In Group Fighting

[doug]

wasnt sure quite where to put this but i reconded it be useful for new players anyway to know so reconded it was best suited here

when in a group if u target an ally to heal them with a heal gem

and then reload the same square u will still be targetting the same ally

though if u move square u will go back to targetting yourself

also if u escape and then bring the other char back in it gets reset to yourself as well as far as i gathered from testing this out earliier

only reason i mentioned this is i fogot to switch it to the char tht was being attacked a few times and miss fired some heals on the wrong char

so reconded i learnt from my mistake and should let others know about it

[doctor-warlord]

when targeting allies you can also cast auras on them the same way as heals which also might be usefull

also on another note its wise to find others to group with when killing bosses as it makes it easier also when killing bosses for the first time you may want to do it after your out of AT with the first of the bosses

[Flashus]

not 100% sure about this,

does exp split between players grouped no matter where they are or does it only split when in the same square.

only characters on the square when the enemy is killed get their share of xp. The xp is shared depending on how many were in the fight at any time. If 3 started and 2 kill, then the 2 each get a 1/3 of the xp.

[doug]

i think jeff changed this and exp is still split even if u aint in the square but the other char doesnt get the exp but only if it escaped the battle though i am not sure about this

[Flashus]

i'll experiment later

[doug]

kk hope it went well xD

[Flashus]

Single chars
Lvl 15 vs rockshell tortoise exp 2502
Lvl 14 vs rockshell tortoise exp 3315

grouped same square
Lvl 15 vs rockshell tortoise exp 1250
Lvl 14 vs rockshell tortoise exp 1657
half exp

grouped seperate squares.
Lvl 15 vs rockshell tortoise exp 2502
Lvl 14 vs rockshell tortoise exp 3315
same exp

Grouped 1 escapes
Lvl 15 vs rockshell tortoise exp 1250
Lvl 14 vs rockshell tortoise exp 1657
half exp

[doug]

ok so i was right if u escape exp is still split

[Flashus]

only the char left in gets exp

[doug]

but they dont get full exp

so its like it was a group battle

but the other char doesnt get xp

[doctor-warlord]

well at least thats cleared up so there no confusion about how the xp is giving when grouping

[doug]

yeh i wasnt clear and thanks flashus for taking time to work tht out

helped a bunch man

[Flashus]

glad to do my bit for the cause.

might do 3 chars this evening or 2morrow

[Flashus]

little experiment here

i went into a fight with a lvl 15 vs a lvl 14 creature. i brought in a lvl 18 and escaped and when the lvl 15 won he got no exp for this trivial fight..

for people planning to use high lvl chars to lower creatures for lower lvl chars to kill. no point doing it really.

you can do it you just have make sure the high level guy is fighting non-greys

[doug]

yeh

obviously the monsters cant eb grey for the higher char

or no exp will be gained

[Flashus]

i was messing around with groups today.

i noticed something. when i brought the chars in straight after each other into a square the char targeted was changing everytime nearly.

when i waited till 1 char was targeted then brought in the others he rarely changed.

[doctor-warlord]

so basically if you want to be the target enter the fight last right after he has choosen his favourite target

ohh also heal pets dont heal allies in group fight just incase anyone was wondering

[doug]

well i figured if u want to be the tank

u just leave it in till it receves a fair bit of damage

and then move the other group memebers in

then tht way 1 if it switchs u can use your heals on the group memebers

tht it attacks or if it keeps attacking the tank u will kill it before the tank dies