XP Bounty + Scrolls does not stack correctly

jbettone

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Redmond, Wa

Warlords of Earth

R/Mo

OK, I have been really busy trying to get my Lightbringer title maxed (I am only rank 6/Conquering Commander). I frequently farm LB promo points in Nightfallen Jahai. Recently I had the bright idea to bring some XP scrolls because I was running low on skill points. So I grabbed a Scroll of Rampager's insight (double XP) to see if I could really ring up the XP points with the bounty. Here are the results:

Normal XP for a Level 28 Torment: 29
Double XP from the LB Bounty: 58
Double XP from Scroll: 102 <<-- expected 116 (58 *2)

so then I got curious and got a triple XP scroll and the result was the same! The scrolls work as expected by themselves as does the Lightbringer bounty, just not stacked (although it is currently allowed). Occasionally, a Word Of Madness will give me the 116 XP points, but I can't figure out the pattern of when that occurs.

update: I submitted this bug to support and it is under investigation.

Thanks,

Jimmy
IGN Jimmy Peandragon

Rok

Rok

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Guild Wars

If they do anything I expect them to nerf the exp you were getting.

It should only double the original exp twice not quadruple it. Since you get the 29 from the first already. 29 x 3 = 87

Hand of Ruin

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

exp is capped. You can only get a certain amount of experience from any monster, and your party size effects this. (the only exception I have seen is bosses, which can give 400 xp I believe.)

You probably saw 116 when on of your henches was dead or was too far back to get exp from that kill.

jbettone

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Redmond, Wa

Warlords of Earth

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rok
It should only double the original exp twice not quadruple it. Since you get the 29 from the first already. 29 x 3 = 87
that is not the right formula, you have to double XP and the result of that gets doubled like this:

(29 * 2) * 2

I am thinking there is a cap on the amount of XP u can recieve except for bosses, which seems to be much higher (I have not figured out if the xp thing doesnt work correctly with bosses yet).

Thanks,

Jimmy
ign Jimmy Peandragon

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

How many party members did you have?

Ilya Khan

Ilya Khan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Los Angeles, CA

-FdM-

Me/Mo

It depends on party members, your level, the creatures level, and whether or not it is a boss. You probably were facing a higher level Word of Madness or you had a party member out of range of the kill.