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A few notes:
Killing a mob below EM doesn't break the chain, though it will usually take time that will cause you to miss the next chain. Beastman BST pets are usually Easy Prey, but they go down fast enough that they don't cause chain problems.
The pet penalty only affects BST, not DRG or SMN. It is applied before the base xp cap, so it is possible to get 200xp with a pet if you're fighting VTs solo.
Perhaps what the Brady guide was actually saying was that if the BST charms a mob of a higher level than anyone in the party, the pet's level is used to calculate the base damage. This is true, so having your BST charm an IT and use his 2-hour to keep it charmed isn't good for the xp (though it's very useful for quests). Too bad they didn't make this clear, so people think they were talking about the 30% pet penalty. ><
An alliance of two parties of two characters should in fact get more exp than a single party of 4.
And a recent change: The CoP patch raised the base xp cap so 51+ can get 250 without a chain, and 61+ can get 300.
Killing a mob below EM doesn't break the chain, though it will usually take time that will cause you to miss the next chain. Beastman BST pets are usually Easy Prey, but they go down fast enough that they don't cause chain problems.
The pet penalty only affects BST, not DRG or SMN. It is applied before the base xp cap, so it is possible to get 200xp with a pet if you're fighting VTs solo.
Perhaps what the Brady guide was actually saying was that if the BST charms a mob of a higher level than anyone in the party, the pet's level is used to calculate the base damage. This is true, so having your BST charm an IT and use his 2-hour to keep it charmed isn't good for the xp (though it's very useful for quests). Too bad they didn't make this clear, so people think they were talking about the 30% pet penalty. ><
An alliance of two parties of two characters should in fact get more exp than a single party of 4.
And a recent change: The CoP patch raised the base xp cap so 51+ can get 250 without a chain, and 61+ can get 300.
I think the max exp gainable has been increased at higher levels.
Also the main reason people i know want to keep party same levels is not for exp. Shoot once you past level 20 exp penaltys are not bad at all. The main reason is the battle and spells systems in the game are harsh on level differences. Only 3 levels difference can make a HUGE impact on misses, damage (melee and spell) and spell resists.
On mandys you can get away with just about anything but if you fighting non-weak def mobs, or even worse high def mobs, level difference makes a huge impact on how effective people are.
Also the main reason people i know want to keep party same levels is not for exp. Shoot once you past level 20 exp penaltys are not bad at all. The main reason is the battle and spells systems in the game are harsh on level differences. Only 3 levels difference can make a HUGE impact on misses, damage (melee and spell) and spell resists.
On mandys you can get away with just about anything but if you fighting non-weak def mobs, or even worse high def mobs, level difference makes a huge impact on how effective people are.
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