Will Hybrid XP penalties be implemented on Green Server launch?

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

The magnitudes of these values are correct, but by listing their opposites you're perpetuating the myth that the EXP penalty is a penalty to the amount of EXP that is earned, when it is actually an increase in the amount of total of EXP needed to reach each level.

Hybrids need 40% more EXP to reach each level, monks need 20% more EXP, warriors need 10% less, and so on. They all earn exp at the same rate.

Given how xp is split in Classic eq it absolutely has an effect on how fast group mates earn xp. Inviting a hybrid (especially a hybrid with compounding racial penalty) means everyone else gets a smaller piece of the pie kill after kill after kill.

I barded before the penalty was removed. It absolutely impacted group opportunities though I typically did a good enough job that repeat invites were easy once my name was well known.

But the rangers? Troll sks? Yeah that was a different matter. I watched several times groups in group chat unanimously veto a lfg undesirable for this reason. I watched groups dissolve over arguments about letting somebody’s buddy join who had a big penalty.

It was shameful but it did happen. I would like to think the community on green will behave more maturely but it doesn’t take much consideration of the raid dynamic on this server (and the rants/flames part of this forum) to see that it will happen all over again.

Hybrids need to be prepared to be lonely and lfg unless they have a tight squad or guild willing to overlook fairly massive xp burdens in having them along.