Commando Archive
Thread: Is there a HW xp cap on creatures?
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ISUBaron
Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:15 am
#1
Recently, after finishing up Master Pistoleer and then Master Smuggler, I picked up Novice Commando. I wanted to have the best skills and specials for using the Launcher Pistol...
So, after hunting Huurton Huntresses on Dantooine with my pistols, I was all set to go clean up on them and rack up the xp pretty fast. But to my surprise, I was getting somewhere between half and 3/4 of the xp on these critters as when I was going through Pistoleer and Smuggler (which was around 4000 to 4800 xp with Pistoleer, and now 2500 with Commando).
At first, I thought it was because I might be too high in pistol skills. However, they are still conning Red/Instant Death to me while soloing, and even after dropping my pistoleer skills down to 0414 and keeping Master Smuggler, the xp haven't changed.
I have tried every combination possible too, from using only Roll Shot to including bleeds, no bleeds, using Last Ditch and Fan shot, using FlameSingle1 to not... no difference in xp.
Anyone have an idea what is up with this seemingly invisible xp cap I am hitting? It doesn't matter the creature - from Gaping spiders to Grauls to Huurtons, I can't seem to get over 3K xp on a creature when I would get around 5K with pistols. Thanks for any suggestions/help!!!
Pure_Fusion
Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:33 am
#2
Yes, commandos are capped at about 3k xp per creature/enemy.
There's not really anything to do about it.
There's not really anything to do about it.
Larki
Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:15 am
#3
From what I understand, Heavy Weapons do not gain the group xp bonus.
shinton
Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:39 am
#4
When I grouped with my pet I saw a slight increase in XP...
Although, that was back in the days I still got XP before I capped! 
BaughBros
Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:57 am
#5
You do get exp from being grouped. I get 2500 exp from quenkers and then 2995 exp with my MSE droid grouped with me.
RhyonCytari
Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:26 am
#6
Is there a good reason why xp is capped .... I really cant think of why our xp is capped but xp for other professions is not.
Hellshot
Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:48 am
#7
RhyonCytari wrote:
Is there a good reason why xp is capped .... I really cant think of why our xp is capped but xp for other professions is not.
Because you can clear out many mobs, up to and including quenkers, in one shot. This leads you to be able to more quickly acrue experience than other professions. Thats my best guess anyway.
JawaJoey2
Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:02 pm
#8
I think for all experience types there is a cap on how much you can get with a weapon depending on your skills. So if say a novice marksman soloed a krayt dragon, even if they did all of the damage by themselves, they wouldn't get the fullest amount of XP. It's so you can't just miraculously kill a monster that you shouldn't be able to and gain like five skills form the XP. (BTW, that's an exageration)
RepublicSoldier
Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:25 pm
#9
I'm not 100% sure if this is still in effect but.....Around 6-7 months ago the max xp you could get off any creature group or otherwise was 5k. Can't remember where i got that exactly so take it how you want too.
Warmaker01
Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:32 am
#10
Raptor2k1 wrote:
HW Exp caps around 3k per kill.Every other weapon skill I've seen caps at roughly 5k.
That was a wonderful slap to the face.
"If they can be fooled, they can be killed."
Ajo79
Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:48 am
#11
Heavy Weapons are capped on 3K but on the other hand we get "full" Xp for every monsters we kill. Heavy Weapons don't get the reduction in XP gained the other weapon types gets when you leveled them up.
Raptor2k1
Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:04 pm
#12
HW Exp caps around 3k per kill.Every other weapon skill I've seen caps at roughly 5k.
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