EXP IS SO SLOW!

[Ropethunder]

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[Maurk]

so when I, a (level 28) Paladin, duos with a 27 druid, I am in fact getting more of the xp?

in that case would the druid be much better off soloing?

if so then will I be doomed to be sad and lonely?

oh and does anyone here use ninjavideo?? its not working, dont know if its my internet..
im sad I have no tv today :[

this makes me lonely..

Edit: okay I realize higher levels get more exp, but assume we are BOTH level 28..

[EvilMallet]

druids need groups until 34 :P

[Smuuglie]

Low level exp is ridiculous... close to half a blue for an even con kill at level 2 with no exp malus (eru mage) This is dumb...
This is probably going to make a lot of newcomers leave...

[Cronoclops]

Was playing an alt and grouped with a pally 2 levels below me.We were pulling dark blue mobs. Exp bar was hardly moving even though we were chain pulling. Everyone in the group <which was full> seemded to notice the same. Pally left bar started moving nicely with replacement warrior. Not much point in grouping with a hybrids now it seems. Even though it's classic it doesn't seem to be a healthy thing for the game.

[SpartanEQ]

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

Low level exp is ridiculous... close to half a blue for an even con kill at level 2 with no exp malus (eru mage) This is dumb...
This is probably going to make a lot of newcomers leave...

I seem to remember lvl 2 or 3 being slow, but once I got past that mini Hell level, it went much faster. I don't know what race/class you are, but obviously a troll sk would lvl even a bit slower. Like I said though, one of those early lvls seemed slow to me, but I was lvl 5 or 6 before I knew it.

I have alt-itis and have created a new character about once per month for the last 4 months and the exp gain seems the same to me now as it did 4 months ago.

[Modus]

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

One thing to realize, for these mobs to even catch players running normally: Player speed 1, Mob speed 1.71. At 1.70 if you take off running while in melee range the mob can hit you 1 time possibly twice depending on conditions, then never even get close again even without strafing/jumping.

In classic, jumping twice would put enough distance between you and a chasing mob for that mob to never hit you again, unless you bumped terrain or lagged.

You could hit an orc pawn on one end of EC, run off and jump two times, and that orc would never strike you again as you ran all the way to WC zoneline. On P99, mobs runs significantly faster than "normal" character run speed. This is not classic.

[Tronjer]

Can't play all day anymore due to work restrictions, but with with the previous knowledge about EQ I most likely hit max level in 3-4 months. Should be perfect for Kunark.

So from my point of view the exp rate is ok. Don't want to get bored while waiting for expansion release.

[Smuuglie]

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

I seem to remember lvl 2 or 3 being slow, but once I got past that mini Hell level, it went much faster. I don't know what race/class you are, but obviously a troll sk would lvl even a bit slower. Like I said though, one of those early lvls seemed slow to me, but I was lvl 5 or 6 before I knew it.

I have alt-itis and have created a new character about once per month for the last 4 months and the exp gain seems the same to me now as it did 4 months ago.

I didnt get a blue for killing a fire beetle at level 2 in an exp bonus zone on my paladin.... and my paladin had the exp malus.
As I've stated, I'm an erudite mage, so no exp minus there....

[BeelzeBob]

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

As I've stated, I'm an erudite mage, so no exp minus there....

Int casters are at -10%