Pet exp penalty?

[artthoubored]

I'm seeing a lot of different information on whether pets will take some of your exp depending on how much damage you heal. Anyone have any solid information on the topic, a link to a helpful article would be great!

[Tann]

from the wiki:

Pets and Experience

Oct 23rd update: "Classic pet experience distribution." Oct 23 2011 Patch.

In order to receive full experience for a kill solo, you need to do more than 50% of the damage to the mob. If your pet out-damages you, it will take 50% of the experience away from the kill. This is a major change from the previous system, in which you only needed to do a single point of damage to the mob in order to get full experience. If you are grouped, you and your group will get full experience from the kill, regardless of how much damage the pet does.

[Tann]

^^^ this can be negated solo by using reclaim energy/invis/hide (summoned pet) or by breaking charm via invis/hide/etc (charmed pet). damage pet had done is wiped.

[Wulvgeng]

from the wiki:

Pets and Experience

Oct 23rd update: "Classic pet experience distribution." Oct 23 2011 Patch.

In order to receive full experience for a kill solo, you need to do more than 50% of the damage to the mob. If your pet out-damages you, it will take 50% of the experience away from the kill. This is a major change from the previous system, in which you only needed to do a single point of damage to the mob in order to get full experience. If you are grouped, you and your group will get full experience from the kill, regardless of how much damage the pet does.

DO you need a full group or just grouped with at least 1 other person?

[Infectious]

1 person

[ripwind]

Also, any damage done by a DS doesn't count toward that total. Only damage (DD, melee, etc.) done by the pet.

[Susvain2]

Not sure if it still works, but the person doesn't have to be in the same zone. You can have your buddy sitting in EC all day in your group and youll never have to reclaim pet or worry about not getting full exp

[Tasslehofp99]

Just use fire pet till 52, you can easily out damage it. Since the damage shield does most of the damage each fight you wont have to waste too much mana to get full exp.

[Fame]

summon fire pet, send in fire pet, sit med mana used to summon first fire pet, when mob at 1%hp, reclaim clicky, low lvl nuke for 100%

Summon new pet, repeat.

If chain summoning, dont even bother with reclaim, just time the spell cast of new pet. If it's lookin iffy you can click the "Go Away" pet button right before your summon pet spell is finished.

I leveled from 34-53 easily in rahte mtns on giants using the above method, this was on red server though so there was way less people competing for mobs, usually had every giant spawn to myself.

[Leamam]

Not sure if it still works, but the person doesn't have to be in the same zone. You can have your buddy sitting in EC all day in your group and youll never have to reclaim pet or worry about not getting full exp

Please tell me this works....

[Priceline]

Please tell me this works....

nope
http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150474

[Deadlyfury]

Interesting theory, glad someone has tested it.

Would be cool if this worked lol

[Insedeel]

Now does the group part hold true with Charmed pets as well? Still get full exp regardless as long as you're grouped even with using charmed pets? It's not very clear and more generalized which would make me assume that it'll work with any kind of pet regardless of summoned or charmed, but I don't like assuming things lol...