said, bring back training halls to level up.
Anyone else think the goldbox games were classics because of the Journal books? I wonder if they did that as a 2nd way for copy protection.. hmm!
Ziroc