Do you like hybrids having an xp penalty?

[Jimjam]

You always need a spoil ballot option in a poll. People want their voices to be heard.

[GnomeCaptain]

Yes, in the hope it dissuades min-maxers from playing.

But I won't vote in the poll.

Because I can't care less about "what the majority actually enjoy[s]."

[Hoppkins_Wytchfinder]

I feel lucky the 2 classes im considering (SHM & NEC) i never played back in the day so lucky for me not applicable.

[Chortles Snort|eS]

Me no like da hit
Me do like da SK

[Fammaden]

Don't care.

[DMN]

I'm pretty torn on the subject. i like the purist idea of trying best to recreate what was, but at the same time "what was" was actually a complete ignorance of the hybrid exp penalties and their effects on party exp. if they existed, no one actually knew, so it never really impact their perceptions or playstyle. It was only awhile after showEQ popped up that people started looking so deeply at the code and such and realized the penalty was shared with the party. For the life of me I can't recall how much time elapsed between between hybrids being exp pariahs after showEQ outed them and verant/sony actually ameliorating the issue.

in any event, I think i lean towards the exp penalty existing but having no influence on party exp rate. This both contradicts "how it was" and "what eventually happened", unfortunately.

[Znakebite]

I really want to play a Troll SK though. . . maybe, just maybe I don't care.

[Jibartik]

IMO everyone should get a 1000% exp penalty equally.

But I think its really dumb that the EXP penalty is applied to other players when grouping even if its just a small percentage.

If I want to take on the challenge, great! But Dont make me force that challenge on everyone I want to group with. It just gives greedy people a reason to be greedy about inviting other players to their creature killing IMO.

[Fammaden]

Is it even confirmed that the penalty is in? I know more importantly no one's said its out, so we can safely assume. But still, I haven't seen official mention of it either way.

[Wenai]

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

Is it even confirmed that the penalty is in? I know more importantly no one's said its out, so we can safely assume. But still, I haven't seen official mention of it either way.

It is part of classic. It was part of Blue launch. It is virtually 100% guaranteed to be in.