Pet EXP Question

Traditionally, pet xp is an all or nothing thing. If you + your pet do 50%+1 of the damage to the mob, your pet gets xp relative to their levels (with a max of 15xp points per kill).

If you and your pet combined only do 49% of the damage, your pet doesn't get any xp.

Kialin - Raging Tide wrote: »

Another thing about squadding that i was wondering about. I'm assuming not, but will another squad member's kills get your pet exp?

No, this is what Mauntille was explaining. You (and/or your pet) must do 50% or more of the damage to the mob for your pet to get the experience. If someone else kills the mob by themselves, and you do not touch it, your pet gets nothing. You CAN squad with others to level your pet, but you have to do the most damage to an individual mob yourself to get your pet experience.

Say, a mob has 100hp. You need to take away 51 hp for your pet to get the experience. If another veno hits that mob after you and your pet take away that first chuck of 51 hp, then their pet will not get any exp, yours will.

XD I'm so glad to see an influx of new classic characters in the game now, I may have to go ahead and update tonight so I'll have people to play with again.

*is Jeremied*

XD Everyone that just started out has questions like yours. Venos tend to be a bit more complicated since they're the only real class with actual pet mechanics (feeding, exp gain, pet skills, etc), and they have two different skill trainers, so it's common to get confused venos with questions.

Quick tip~ Since you're over lvl40, you should be able to get into the Cube of Fate. Room 4 (Mice Bashing) is the BEST land pet training area in the game. The [?] level mobs there should die in one hit and don't do much (if any) damage, and it's not that hard to get there in 1 or 2 rolls of the dice. =P

Jeremied - Sanctuary wrote: »

=3 Also, you might already know this, but it's my two cents.

If pet loyalty is below 500, pets gain about 10 exp per kill for mobs their own level. Above 500 loyalty pets gain the max 15 exp for killing mobs their own level. Killing mobs above the pets level gives the same amount of exp as if the mob was the same level as your pet. (plus pets hit harder above 500 loyalty)

For every level lower that the mob is compared to your pet, it's -1 exp.

X__x Sorry if I worded this post in an odd way, my brain is a little clogged atm.

Some slight inaccuracies in your post...

If a pet is tame (I believe 201 loyalty up to 500) it gains exactly 10 exp per kill for mobs their own level or higher. This is the base experience gain, other loyalty bands are based on this on a percentage basis. Savage and wild pets gain less, I believe 1 and 5 XP respectively. Loyal pets (501+ loyalty) gain 15.

For every level lower than the pet the mob is, the base experience gain is decreased by 1. No experience is gained from mobs 10 or more levels lower than your pet.

Jeremied - Sanctuary wrote:

No, this is what Mauntille was explaining. You (and/or your pet) must do 50% or more of the damage to the mob for your pet to get the experience. If someone else kills the mob by themselves, and you do not touch it, your pet gets nothing. You CAN squad with others to level your pet, but you have to do the most damage to an individual mob yourself to get your pet experience.

Say, a mob has 100hp. You need to take away 51 hp for your pet to get the experience. If another veno hits that mob after you and your pet take away that first chuck of 51 hp, then their pet will not get any exp, yours will.

XD I'm so glad to see an influx of new classic characters in the game now, I may have to go ahead and update tonight so I'll have people to play with again.

Actually, I've found in instance play that both lure pets (first hit) and tank pets can gain XP from the same mob... though obviously if you're over level for the instance they won't gain much if anything. (First learned this doing/helping with 202020s in Wraithgate.)