Classic SOE Overnerf

[Messianic]

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

Interesting base level to go by. How many kills it takes a high-elf cleric (no bonus or penalty) to solo to 50:

http://www.bardsguild.com/everquest/eqexp2.html


This tool will give you the same spreadsheet for any race/class combination you want:

http://www.bardsguild.com/everquest/eqexp1.html


And if you don't want the pop-up, here is the same tool on a split screen with the results:

http://www.bardsguild.com/everquest/eqexp.html

Awesome post. Thanks for this.

[Bumamgar]

Chicanery: The base formula on that page are in effect here on p1999.

Keep in mind, however, that there is a fairly significant reduction in the XP awarded if you are killing light blue mobs. Also, there are zone XP modifiers in place.

So while that chart provides a very good guideline, the exact count of mobs per level will vary somewhat, depending on zone modifiers and the level difference between the player and the mobs being farmed.

[guineapig]

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

Chicanery: The base formula on that page are in effect here on p1999.

Keep in mind, however, that there is a fairly significant reduction in the XP awarded if you are killing light blue mobs. Also, there are zone XP modifiers in place.

So while that chart provides a very good guideline, the exact count of mobs per level will vary somewhat, depending on zone modifiers and the level difference between the player and the mobs being farmed.

Good point. Can you list a hand full of zones with zero ZEM for testing purposes? I'm guessing the Karanas and Oasis don't have any bonus but wanted to be sure.

[Enderenter]

I actually think XP is a little faster on here than it was on live.

It just seems like less of a grind to me - though I have been solo/duo mostly, and the few full groups I have been in outside of dungeons have seemed like very slow EXP. That's how it was on live too, though.

[Reiker]

Level 50 is tiny so yeah, sure.

[Zefah]

I just started playing, and the exp rate does seem to be a lot lower than it was even when I first started playing EQ Live in 1999. It probably shouldn't take an hour of constant solo grinding in West Freeport, with minimal downtime, to get from level 2 to 3 as a Dark Elf Enchanter.

That's fine, though. I'll learn to adapt, but i don't think the exp rates were this bad back in old EQ. I seem to remember the first 6 levels or so going very quickly.

[Braveguard]

And, by the way, they finally got around to straightening it out a bit after years of foreswearing the issue.

[Braveguard]

I really have no issue with the rate of exp. For me, it's always been that the class modifiers are poorly assigned. Seriously, with what we know about paladins, for instance, who believes they should carry such a heavy penalty.

[Aeolwind]

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

BAM another nail in the coffin.

R.I.P. P99

/waves bye to Arriva.

Everyone seems to miss the point that we aren't here for you. We'll continue to work if there are 8, 80, 800 or 8000 people on the server.

We (as the development staff) don't charge for the server, we don't beg people to play.

And speaking strictly for myself I don't care if you like a change that is made or not. You knew sharing of hybrid penalties was in classic and now we've fixed it. If you don't like that aspect of it, tough shit. It's part of the package.