Soloing vs. grouping, once and for all

[KilyenaMage]

^^^^ I don't really understand that table entirely. You mean to say that the Halfling Rogue is earning the LEAST xp of anyone in the group !??!?


Also, the server should just do away with class/race penalties now. Or at the very LEAST make it so those penalties are no longer shared with the group.


Also last night our group was fortunate to have a mini-PL of sorts. We had a 28 dark elf SK, a 28 human monk, a 28 dwarven rogue, a 24 DE enchanter, a 23 erudite cleric and a 24 dwarven rogue.

We were chain pulling red-con gnomes in sola. Hell, more than chain-pulling. There were always 3-5 mobs mezzed in the camp waiting to be killed. Our group had LITERALLY 3 5 minute med breaks the entire time?

It took me a little over 3 HOURS to get 4 yellows of xp and ding 25....as a dwarven Rogue.

My mage can solo from 24-25 in about an hour, and she's completely ungeared. Basically then I would say soloing is at LEAST 3x more efficient if not more.

[Messianic]

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

^^^^ I don't really understand that table entirely. You mean to say that the Halfling Rogue is earning the LEAST xp of anyone in the group !??!?


Also, the server should just do away with class/race penalties now. Or at the very LEAST make it so those penalties are no longer shared with the group.

It's because people who need less exp to level take less. Exp penalties and bonuses are essentially flattened while grouping, meaning that the rest of the group gets less exp per kill if choosing between, say, a halfling warrior or a troll SK.

Everyone gains the same % exp with relation to their EXP bar, in other words.

[Messianic]

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

It's because people who need less exp to level take less. Exp penalties and bonuses are essentially flattened while grouping, meaning that the rest of the group gets less exp per kill if choosing between, say, a halfling warrior or a troll SK.

Everyone gains the same % exp with relation to their EXP bar, in other words.

ERm...I think race penalties don't affect group, but class ones do, IIRC.

[KilyenaMage]

It should be noted that 3 hours to get 4 yellows at lvl 24 is probably pretty accurate.

[Mimn]

I decided to play a necro here not because it's a great soloing class but rather, it was one of the few classes I didn't play in live. I'm very happy with my decision because when I go to the dungeons of appropriate level looking for groups (Lowerguk, solb, etc.) I don't find groups, just lvl 50's farming for their alts. I started my character about a month ago and I get the distinct feeling I "missed" this server by a good 6 month. Currently I'm level 37 and I get INSANE xp at certain solo camps but I'd gladly exchange that for some fun groups. I'm not in a rush to fifty, what's the point? but it sure would be nice to find more than a half dozen people in 'group' zones.

As to the xp, with nothing to support my argument other than gut feeling and recollections of live, I would say that the solo xp is a bit faster than it was during release in '98.