Why do I get an xp cut for playing with real players but none for trusts?

[Castanica]

Can this be changed? makes no sense.

[Raiyara]

Its the way exp has always been based in the past. You were basically sharing exp from mobs between pt members.

Only thing nowadays is because you have trusts for levelling you basically get all the exp since the trusts are called by you. All you need is to find stronger mobs.

[Castanica]

Its the way exp has always been based in the past. You were basically sharing exp from mobs between pt members.

Only thing nowadays is because you have trusts for levelling you basically get all the exp since the trusts are called by you. All you need is to find stronger mobs.

Well as I said, it makes no sense. Trusts are very strong now, so all this does is unfairly punish you for grouping.

[Fynlar]

I do think that the reduction in EXP/CP loss from parties they applied to Cirdas and the Gates zones should just be applied everywhere in the game at this point. Especially in Escha, where it seems the game practically expects you to play solo with trusts if you want to get anywhere with farming silt.

[Alhanelem]

Well as I said, it makes no sense. Trusts are very strong now, so all this does is unfairly punish you for grouping.

Trusts are generally not as effective as real people. At least, not as effective as competent real people.

[Hoshi]

For the purposes of XP trusts are pretty effective. They even skillchain with you! Furthermore I know people using Trusts for help on all tiers of Escha NMs. They're quite strong and rather useful depending on which ones you summon.

[Artharian]

I understood the exp reduction to be as a compensation for the fact that groups would kill faster than solo; so I suppose the question really should be...why don't trusts get an exp reduction? Bring the exp hammer down!

p.s. please note I'm being Monday morning flippant and hopefully don't need to get the flame retardant underwear out ;-)

Art.

[Seillan]

I understood the exp reduction to be as a compensation for the fact that groups would kill faster than solo; so I suppose the question really should be...why don't trusts get an exp reduction? Bring the exp hammer down!

p.s. please note I'm being Monday morning flippant and hopefully don't need to get the flame retardant underwear out ;-)

Art.

It's funny you mentioned that; I almost made a post about it myself earlier, but I decided it was probably best not to go there lol. Honestly, before I came back to the game, I fully expected that Trusts would suffer from the same kind of xp penalty that real groups deal with, and was surprised when I found you could have them all out at no cost. Everquest charges money while using a mercenary, and they only allow you to have one out at a time.

That said, I actually wouldn't be against them adding a penalty to Trusts, especially if it encourages real grouping (and maybe even incentivizes us to try doing things with less Trusts out -- which I already do for extra challenge), but I'm sure the more widely-acceptable option would be to just remove the penalty outright.

[Ulth]

Well if trusts did lower exp and cp it would make Kupofried completely useless. And honestly if trust did lower exp and cp I would just opt out of them and fight solo.

[YosemiteYogorockBlondelle]

I believe the penalty still exists for your adventure fellows called out for use since they gain exp from your kills to where trusts don't use the exp system and thus no penalty on you with them out.