[nocookiesforme]

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

The scenario you chose minimizes the impact of the hybrid exp penalty as much as is possible. Most groups are not full, and rarer yet is a case of nobody else having an exp penalty.

Any class that can solo, can exp significantly faster soloing then duoing with a hybrid. Given how much soloing goes on here, this scenario alone has more impact then full group scenario, and it isn't good for the community.

Not that these discussions actually matter, exp penalty will stay until that point in Velious when it finally became widely understood and was thus removed.

That's all true. Here was my logic in using the scenario I did:

• Somebody playing a Solo class CAN exp faster without a Hybrid - that's true, and a perfectly valid point. I don't blame anybody playing a solo class for not wanting to duo with a Hybrid. But hey, that's why they're playing a solo class.
• Somebody in a less than full group - won't adding ANYBODY who's not AFK allow you to kill things faster, and reduce downtime enough that you're going to get more experience than you would without that person? Even if the person added is a Hybrid? I understand that this won't be the case you're camping static spawns, and you're always at full health/mana by the time they pop. But in any other case, I feel like having an additional player means reducing downtime, which means more kills per session, which should outweigh any experience penalty, however slightly. Am I wrong? I'll freely admit I've never gotten to a particularly high level in either classic OR P99, so I'm not speaking from actual experience here.
• Somebody in a group that's already got people with experience penalties - if you're willing to overlook the ones you already have, why start complaining now? Granted, if hybrids make up the MAJORITY of any group, I can see that being a problem. But that seems like it would be a poor group composition anyway.

I dunno, those were just my thoughts.