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[[File:Xp-icon.png|frameless|left]] '''Experience''' (commonly abbreviated '''exp.''' or '''xp''') is a unit of measurement used to quantify the [[Origins|player characters]]' progression through the game. Characters start at 0 experience and can gain up to 100,000 experience, which is the experience required to reach [[Character level|level]] 12. Experience is rewarded for defeating [[creatures]], discovering [[List of locations|locations]], completing [[quests]] and succeeding [[Backgrounds|background]] goals. When the characters receive enough experience, they level up, improving their [[Creatures#Creature_statistics|statistics]] and allowing the player to further specialize their characters. | [[File:Xp-icon.png|frameless|left]] '''Experience''' (commonly abbreviated '''exp.''' or '''xp''') is a unit of measurement used to quantify the [[Origins|player characters]]' progression through the game. Characters start at 0 experience and can gain up to 100,000 experience, which is the experience required to reach [[Character level|level]] 12. Experience is rewarded for defeating [[creatures]], discovering [[List of locations|locations]], completing [[quests]] and succeeding [[Backgrounds|background]] goals. When the characters receive enough experience, they level up, improving their [[Creatures#Creature_statistics|statistics]] and allowing the player to further specialize their characters. | ||
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Discovering locations is the only source of experience that scales with the main [[character level]]. As a result, the amount of experience granted for visiting an area will be different from one player to another, depending of when each player visits the area for the first time. | Discovering locations is the only source of experience that scales with the main [[character level]]. As a result, the amount of experience granted for visiting an area will be different from one player to another, depending of when each player visits the area for the first time. | ||
The | The experience rewards are never visible in the user interface in advance. After achieving a task that rewards experience, the game will briefly show the amount of experience earned by the characters above their heads, and will also add it to the Combat Log. | ||
=== Defeating creatures === | === Defeating creatures === | ||
The amount of experience obtained by defeating a [[Creatures|creature]] is determined by: | The amount of experience obtained by defeating a [[Creatures|creature]] is determined by: | ||
# the creature level | # the largest number between the creature level and the area level where the creature is defeated | ||
# the reward category assigned to the creature | # the reward category assigned to the creature | ||
There are 7 reward categories, which are are not visible anywhere in the user interface. From less to most rewarding: | There are 7 reward categories, which are are not visible anywhere in the user interface. From less to most rewarding: | ||
* Zero | * Zero ({{uuid|40806669-8c6b-4068-8bc4-07e4981bb020}}) | ||
* Civilian | * Civilian ({{uuid|c83d6caa-c5c3-4356-b55c-8d634535976c}}) | ||
* Pack | * Pack ({{uuid|c1d87aaa-7548-44da-b9dd-d17b027a3885}}) | ||
* Combatant | * Combatant ({{uuid|810b5510-6748-4c8e-bef0-d990880ed1dd}}) | ||
* Elite | * Elite ({{uuid|4ee02692-eb98-43a6-803f-2da645364568}}) | ||
* Miniboss | * Miniboss ({{uuid|206b753f-bc3b-46af-98b9-0c711d98c678}}) | ||
* Boss | * Boss ({{uuid|484393d9-eb7b-4b3b-b69b-5fdbfa940403}}) | ||
Defeating "Zero" and "Civilian" creatures grants respectively 0 and 1 experience at any level. "Pack" creatures are the next weakest category and will provide much less experience than "Boss" creatures. For example, [[Nere]] is a level 5 "Elite" creature, so defeating him rewards 90 experience. His minions are level 5 "Combatant" creatures, so defeating them rewards 75 experience each. Creatures of level 13 and above will provide as much experience as a level 12 creature. | Defeating "Zero" and "Civilian" creatures grants respectively 0 and 1 experience at any level. "Pack" creatures are the next weakest category and will provide much less experience than "Boss" creatures. For example, [[Nere]] is a level 5 "Elite" creature, so defeating him rewards 90 experience. His minions are level 5 "Combatant" creatures, so defeating them rewards 75 experience each. Creatures of level 13 and above will provide as much experience as a level 12 creature. | ||
If the creature level is lower than the area level, then the game uses the area level instead of the creature level to choose the reward. For example, when defeating a level 1 "Combatant" [[Goblin]] creature in the level 3 [[Blighted Village]] area, the game will use the area level and | If the creature level is lower than the area level, then the game uses the area level instead of the creature level to choose the reward. For example, when defeating a level 1 "Combatant" [[Goblin]] creature in the level 3 [[Blighted Village]] area, the game will use the area level and consider the creature to be a level 3 "Combatant". So it will grant 20 experience. | ||
Examining a creature doesn't provide its reward category, preventing the player to determine the precise amount of experience it will reward. However, the player can approximate it using the creature level, visible in the Examine window or while hovering the creature. The area level is not provided in the user interface either. | Examining a creature doesn't provide its reward category, preventing the player to determine the precise amount of experience it will reward. However, the player can approximate it using the creature level, visible in the Examine window or while hovering the creature. The area level is not provided in the user interface either. | ||
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The experience granted by each level and each reward category is described in the following table: | The experience granted by each level and each reward category is described in the following table: | ||
[[File:Chart-experience- | [[File:Chart-experience-creatures.png|300px|thumb|right|Experience versus level for each reward category]] | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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The amount of experience obtained by discovering [[List of locations|locations]] (internally referenced as "Exploration Reward") is determined by: | The amount of experience obtained by discovering [[List of locations|locations]] (internally referenced as "Exploration Reward") is determined by: | ||
# the | # the main [[character level]] | ||
# the reward category assigned to the area | # the reward category assigned to the area | ||
There are 4 reward categories, which are not visible anywhere in the user interface. From less to most rewarding: | There are 4 reward categories, which are not visible anywhere in the user interface. From less to most rewarding: | ||
* Small | * Small ({{uuid|4c4c1c60-3362-4e84-84ad-ae1a140b17ee}}) | ||
* Medium | * Medium ({{uuid|be4218ef-3a29-4fbf-911a-255ee71d2b35}}) | ||
* Big | * Big ({{uuid|1e2436a8-309e-4c8f-b77a-a6b1e4889fd9}}) | ||
* LevelBoost ( | * LevelBoost ({{uuid|85d04f48-87c7-45e0-83c5-fdd5b11465df}}) | ||
Similarly, the area level is not visible anywhere in the user interface. | Similarly, the area level is not visible anywhere in the user interface. | ||
Since the amount of experience granted for visiting an area is based on the main character level, the reward will be different from one player to another, depending of when each player visits the area for the first time. So for example, when discovering [[Crèche Y'llek]], which is a "Big" area, it will grant 120 experience if the main character is level 4, 240 experience if they are level 5, 280 experience if they are level 6 and 300 experience if they are level 7. | |||
[[File:Chart-experience-locations.png|300px|thumb|right|Experience versus level for each reward category]] | [[File:Chart-experience-locations.png|300px|thumb|right|Experience versus level for each reward category]] | ||
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|40 | |40 | ||
|75 | |75 | ||
| | |120 | ||
|500 | |500 | ||
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|0 | |0 | ||
|} | |} | ||
To maximize the experience reward, the player should level up before discovering a location. For example, in the case of [[Crèche Y'llek]], the difference between going there at level 4 and going there at level 5 is 120 experience. So if the characters are close to reach level 5, the player might consider turning back and looking for other sources of experience, then come back to discover the Crèche once they are level 5. On the other hand, the difference between going there at level 6 and going there at level 7 is only 20 experience, so the player might consider the effort not worth it. | |||
=== Completing quests and quest steps === | === Completing quests and quest steps === | ||
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There are 11 reward categories, which are not visible anywhere in the user interface. From less to most rewarding: | There are 11 reward categories, which are not visible anywhere in the user interface. From less to most rewarding: | ||
* CombatCloseBooster | * CombatCloseBooster ({{uuid|d28b13b0-e0c0-4b5c-b166-ff17e50322cf}}) | ||
* CombatCloseMajor | * CombatCloseMajor ({{uuid|fae81b0d-9561-41c4-b71a-883272cfd3da}}) | ||
* ProgressBooster | * ProgressBooster ({{uuid|bbac01c1-eddd-416a-837b-317944d09413}}) | ||
* ProgressMajor | * ProgressMajor ({{uuid|85e62526-1d6d-4efb-8897-c602e530e7bf}}) | ||
* CloseBoosterEasy | * CloseBoosterEasy ({{uuid|ce7f8aea-6f9a-49b8-a3dd-7fb12d2eb745}}) | ||
* CombatCloseMain | * CombatCloseMain ({{uuid|7aa9ef5d-b431-4a94-85d9-a68d915d3b64}}) | ||
* CloseBoosterHard | * CloseBoosterHard ({{uuid|67439439-7cba-4077-81e8-3224086fc6f7}}) | ||
* ProgressMain | * ProgressMain ({{uuid|0ccb6004-47e8-4356-9299-2f69fdfcb13d}}) | ||
* CloseMajor | * CloseMajor ({{uuid|436a9e5d-2102-4048-964d-2055a295e73e}}) | ||
* BypassedCombatMedium | * BypassedCombatMedium ({{uuid|86b0c895-49cd-4152-9b1e-dc2acd224025}}) | ||
* CloseMain | * CloseMain ({{uuid|572cc0bc-ecf3-4a85-84be-10bdd2d60f3b}}) | ||
There is actually a 12th category, "BackgroundGoal", but as its name suggests, it is not assigned to completing quests but to succeeding background goals. | There is actually a 12th category, "BackgroundGoal", but as its name suggests, it is not assigned to completing quests but to succeeding background goals. | ||
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The level is related to the story progression, so goals that trigger later into the game usually have a higher level than goals that trigger at the beginning of the game. The level is not visible anywhere in the user interface For example, the goal "Honing the Darkness" for the background [[Acolyte]] is a level 6 background goal, so it grants 60 experience. | The level is related to the story progression, so goals that trigger later into the game usually have a higher level than goals that trigger at the beginning of the game. The level is not visible anywhere in the user interface For example, the goal "Honing the Darkness" for the background [[Acolyte]] is a level 6 background goal, so it grants 60 experience. | ||
There is only 1 reward category, which is not visible anywhere in the user interface: | |||
* BackgroundGoal ({{uuid|90f636c0-2d85-46d8-9760-30b57c664f4b}}) | |||
The experience granted by each level is described in the following table: | The experience granted by each level is described in the following table: | ||