2.5 bubs of exp for 12 hours at level 58

[axisofebola]

Is this bad or good exp? LOL. I have no clue haven't played at these levels in so long and no blue lines makes it hard to "eye it".

[Sabin76]

That seems a little low, but then I've been mainly XPing in the Hole and I can get about a bub every 2-3 hours if the group is consistently pulling multiples.

[Coridan]

What class are you? I just got 1 yellow for 6 hours in The Hole at 54 but I'm a Shadowknight.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

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

What class are you? I just got 1 yellow for 6 hours in The Hole at 54 but I'm a Shadowknight.

That's actually reasonable for a hybrid. Ive always considered 51-60 to be quite a slog but that's mostly mental. Levels 1-50 and levels 51-60 take ROUGHLY same amount of playtime but you're only gaining 10 levels vs 50 levels so it feels much slower.

This is also why casters get spells every level and class titles change every few levels. Theres ALSO the problem of limited zones in which to gain experience after a certain point.

Google "the Kunark problem essay" (written several months after Kunark first released). It really sums it all up quite well. This is why Velious was designed as a level 35+ experience and obviously later MMOs added many more end-game zones/dungeons to remedy this problem as well.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

I'd also recommend dragging a group elsewhere, out of The Hole, to break up some of the monotony. Go camp the Crypt in Seb and get yourself some high-value drops while XPing. Goto Charasis and do the same.

Those zones also provide a more significant challenge that will help break up some of the tedium.

This is why I rerolled as a solo-able class. Nobody seems to wanna leave one (MAYBE TWO) zones per level range and I KNOW that I'll never reach cap if I'm forced to grind all of 51-60 exclusively in The Hole.

[Sabin76]

Yeah, that's a good question. It also depends on group make up. If you've got the biggest XP pool you'll take the most XP out of the kill, though that doesn't necessarily translate to a bigger % of level (if I understand the XP mechanics correctly). Also, when I say "consistently pulling multiples" I mean the puller heads out when the last mob is at 20% and comes back with another 2-3 by the time it goes down. I've only had groups that could do that 3 or 4 times, but the XP really flew.

[Master Roshi]

class, race, group make-up, camp location and pulling speed....all these factor in considerably.

I did 0% into 54 to 1% into level 55 in a single sitting over 14 hours in hole, but that was as a Halfing Rog with some nice monk/bard chain pulls.

[Tankwipe]

At 59 I averaged about 1%/hour soloing. 58 might have been the same or slightly better

[reznor_]

Sounds about right. I hit 58 before the hole came out and it was very slow.

[turbosilk]

Good exp outside of the hole or perma