On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Sh'evil D'Lloth - EA wrote:

> http://eq.castersrealm.com/

Specifically,
http://eq.castersrealm.com/viewarticle.asp?Article=571
http://eq.castersrealm.com/viewarticle.asp?Article=566

> Quote from Gordon or Brad, "You get 100xp from a mob,
> it's up to you to enhance your exp."

I love these guys. Anything they can do to obfuscate a topic and retain
the "mystery of the game" they'll gladly undertake. How does one
"enhance" 100xp? Does the 1% number they've given for pet xp in a group
mean 1% of each fight or 2% of the time the pet will do enough damage to
take half? Does it matter if my pet is 3 levels lower than me?

> (Shevil: Pet takes much more exp when soloing 'Unless'
> the caster gets the killing blow when solo.)

This is clearly not correct. The killing blow is irrelevant.
http://x34.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=554690996 for actual in-game tests that
show this.

[snip Gordon's example of warriors splitting damage and reducing downtime]

Yup. It's definitely clear that you should be in a larger group if it
will speed up your hunting or if you'll take bigger foes. Grouping is good
for xp. That's not news.

> 1:
> Pet attacks Travis.
> I use very few spells to kill Travis.
> He does not cause any or much damage to me.
> Killing blow by me or pet.
> Equals: Little to no exp registered.
> 2:
> Pet attacks Travis.
> I use many spells to kill Travis.
> He causes 50% or more damage to me.
> Killing blow by the pet.
> Equals: Ok exp 1/16th to 1/8th of a bub.
> 3:
> Pet attacks Travis
> I use many spells to kill Travis.
> He causes 50% or more damage to me.
> Killing blow by me.
> Equals: 1/4th to 1/3 a bub of EXP.

Interesting. The difference between 1 and 2 can be explained by whether
your pet does over half the damage. The difference between 2 and 3 is
either the killing blow or the damage taken (or something we haven't
considered yet).

I'm definitely going to have to do some experiments and see if I can
confirm or disprove the "taking damage increases exp" theory. Others,
please do the same.

Thanks for posting your experiences. I hope eventually we'll actually
know how the XP system works.
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