Forgive my 2nd day real time, in this game. 1 day actual play time. However, before diving into my answer. Let me say, I have played Archeage, and Eve Online from when these games first were being developed. The reason I am even mentioning these games as well trying to recruit a real friend to this game. Those two games, my friend and I have played countless hours on and were dedicated hardcore style gamers at them. Now, as I tried to recruit my friend to this game. The biggest argument for not paying the subscription and playing this game was, time. Like Archeage and Eve Online, time is spent in the same way for this game. Archeage, if I remember correctly did not keep accruing while you were offline. In this game, I am glad they added offline talents acquired and completed. Finally, my question is best summed up like this: "should the time spent of one's account be wiped"? To imply my answer: "depends on, if you want to have a fair and balanced playing field with new players"? I am indifferent on this top I can see both sides of the coin. If was up to me I would gather what I could from community and have a vote/poll. just to see what is what. Then inform the community I was going to have random roll with a 4 choices. Those four choices: full wipe, partial wipe, legacy server, and no wipe at all.
Lastly, it all depends on what you have defined "time".