XP share/distribute parties

bben_hell4 · Post by **bben_hell4** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:24 pm

Can somone please tell me the difference between the parties i.e. what are the benefits etc. - i havent bothered joining any since i got a lvl 16 SOS bow and it went to someone else in the party

woutR · Post by **woutR** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:26 pm

the 4 person partys give a xp boost , about 15 % IIRC the 8 person partys only give a xp boost when you are in the same area and everyone is killing.
This is what I thought , it can be wrong

shummie · Post by **shummie** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:52 pm

Experience Distribution gives an extra 3% for each additional party member, so, a full party of 4 will yield an additional 9% experience/skill xp per kill.

I don't not know what the bonuses are for a auto share xp party

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:03 pm

how the distribution one works is 3% extra exp for each additional member of the party like shummie mentioned.
the other type of party is i believe 5% extra exp for each additionaly member but its a little more complicated.
lets say there are 2 people total in the expshare party. and im killing a monster that gives 200 exp. so thats 5% extra exp because its only one extra member, 210 exp per kill. but since its an exp share party, it gets split into each member of the party. each getting 105 exp.
so in the end, the exp share gives more exp, that is if everyone is killing at the same rate and are at the same area.

Geobot · Post by **Geobot** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:29 am

so you're saying a full share party will give a 35% bonus? that's insane..... i thought it was around 20-ish....

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:01 am

well.. ok maybe not 5% per, maybe its also 3%, all i know is that it cant be lower

bben_hell4 · Post by **bben_hell4** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:38 am

it sonuds like XP distribut is the way to go but what about the items-i am not sure what either option does-do your items get shared around the party?Like i said after losing 1-2mil wworth of sos bow i am very wary of this aspect of parties-but i dont want to miss out on anything that is going to be a benefit to me.

cutiemech · Post by **cutiemech** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:36 pm

well there are 4 types of parties if im not mistaken

1.exp distribute, item distribute
2.exp distribute, item share
3.exp share, item distribute
4.exp share, item share

item distribute: your item and cannot be looted by others for a limited amount of time.
item share: items will be shared accordingly to the parties i think in the area.

exp and item distribute party will give u 10% exp boost from what i been reading.

Collateral · Post by **Collateral** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:55 pm

How can you change which one you want?

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:53 pm

just press p and press set at the bottom of the window that pops up