XP hand out for fights

[neferith]

Hey all,

I know this has been brought up in the past, but I did my first things of fights the other night, and from my experience on playing the games I find that the xp is handed out way to high. I am almost lvl 4 and I only travelled from Baldurs gate to belegost. That is insane, I do have some idea's on what to do with this and would love to help...so if the Head dev can get a hold of me I would like to talk to you about some things.....Thanks for reading the excellent server that I have enjoyed so far....

Nef

[Sojourn]

Yeah if you view page two of these forums there is a poll dedicated specifically to this topic. It seems the majority of players share the sentiment that the xp received from kills is too high as well. As this is only beta, things like these are only temporary, and I am sure our scripter is fully aware of this issue. The xp system will most probably get altered by the time we go live, if not sooner.

[Zero]

Can I ask what class you are?

[Gerund Ing]

Yeah, I agree. If this world is supposed to stay relatively low-mid level, the encounter XP should be decreased drastically. Once more quests are put into the game, maybe.

[DEV Driller]

Some people just like to bash monsters and build a character. Some people don't have much time to play and like to have a sense of accomplishment.

I guess I could add a widget for players that don't want to gain XP. They could use this widget to reduce or turn off XP. Sound good?

Thanks,
-driller

[infernaldragon]

If there was more quests, then I'd be okay with a bit of an xp decrease. As of now, it seems alright. The only portion of the game with high xp grants is the goblin area. 186 xp for a 10hp monster is kinda off a bit... However, it slows a bit once you get to umber hulks and skeletons. I think the xp decrease as you level is already drastic enough (lv8-9 decreases umber hulk xp from 111 to 66), and the death penalty is no small stuff (5% xp at lv30 is over 20k xp, about 2/3 of a level).

However, I still must state that the low levels were actually kind of slow. Maybe because I was using a +1ECL race, but it took a while grinding bandits and lizards to get the level for gnolls and goblins. I also think that the rate at which you get magic items is too slow for the level advancements. I am at level 10, and I'm still saving up for the +1 ac items. Extra quests for reduced xps should solve this.

Yeah, I am of the opinion now that at this state xp shouldn't be reduced until a significant amount of content is added. At level 10 there is already a bit of a halt as the transition from umber hulks to skeletons is rather drastic for one often solos (not many people on around my hours) and uses a slashing weapon. Perhaps we could get a variety of monsters at each level?

[helbrandt]

I wouldn't mind to access to such a widget .

[Zero]

A widget sounds perfect! That way everyone gets there cake and get to eat it to

[norikcain]

You also have to keep in mind that some classes find it easier to level up than others at lower levels. Just because a fighter can level up quite easily to level 4 doesnt mean you should reduce the xp given, because then you will find the spellcasters have an even harder time leveling up.

Make sure you are weighing up all the classes at the same time when looking at these sort of world wide affecting issues(not saying you havent been, just saying in general).

[Iceshard]

I vote for widget.. that way everyone is happy, but like Driller said, not everyone has a lot of time to play and they want to accomplish something as well.

-Ice

[radium]

Casters are extremely hard to level up at first.

Like said, the widget could be used for players who don't want to get too far ahead too quickly.

[Sojourn]

Yeah a widget sounds good...it leaves flexibility for what the players want to do. I have never seen such a tool before, but imo it would work out really well if implemented here since we are an rp light server.

[mayhemmonkey]

Jul 2, 2008 13:44:34 GMT -5 DEV Driller said:

Some people just like to bash monsters and build a character. Some people don't have much time to play and like to have a sense of accomplishment.

I guess I could add a widget for players that don't want to gain XP. They could use this widget to reduce or turn off XP. Sound good?

Thanks,
-driller

I through my vote for this one. best of both worlds, and I can still make plenty of builds if I want to

[Repuls]

I loved the XP, but I am stuck on level 11 with no chance of getting higher unless I slash for days on end.

The only place I get more that 5 XP is in the skeletons by the goblins, and alone I am useless.

With a party XP is drastically reduced making it pointless being in a party. (unless RPing)

I died just before the server crash and lost 3500xp today, thats like a days work!

Will Rodo ever get higher than 11?

[shawnystyle77]

Aug 2, 2008 23:35:55 GMT -5 Repuls said:

I loved the XP, but I am stuck on level 11 with no chance of getting higher unless I slash for days on end.

The only place I get more that 5 XP is in the skeletons by the goblins, and alone I am useless.

With a party XP is drastically reduced making it pointless being in a party. (unless RPing)

I died just before the server crash and lost 3500xp today, thats like a days work!

Will Rodo ever get higher than 11?

Well you would get more exp per kill if you werent a deep gnome. Take your +4 ac having butt over to the treants and you should be fine.