ZEM changes

[larper99]

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

Actually it matters because of how XP is Calculated. 75 is only the baseline because of how XP per mob is calculated (ZEM * Level^2) Also there are still zones with 75 ZEM, Lower guk and Sol B.

It might "feel" over time like the new normal is 100 ZEM which obviously it is, but it doesn't change the fact that if you leveled in a 75 ZEM zone it would take you 14 level 1 mobs to ding level 2 and in a 100 ZEM zone it would take you 10 mobs to ding level 2.

It's still faster mobs per level with the new adjustments. I think I understand your point though..... in 5 years from now. 10 mobs in a newbie zone from level 1 to 2 will be the new normal and 150 ZEM will be only 50% faster than the new zones, it's all true, but those of us who leveled in 75 ZEM outdoor zones should be able to feel the difference.

No, it doesn't matter. The new baseline may have changed from 14mobs to 10.5mobs, but so what? 150 is still a 50% increase from 100, so a zone with a 150 ZEM will take 10.5mobs / 1.5 = 7mobs. Yeah, 14 is 200% of 7, but 10.5 is 150% of 7.

Stop thinking of the old baseline as some sort of magic number. It is just a baseline. They changed it. A ZEM of 150 has a 50% bonus over a ZEM of 100. The fact that is has a 200% bonus over a ZEM of 75 is irrelevant, since the new baseline is 100.

Actually, I guess your last paragraph says the same thing, so we are in violent agreement. Also, we don't know that they didn't change other variables. Rogean simply stated that they defined the outdoor zones as the baseline, and adjusted all ZEMs to reflect that. It still might take 14 mobs to go from 1 to 2, even with the new ZEM values. That will take experimentation.