Clave Dark 5 Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 ... from the grave! Seriously, doing a zombie raid with a ToT league today, I was getting 1 XP from some of them. Here I am at 26th level, this is just insulting, give me a rock at least! Literally they're only "worth it" for the badges, which is silly. MSRs give out decent XP, zombies should too. Or was I "doing it wrong" somehow that I am unaware of? 1 Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Uun Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 Could be the way the league was set up. I believe that on a league, XP is allocated between teams based on percent of damage done, then shared across your team. If another team in the league did the majority of the damage, they would get most of the XP. It gets worse if league leader doesn't consolidate players into teams of 8. If you were on a team of 1 or 2, you would get very little XP. (You still get credit for the defeat for badges.) 2 Uuniverse
The_Warpact Posted October 9, 2021 Posted October 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Clave Dark 5 said: ... from the grave! Seriously, doing a zombie raid with a ToT league today, I was getting 1 XP from some of them. Here I am at 26th level, this is just insulting, give me a rock at least! Literally they're only "worth it" for the badges, which is silly. MSRs give out decent XP, zombies should too. Or was I "doing it wrong" somehow that I am unaware of? If you got the double xp booster it would be 2 xp.....just saying. 3 1 https://www.twitch.tv/boomie373 The Revenants twitch channel, come watch us face plant, talk smack, and attempt to be world class villains.
Clave Dark 5 Posted October 10, 2021 Author Posted October 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Uun said: Could be the way the league was set up. I believe that on a league, XP is allocated between teams based on percent of damage done, then shared across your team. If another team in the league did the majority of the damage, they would get most of the XP. It gets worse if league leader doesn't consolidate players into teams of 8. If you were on a team of 1 or 2, you would get very little XP. (You still get credit for the defeat for badges.) If so, it's strange that I've never seen that with MSRs. I'm pretty sure we were the only league fighting the zombies, and it was full, all teams of 8. But I'm not 100% sure, so... Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
TheZag Posted October 10, 2021 Posted October 10, 2021 Our league leader says if you are getting little or no xp to drop group and be reinvited because its a bug. Later it was said to be a bug with incandesence teleport. Its never happened to me so i cant say for sure.
Clave Dark 5 Posted October 10, 2021 Author Posted October 10, 2021 47 minutes ago, TheZag said: Our league leader says if you are getting little or no xp to drop group and be reinvited because its a bug. Later it was said to be a bug with incandesence teleport. Its never happened to me so i cant say for sure. Thanks Zag, I'll keep that in mind for next time. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
arcane Posted October 10, 2021 Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) The threat here isn’t remotely comparable to MSR. More comparable to Rikti zone invasions. Well no not even that dangerous.. Except you can get an absolute buttload of merits. So yeah. I was on one of these last night. Rewards seem about right for the risk (aka basically zero). Edited October 10, 2021 by arcane
Wobegone Posted October 10, 2021 Posted October 10, 2021 3 hours ago, arcane said: The threat here isn’t remotely comparable to MSR. More comparable to Rikti zone invasions. Well no not even that dangerous.. Except you can get an absolute buttload of merits. So yeah. I was on one of these last night. Rewards seem about right for the risk (aka basically zero). Eh, sure, there's little risk with the zombie raid, but I think you're overstating risk in a MSR. And as you say, you also get Vanguard Merits. I think it's more appropriate to compare xp vs. time spent rather than risk in this case. 1
arcane Posted October 10, 2021 Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Ignatz the Insane said: Eh, sure, there's little risk with the zombie raid, but I think you're overstating risk in a MSR. And as you say, you also get Vanguard Merits. I think it's more appropriate to compare xp vs. time spent rather than risk in this case. Yes, I probably am. It’s more about the fact that MSR is a ton of +4 Elite Bosses whereas this Halloween stuff is half minion pumpkin heads. And when I said a buttload of merits, I was talking about my ToT league last night, which yielded far more reward merits than I get from a typical league running 2 back to back MSR’s. Also, the ToT league couldn’t have cared less if I was afk eating dinner, whereas MSR leaders usually kick you for running to the bathroom. 🙂 Edited October 10, 2021 by arcane 1
Hedgefund Posted October 10, 2021 Posted October 10, 2021 Based on my "feels", which I hate to resort to as a data driven guy, Zombie invasion XP seems to be miniscule, certainly compared to any other type of invasion. I try to get my badges and move on.
Greycat Posted October 11, 2021 Posted October 11, 2021 Happen to be in th emiddle of an invasion right now. Level 28, minions are giving 55 xp, lts 183. (No idea about bosses, I'm just hovering on my MM.) By comparison, an even con Tuatha warrior gives 219. (No boosters, etc.) Kheldian Lore and Backstory Guide 2.0: HC edition Out to EAT : A look at Epic ATs - what is, could have been, and never was Want 20 merits? Got a couple of minutes? Mini guide to the Combat Attributes window
Clave Dark 5 Posted October 11, 2021 Author Posted October 11, 2021 15 hours ago, arcane said: The threat here isn’t remotely comparable to MSR. More comparable to Rikti zone invasions. Well no not even that dangerous.. Except you can get an absolute buttload of merits. So yeah. I was on one of these last night. Rewards seem about right for the risk (aka basically zero). If that's "right" then it's a pointless event to have - even running around a zone to collect all the exploration badges gets you more XP and actual merits for the time. This is would be a waste of time. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
arcane Posted October 11, 2021 Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Clave Dark 5 said: If that's "right" then it's a pointless event to have - even running around a zone to collect all the exploration badges gets you more XP and actual merits for the time. This is would be a waste of time. I made about 500 merits and millions of xp last night in PI sooo lol no that’s not true. Not to mention it’s a dinky little holiday event and there’s zero reason it has to have the rewards of serious endgame content, but I digress. Edited October 11, 2021 by arcane
Clave Dark 5 Posted October 11, 2021 Author Posted October 11, 2021 2 hours ago, arcane said: I made about 500 merits and millions of xp last night in PI sooo lol no that’s not true. Not to mention it’s a dinky little holiday event and there’s zero reason it has to have the rewards of serious endgame content, but I digress. The zombies are what we're talking about here. Low XP makes them pointless. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
arcane Posted October 11, 2021 Posted October 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Clave Dark 5 said: The zombies are what we're talking about here. Low XP makes them pointless. Ok, gotcha. Have not observed zombie xp outside of the context of everything else going on in PI Halloween-wise. 1
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