s there anything anywhere that says you gain the same amount of XP in a group, or more in a group as you would by soloing?
Seems that I'm leveling faster in a group, even though when I solo, my follower has +XP gear on, I haven't put numbers together, it just feels like it.
In theory, when someone joins a game, the monsters gain 75% health, but your group gains 100% damage, so clearing should be faster. In practice, there will be at least one person either afk or just wandering around gathering samples of lichen, so it works out slower.
Assuming equivalent gear and skill, grouping is definitely faster by far. You don't get any 'bonus' xp per say, but you will kill faster and as a result, level quicker.
That being said, it only takes one person to reduce the efficiency to 'not worth it'. Someone severely undergeared, someone unskilled, people who die constantly etc.
I really hate to say it, but unless you're grouping with friends or just some really good players you can trust to pull their weight in the group, soloing is still the most viable option when it comes to playing this game. That of course saddens me because I have the most fun when playing multiplayer.
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Perhaps... it is time to die.
I really hate to say it, but unless you're grouping with friends or just some really good players you can trust to pull their weight in the group, soloing is still the most viable option when it comes to playing this game. That of course saddens me because I have the most fun when playing multiplayer.
Come on, don't be spoil-sport. If there's an underdog in the group, just relax, roll your eyes, and let him have his fun. I bet there were times when someone carried you as well.
err I solo about twice as fast as any group I had been in?
lvl21-22 about 2 hours (1 and half A3 clear). I leveled 18-19 with a WW barb that does 80k dps unbuffed, and we ended up spending almost 2 hours to clear A3 once.
Assuming equivalent gear and skill, grouping is definitely faster by far. You don't get any 'bonus' xp per say, but you will kill faster and as a result, level quicker.
I don't think this could ever be true. Sure they nerfed the mob hp scaling but the problem with grouping is that mobs get split up. When you're solo then everything aggro's you so it's very easy to aoe everything down fast. When you're grouped you can never keep everything tightly packed for aoe and so you end up having to single target a lot which slows you down tremendously.
Solo I farm 2x faster, get better drops, lvl up faster and die a lot less.
In a group there is always someone who will just run all the way back to the damn dungeon entrance witha mob on his tail, and i either ditch that loot or run all the way back thorugh the dungeon...
In sum, multiplayer is for gimped people that need someone to pull them through, solo is more efficient.
Only way multiplayer can be as rewarding is if you are playing with real good players you know got skill and gear not to make a mess of evertyhing.
Also I simply dont play with anything but DH, WIZ and WW Barbs... there is no reason to play any other class in speedwise farming.
Seems that I'm leveling faster in a group, even though when I solo, my follower has +XP gear on, I haven't put numbers together, it just feels like it.
On topic, yes, it does feel faster when you're in a group where everyone contributes.
That being said, it only takes one person to reduce the efficiency to 'not worth it'. Someone severely undergeared, someone unskilled, people who die constantly etc.
I really hate to say it, but unless you're grouping with friends or just some really good players you can trust to pull their weight in the group, soloing is still the most viable option when it comes to playing this game. That of course saddens me because I have the most fun when playing multiplayer.
Bringing torment and pain to others.
Your damned soul wallowing in your sin.
Perhaps...
it is time to die.
This is a tall order.
lvl21-22 about 2 hours (1 and half A3 clear). I leveled 18-19 with a WW barb that does 80k dps unbuffed, and we ended up spending almost 2 hours to clear A3 once.
In a group there is always someone who will just run all the way back to the damn dungeon entrance witha mob on his tail, and i either ditch that loot or run all the way back thorugh the dungeon...
In sum, multiplayer is for gimped people that need someone to pull them through, solo is more efficient.
Only way multiplayer can be as rewarding is if you are playing with real good players you know got skill and gear not to make a mess of evertyhing.
Also I simply dont play with anything but DH, WIZ and WW Barbs... there is no reason to play any other class in speedwise farming.