Misconceptions about group bonus

[Kergan]

Look man I put some hard work into that post.

[Nirgon]

no item loot no care

[Gnomegrown]

0 fucks given

[Kergan]

Sorry just trying to provide a helpful, data filled post to the community to further their understanding and maybe help some low level person get a group so they can enjoy themselves rather than quitting.

My bad.

[baalzy]

One thing that makes a substantial difference is if you're playing as a pet class (especially in the lower levels).

On a level 8 mage/necro it is definitely MUCH faster xp to have someone group with you and go 100% afk then it is to solo, because your pet is pretty much impossible to out-dps (without burning all your mana constantly). So with that person AFK your party get 100% of the experience to split even if your pet solo's the mob. Vs just 50 % of the experience.

Mathz:

1 kill = 100xp solo. Pet takes 50%. You get 50.

1 kill = 140 xp duo'd (40% bonus). Pet takes 0%. You get 70 xp if you're both exactly the same on the xp scale.

[Kergan]

Yeah baalzy that is true. I think it becomes easier to outdmg your pet the higher you get though. Also the duo exp is 80% over solo.

So 100 xp solo w/ pet doing over 50% of the dmg:

75 xp

100 xp duo, pet takes no exp:

115 xp/each (assuming same lvl and exp penalties)

So yeah, a completely afk person would be a very large benefit in that scenario.

[baalzy]

Oh.... I was just going 40% per person added. Not thinking 40% per person in group... yeah a duo then would be a HUGE jump in xp.

Explains why i went from 1-3% per kill solo to 3-8% per kill when I grouped up yesterday.

[Kergan]

Yeah, the first person invited is essentially a "double bonus", as you trigger the group exp bonus not only from your partner but yourself.

[Widan]

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

Sorry just trying to provide a helpful, data filled post to the community to further their understanding and maybe help some low level person get a group so they can enjoy themselves rather than quitting.

My bad.

I appreciated it, thanks for the clarification. But, rather than trying to calculate every level and class/race combo probably just won't let people afk leech from now on [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Kergan]

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

I appreciated it, thanks for the clarification. But, rather than trying to calculate every level and class/race combo probably just won't let people afk leech from now on [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The level of the person is far more important than class/race combo, if you're inviting a lvl 20 to afk in a group of 30s you'll benefit.