Feldon
Our article on how XP Bonuses are calculated and stacked has stirred up a hornet’s next on both sides of the table. So I’m going to link to EQ2 ZAM’s own writeup which includes more developer quotes (including excellent comments from Rich Waters, EQ2 Lead Designer) to try to sort out the mess. Experience Bonus Changes and XP Bug Explained @ EQ2 ZAM Short Version If you absolutely must have the reader’s digest edition, most XP will be restored to how it was before Game Update 57. That means increases to bonuses for Vitality, Mentoring, Bonus XP weekends, and...
XP potions
Players have been noticing a substantial reduction in XP since Game Update 57 went live. Rich Waters, Lead Designer of EQ2, has stepped up and posted a report: We’re checking into this now – if players are getting less experience than they were before the update, it is a bug and we’ll get it fixed promptly. There are not different experience formulas for EQII live and EQII Extended. Both games have the same leveling rate, and barring any bugs, it should be exactly what it was before today’s game update. When we finish investigating, we’ll post more information. Rothgar...
EQ2Wire is currently trying to get to the bottom of a rumor regarding possible changes to Adventure (Combat), Alternate Advancement (AA), and Tradeskill XP. In the mean time, we’ve got some hard facts. An unexpected feature of today’s Game Update 57 seems to be the doubling of all Combat, AA, and Tradeskill potions. 27.5% potions became 55% potions. 55% potions became 110% potions. Left: the 55% XP potions “Draft of the Wise” and “Draft of the Skilled” provided as veteran rewards for every year of subscription. Right: the 1000SC ($10) 110% “Flask of Advancement III” which boosts XP for...