Well thats the end of me using a max to get from a to b.
In my opinion, what should have been levelled in ZOE wasn't the damage but the movemant speed. Hell get rid of the damage increase and make the speed at which you move be what scales, that way you don't have a ton of people with base level ZOE getting the max benefit, less crack maxes, less bitching. Oh wait its Ps2 the bitching will never cease.