Earning XP

alfric · #1 (**permalink**) 08-08-2003, 11:50 AM

Hey everyone! I just wanted to know if what I am doing actually works. I was reading the tips in between scenes and one of them said : the lower the character's level is, the more XP you will receive. I had continued with my game and then I realized I stopped getting XP for killing some tough creatures. I got frustrated and decided to stop "levelling up".

Currently, most of my party is listed as level 13 and have 100,000 XP (lvl 14 @ 91,000 XP) so I am purposely selling them short in the hopes to get more XP. I figured I'll finally increase their levels when I get to a really tough battle and I need to do it.

Is this a futile attempt or did I catch the game on a technicality?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

lightningpig · #2 (**permalink**) 08-08-2003, 05:51 PM

technically, that technique should work - and actually, i've wanted to try it myself yet i never got around to doing so coz i just kept playing solo and being leveled is more important there.

here's what you can do to test it, since you already have an overflow: with your current set-up, save the game, add the levels, then go and kill any experience-giving monster. take note of the experience reward. now load the game and kill the same monster without adding the levels - and compare the value of the reward with the last one, you should get your answer right there. let me know how it works out.

alfric · #3 (**permalink**) 08-08-2003, 07:15 PM

Success! With my party as lvl 13, I killed a Yuan Ti Half Breed Sorceress. XP meritted : 450. I levelled up my characters to lvl 14 and killed the same creature. Sure enough : 365 XP.

My suggestion for players would be to play and ignore your XP until you know you are getting into a heavy battle. If I would have known this in the past I would have held off going up to lvl 2 until I'd have finished all of my "gopher" missions. I would have gained alot more XP then.

Important note to self as I'll be attempting Heart of Fury mode after this game...

alfric · #4 (**permalink**) 08-10-2003, 07:50 PM

As a follow up to the previous testing, I had my characters amass XP up to 126K and I finally decided to level them up. When I clicked the "Level Up" button it automatically did all three levels at the same time (lvl 13 straight to lvl 16!!!). I didn't wholly mind, however, it does not give you the opportunity to continue to multi-class your characters (one class or the other).

FYI.....