Very interesting stuff, Zechnophobe! A few followup questions, if I may ...
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Originally Posted by Zechnophobe
This value is bounded by an odd equation:
LevelDiffExp / (Petlevel/5 +2)
Where LevelDiffExp is the amount of experience it takes to get from the current dragon level to the next (independent of your current actual experience).
This means that killing things somewhat above your level is good, but it maxes out.
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Is that last sentence meant to follow from the preceding equation? If so, I can't figure it out. It seems that the only factor governing the stated equation is the pet's absolute level (which in turn determines the XP-to-next-level figure). Since the denominator scales from e.g. 2.2 at petlevel 1 to 10 at petlevel 40, this would mean that the maximum "bonus" xp for damage is equal to half the length of the xp bar at level 1 or 1/10 the length of the bar at level 40.
Is that right, or am I misunderstanding? I can't see where the level of the enemy comes into the picture. (For that specific damage-based XP component, that is.)
Meanwhile, I have a few questions about the details of the more fundamental XP-for-Rage-use equation...
- Were you able to find an equation for the effect of player level being higher/lower than pet level?
- Are summoned troops counted in the calculation of enemy leadership / player leadership?
- If so -- and here we get REALLY esoteric -- do you know if a Mystic Egg gets its leadership value set upon casting, or only when it hatches?
I'm interested in the point about summons because would seem to make a huge difference in the dragon-XP value of Mystic Egg. With my current lowbie Warrior, I've been starting fights with the Egg instead of a damaging skill, on the theory that it lets me build up combat advantage without yet decrementing the enemy's total leadership. But if summons count, then the difference is going to be much smaller, or could even run the other way. (Likewise for the strategy of going in short-stacked and letting Royal Thorns or Royal Griffins summon cannon fodder to take the hits while your pet does the damage.)
The final question is only really relevant in the special case where you cast Awaken Dragon before the Egg hatches ... but hey, if we were in this for the practical value, we'd all just be playing the game instead of reading this forum.
