Using Powerpoints to your benefit.
DateTime:9/27/2009 11:20:23 AM

As you can see, there are numerous ways to earn Powerpoints; and everyone will be earning at least some of these since they come weekly with your subscription, too. "Grinding" beyond lvl80 will probably provide diminishing returns (since experience required to "level up" increases with every "level", or should I say, Powerpoint you get); grinding mini-games, on the other hand, could be harder than it seems, unless you do it with a group of friends. Being in a big guild looks like your best bet if you want to benefit from this new system.

The best part is, of course, using Powerpoints to your benefit. Here's what you can do with them:

Buy Powerfeats which can give your character new buffs and abilities
Use limited offers that Funcom will put into the game regularly to buy special items, mounts or even spells
Buy exclusive items using a combination of gold and Powerpoints
Turn gathered pearls into Powerpearls and socket your weapons with these (funnily, this does seem to apply only to pearls but not any other gems, so save up your pearls, folks!)
Convert Powerpoints into "rested experience" for faster leveling.