Troll SK - too much pain to bother?

[bum3]

Originally Posted by jacob54311 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How does this work?

Everyone isn't hit with the full 40 percent penalty, are they? Is the penalty sort of divided up amongst players?

It's by total exp of each groupmate. So a hybrid needs more exp to level so they get a larger number.. so a non hybrid and the hybrid get the % exp to next lvl... also same for someone higher lvl. 5 lvl 5s and a lvl 8 in a group.. the 8 is eating the most exp.. more so than another lvl 5 hybrid would have ate.

[jacob54311]

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

Take a look here, great explanation on the wiki:

How experience works

Thanks.

I would think the advantages of having a proper tank would outweigh them getting a little bit larger share of xp in most groups.

[Palemoon]

I was a troll SK at launch back in the day, on rallos zek at that. I had no clue about the xp penalty at first. But then I thought it just applied to me, until a group would not invite me because they knew it was shared.

I remember the agony of getting randomly ganked by NPCs all over the world for faction as the most painful thing. Though having to solo at times as a troll SK back then was a close second.

Do it if you want to win this game on hardcore mode.

[Lulz Sect]

recently realized i no longer held the same naïveté towards classic SK leveling i once did back in Red 1999 ClassiC launch

all it took was playing a caster (since SK suspension) for four hours and making nearly the same lvling gaiNs a SK 1.5 wknd took

BiG RiP

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by jacob54311 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks.

I would think the advantages of having a proper tank would outweigh them getting a little bit larger share of xp in most groups.

Fixed.

[Zill]

So does this whole group sharing XP splits thing mean Halflings are essentially the best race to group with?

A Halfling warrior would basically be getting flowers and blowies from every group in Norrath?

[Tecmos Deception]

All things being equal, a halfing warrior would be great to group with. But there's more to actual fast level gain than exp bonuses. And a halfling warrior or two still doesn't make a big difference compared to what a hybrid or two does to a group, or what 4 pet classes do to a group, etc.

[silo32]

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

So does this whole group sharing XP splits thing mean Halflings are essentially the best race to group with?

A Halfling warrior would basically be getting flowers and blowies from every group in Norrath?

we repped out a high elf paladin for a Halfling warrior last night

the penalty is real and shared

[silo32]

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

Exp pen is real. There is a prejudice against it. Anyone saying otherwise is ling or naive.

But so few tanks it should balance it out... but its there.

Pal, sk, ranger... all do not high unless have too. With ranger never really have to.

This is why war is so popular by comparison even tho they are the sucky group tank.

One other think that helps the tank get group is the mage pet nerf. Pets are viable tanks in exp groups especially in classes when tanks are fuck all paper thin.

Best casual pug exp group setup currently is two or three pets with the highest pet taunt on and no melee.

A healer or two.

something else that does dmg like a chanter. No melee cus then pets cant tank.

pretty much this for a long time....

[Siege]

Think of it this way: The 40% hybrid penalty is almost as bad as the 50% pet penalty that mages have to deal with, but you can't sit on your ass and let your overpowered pet kill stuff for you and then have it regen at an increases rate between pulls, and your penalty doesn't poof into thin air the second you join a group. And as a troll, that penalty goes from 40% to 60%.

You'll also have to solo in the most horrific possible way: fear kiting.