[imported_Pande]

Also, what XUO player's are receiving can't really contextually be considered as a "set back" because the goal is to have an accurate representation of the amount of time players spent developing their character in the different fields (with different gain rates).

very true, but neither you nor I can say that if there was a harder skill gain on XUO, that the XUO players would of put in the same time they did with these skill gains. Yes, some players might not of bothered at all, but there would still be those who would put in the time and effort to GM their skills.

I think it would be best to measure time spent in proportion to the time required to GM a skill based on your respective shard.

I haven't really seen anyone complaining about the skill transfers actually

True, but now that it's brought up, and in an intelligible way, we may as well discuss it and search for a fix if it poses a problem among enough players.