Pilot Archive
Thread: question about pilot xp
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YunTxiin
Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:04 am
#1
When flying in an MP ship, the exp is devided over the ppl on board. Only when grouped and all flying your own ships, each will get the full load of exp.
psikobunny
Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:34 am
#2
it's one of the many bummers of life on the MP ship.
In metagame terms though, it has to be this way, otherwise the presence of AFK ride along would be even worse than it is currently. "no need to grind! just pay me to give you a ride on my MP ship! sit in comfort while I cap your xps (and 28 of your friends) in no time!"
greenthree
Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:06 am
#3
it used to not be that way. That really bums me out, because why now would you fly around in a MP ship when the exp sux so bad? Looks like my yt-1300 is a big fancy house now. 
Treena_Daal
Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:24 am
#4
greenthree wrote:
because why now would you fly around in a MP ship when the exp sux so bad?
Some people enjoy playing the game, not meta-gaming it. Not everything is about getting to the end as fast as you can. Some people just want to have fun with friends.
greenthree
Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:49 am
#5
Very true. However, shouldn't flying around with friends not end up with a penalty to the whole idea of "a game?" Don't get me wrong, we still have fun flying around, but what is fun to my group is doing on Kessel Runs or taking out Imps Its a lot easier to coordinate attacks in voice chat when we are all rolling around in the same ship. Now, it seems like there is no point to having a MP when it comes to actual gameplay, the part that we considered the most fun. In order to maximize our fun, we now are forced to fly solo. If I want to just cruise around the galaxy, I'll use my yacht.
Treena_Daal wrote:
greenthree wrote:
because why now would you fly around in a MP ship when the exp sux so bad?
Some people enjoy playing the game, not meta-gaming it. Not everything is about getting to the end as fast as you can. Some people just want to have fun with friends.
That being said, its obvious that this is something permanent, so I will just have to learn to love. Perhaps the Devs could make it so after a certain number of people the exp gets split, or you have to be manning a station to get full exp. I'd hold my breath on this, but I don't look good in blue.
Treena_Daal
Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:10 am
#6
It's a balance issue. Since you can easily get XP for just sitting in a ship and doing nothing, the XP has to be lower to prevent "XP Cruises". In an ideal setting, I would give a bonus to XP earned in a POB ship, but too many people would exploit that, so it realistically has to be lowered.
greenthree
Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:50 pm
#7
I had a group of friends tonight in my yt-1300 ready for some action. When we took out our first tier 4 ship, it said everyone got 720 combat xp points, except myself who got prestige. Normally, we would get something in the 1000s...
Did they change space so we split the xp for each ship destroyed? is there something I'm doing wrong? it used to be everyone got full xp. whatgives???
Did they change space so we split the xp for each ship destroyed? is there something I'm doing wrong? it used to be everyone got full xp. whatgives???
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