ELI5: Do exp penalty’s get transferred to the group?

[Videri]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As Videri said, in essence it's kind of like the EXP penalty gets apportioned out among each member of the group, which is why some groups don't want hybrids (but ironically don't seem to care about having multiple Monks, which would be the equivalent of having 1 Pally/Bard/Ranger, or 2 non-SK Ogres/Trolls).

Another thing the wiki says: "In your teens, a player 6 levels higher than you has 300 to 400% of your xp total... obviously much worse than the 140-168% of your total that a equal level hybrid has." So, if anyone is picking a level 20 warrior over a level 16 SK, they might not be making the right choice.

[cd288]

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

Another thing the wiki says: "In your teens, a player 6 levels higher than you has 300 to 400% of your xp total... obviously much worse than the 140-168% of your total that a equal level hybrid has." So, if anyone is picking a level 20 warrior over a level 16 SK, they might not be making the right choice.

That's a good point.

Maybe we shouldn't really call them EXP penalties at all, since it's not that 68% of the EXP for a mob an Ogre SK kills just disappears and doesn't go to the Ogre, it's that the total amount of EXP required for an Ogre SK to ding is that much higher per level than someone without that. Seems like somewhat of a misnomer to call it a penalty and maybe confuses people in the group situations.