you guys arent taking into account that after lvl 8 your losing XP in the beta from 8-13 because your out-leveling the mobs and havign to kill A LOT more mobs to gain the same amount of xp as you would with less mobs of the same/greater level which will be the case when going through the real game. also i plan to stack full XP gear and dmg rings/ammy/doll all the way through nightmare to make the game and leveling go as fast as possible. so 1-45~ should be able to be accomplished with 1 full day of marathoning. ~18 hours. we will fight out wednesday morning
Yeah, agreed 100% in regards to the point about outleveling Beta.
Eh...without getting really gritty into your numbers it feels really under-estimated. From beta experience the ~30mins / level is low even getting up toward 9-12. Obviously the first couple levels go quickly and will average down the longer numbers, but not -that- severely. I don't think it's off by a huge margin I just think it 'feels' low. 11 hours to 21....Hmm. I'm just not sure about that.
This kind of theorycrafting feels a bit ill-advised until we have more actual data to work with.
Exactly. Without being fed any + exp gear, it took me on average 3 hours to get to level 13 from level 1, and that's completing the beta quests to the SK, then farming the SK non stop.
Edit; Plus have you seen the chart of the exp numbers taken out of the game guide? It jumps DRAMATICALLY when you hit level 50. Like it suddenly takes like 3x the exp if not more to go from 50-51 than 49-50. It's not linear.
Yeah, I was only estimating the time to 50 because it's pretty hard to get a grasp on what level 51+ looks like in regards to time per level.
Well we should be level 30+ by end of normal if you don't rush everything. Normal is expected to take 6-10 hours. 6 being a real rush, 10 being a real slow grind. Id say 8 hours is a good point to be at for end of normal, so expect to be 30+ in 8 hours.
Any chance of a source on how long Normal is supposed to take or any leads where I could find this info?
End of Normal = level 30 is widely known and agreed upon, but I hadn't seen the 6-10h projections.
Well, assuming an hour and a half to reach level 8 (which is pretty easily doable), that leaves 9.5 hours to reach level 21.
Unfortunately I didn't do the 1-13 run a whole lot... just a lot of 1-8, so I don't remember good timing for 8-13.
In an attempt to position my group of friends to be at similar levels going into the weekend, I have put a good amount of time trying to assimilate all available information regarding "Rushing" another player through the game and while there isn't a boatload of great information (and I wish I would've gathered more data during the Beta), here are my numbered conclusions with my assumptions following.
1) The greatest gap to allow in a game between friends is 7 levels. (e.g. level 30 and level 37 in a game with level 37 mobs).
- The level 30 will gain the same amount of XP killing a level 37 as a level 38.
- As the level gap between two players increases, the lower level character gets less XP (if the level 37 dings 38, the XP gained by the level 30 will be noticeably cut.
2) It will take roughly 1 hour per level ON AVERAGE until level 50.
- Most Blizzard games have a linear increase of time necessary to complete each level.
- Other checkpoint estimates are:
11 hours to level 21 (~30 mins per level);
16 hours to level 29 (38 mins/level);
24 hours to level 38 (~1h per level);
32h to level 43 (~1.5 hours/level);
46h to level 50 (2h per level)
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Did you happen to actually read my post? Because I specifically laid out how I assumed the rate was going to change.
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End of Normal = level 30 is widely known and agreed upon, but I hadn't seen the 6-10h projections.
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Unfortunately I didn't do the 1-13 run a whole lot... just a lot of 1-8, so I don't remember good timing for 8-13.
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1) The greatest gap to allow in a game between friends is 7 levels. (e.g. level 30 and level 37 in a game with level 37 mobs).
- The level 30 will gain the same amount of XP killing a level 37 as a level 38.
- As the level gap between two players increases, the lower level character gets less XP (if the level 37 dings 38, the XP gained by the level 30 will be noticeably cut.
2) It will take roughly 1 hour per level ON AVERAGE until level 50.
- Most Blizzard games have a linear increase of time necessary to complete each level.
- Other checkpoint estimates are:
11 hours to level 21 (~30 mins per level);
16 hours to level 29 (38 mins/level);
24 hours to level 38 (~1h per level);
32h to level 43 (~1.5 hours/level);
46h to level 50 (2h per level)
Thoughts?