So grinding exp after level 80 + is deadFollow

What level are you? You sure you don't have AAXP turned on, partially? Yours is not my experience. You should be getting a lot better results than that unless there's been a recent nerf I don't know about.

It is better sometimes to tackle advancement and other missions, which have their own rewards, so the "grind XP" comes on its own without any "clock-watching." But, still, you should be seeing a lot more XP bar movement than that, if you're killing red to white cons, especially in hot zones.

What's the old saying? A watched pot never boils. Yes, dailies and HAs do kinda spoil things with the sudden jumps in exp when completing them, but I suspect that's just creating a perception of slower gains when grinding. I get about the same percentage of exp gain over a 30 minute lesson burn today as I did 20 levels ago (about 10% typically, although some level ranges and zones were particularly nice for exp). The one thing I will agree with is that the higher level hot zones just don't seem as "hot" as the lower ones. Grounds and Valley both do seem "slow". Although Old Bloodfields isn't bad at all (and I've picked up a few of those 25% purity augs along the way). No undead though . I do seriously miss HoS. That was ridiculous exp gain for my paladin, but that's not "normal" and you can't count on that.

I also agree with just going through the expansion tasks. They can be quite fun, take your mind off the grind, and you'll find yourself gaining exp along the way. Maybe not as much as you'd get seriously grinding, but with a lot less brain numbing repetition. I'm still of a mind that the SoD expansion solo tasks are about the best in the game in terms of lore and fun. And the rewards aren't terrible either. So if you find yourself getting down bcause of boring grinds, try doing a series of tasks. Dunno. For me, it's not about zooming to the top level and then wondering what to do next. It's about having fun for my time playing. Leveling is great, of course. But it should be because it leads to new areas and adventures, not because you have a larger number on your character. New spells and abilities are kinda pointless if you don't take the time to have fun using them, right?

I just finished my daily burn 15 minutes ago and can confirm that mob kill xp is exactly as it always is, so no xp nerf.

But I'm wondering if you are using two mercs. Because if so, I can see it possibly taking the 750-1000 kills to get a level on the 85 character if in a 2 man plus 2 merc group in those zones (with the 95 Mage power levelling). It all comes down to how many kills for 1 percent reg xp gain to the 85 SK.. and how long it takes to kill one mob, time wise.

Only other thing I can think of that would slow xp gain, is if you use fellowship vitality and left it in "on" mode when actively xp'ing the 85 SK. Then it would severely slow your xp gain by -50% roughly.

Good luck.


Edited, Jun 30th 2015 6:49pm by hexeez

Check out the vitality thing suggested by hexeez. I never use it but if you are pumping XP into "the void" that could account for some of the problem. This used to be the case with Leadership AA points back when that existed, but that only affected a player who was leading a group.

Hehe, I remember when it took almost 400 mob kills to level in the upper 30s and lower 40s! And there were no dailies to do, or missions.

The lower levels didn't always go by much quicker.

I think this problem is much worse for people with lots of free time. When I was playing last winter, I had maybe an hour to play each day. So, half an hour was LotD burned in the two top hotzones I could do, and completing those two quests. Most days I'd make about 15% of a level in that hour. Seemed pretty quick to me.

Tat

What makes it far worse too is focusing exclusively on the grind. I never thought I'd have the stomach to grind my toons to 105. But when I focused on doing the TDS advancement tasks, and then the mercenary tasks, the levels came along without me paying attention. On a couple of my alts I actually capped out 105 without even noticing. I think nowadays in that situation the XP automatically transfers to AAXP. But I hadn't even noticed.

The game's never really been about the grind although try to convince people of that now!