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Originally Posted by baalzy
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I love how people say this and then go "see, it's not a penalty".
Right, the pie is the same size. Just that troll shadowknight who is the same level as you happens to be eating more than you.
Yes, having a high penalty character in your group causes you to get less xp per kill then if a same level non/low penalty character were in the group.
That said, nobody seems to realize that an iksar monk has a higher penalty than any ranger/paladin/bard (44% vs 40%) and in practice it isn't much of a big deal. Especially for SKs & Paladins who bring great utility (snap agro).
Rangers get the short end of the stick since most of their utility isn't needed in a group and they can't really even do more damage then a warrior 50+ cause they have lower offensive/weapon skill caps.
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The wiki article clearly states "Group with people who have similar xp totals to you" and says it 3 times over to hammer the point home. If a group of 55's invites a 50-52 SK/PAL, the exp totals will be similar and the distribution will be equal. If a group of 52's invite a 54 SK/PAL, the hybrid will get a large chunk of experience. In the second scenario, it would be like inviting a 58-60 warrior. Use common sense. If you wouldn't invite a level 58-60 warrior because you think you'd get less experience due to his higher experience total, then don't invite the level 54 troll sk. Being informed is better than being ignorant.