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Originally Posted by Rhambuk
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1/2 your level +5 so a 15 could group with a 35.
grouping with higher level players kills your exp since they suck most of it up. More than hybrid penalties if they are like 4+ levels on you
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I think this is a very misunderstood mechanic. Higher levels don't "suck more xp" from lower levels in the sense that the mob's give unequal experience to each player in the group. The way it works is that the group gets experience equivalent to what the mob /considers to the highest level in the group, which is then distributed evenly.
For example, if we have a level 40 and a level 35 working together and the mob /considers as Light Blue to the level 40, but Dark Blue to the level 35, then both characters split the experience from the mob as if it were Light Blue. Conversely, if the mob is Dark Blue to the level 40, then both players recieve 100% of the normal experience split evenly between them (no different than two level 35's grouping together).
You might notice that sometimes group members will ask the highest level in the group: "Hey, what does that mob /consider to you?" . . . the reason they're asking, is they want to know how much experience the group is receiving for certain mob's, because it is always based on the /consider of the highest level player in the group.
Also to my understanding, the following describes the amount of experience received from the mob relative to what it normally gives:
Dark Blue: 100%
Light Blue: 50%
XP Green's: 25%
When looking at the chart, one must also consider that different mobs give different amounts of experience, even if they both /consider as Dark Blue. For example. when comparing a Dark Blue Decaying Skeleton to a Dark Blue Spiderling, you might receive up to X4 as much exprience from the Spiderling. The variation is less in the higher levels, but it's still there.