[Messianic]

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

The exp penalty on hybrids does not hit the group. The exp is divided as it normally would be. The problem is that if you start with a group of people, the hybrids get left behind exp-wise.

It is hard enough to get a group w/a hybrid as it is. Quit perpetuating this myth.

It's not a myth.

In a letter dated 1/14/01 from the EQ Producers regarding massive changes to the game:

I think that it would be appropriate to say that most players are aware that there are different experience requirements for advancement based upon the race and class you choose to play. Ogres, for instance, require more experience to level than Halflings, and Shadowknights require more experience to level than Warriors. As such, an Ogre Shadowknight requires FAR more experience to level than a Halfling Warrior does. What some people have discovered is that when in a group, everyone shares in this penalty

In regards to the sharing of the experience penalty, it was apparent in beta, before the penalty was shared, that those playing characters without an experience penalty leveled faster than those that did. It was obvious that this would occur, but it was to the extreme that a group of friends, all playing together, would become separated to the point that they could no longer group efficiently in the mid to upper-mid levels. So we chose to distribute experience in the group on the basis of the total experience of each member rather than the level, in order to keep groups together.

As such, a level 20 Troll SK, having more experience total than a Human Wizard of the same level, would get more experience from each kill, while the total experience for the kill was unchanged. Essentially, the SK would take part of the Wizard's share were everything distributed equally to begin with.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/edit...rs_letter.html