Does Hybrid Penalty (still) apply to group?

[Estu]

Originally Posted by yaeger [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's why the Sony/Verant raised the group exp bonuses in Velious, then again for PoP.

Those who group shouldn't be punished.

They're not punished; they're rewarded. Yes, you do get less EXP per mob if you have 6 people instead of 5, but that extra person should be helping you kill mobs faster. If they actually contribute proportionally, then you are earning more exp. Of course, in practice, 6-person groups are unwieldy because they often do not have enough pulls available to them to kill efficiently, but there is an argument to be made for smaller groups, like maybe a tank, a healer, and one or two DPS. Even then, though, solo classes often EXP faster, especially necros and mages, but my point is that the numbers I calculated don't actually indicate that 'those who group are punished'.