[Openme-developers] EXP Gain/Loss

[Justin S. <jus...@ho...>]

KevKev some problems with your formula...

40% loss of EXP is MORONIC!!!!
ok, now that I got that out...

I agree we should have a slight net loss in EXP from Killing/Dying.

You should ALWAYS gain EXP for a kill, but it should become a smaller and 
smaller fraction as you get bigger and bigger, but never non-zero.  I would 
still recommend 5% MIN (which really is only a token amount anyways for a 
big player killing a small one).

As I said before you can't have dying on its own be too much of a penalty 
since the EXP loss is too great when you are doing things like Busting 
(which isn't really for personal gain).  15% was probably too high.  I'm not 
going to risk dying on a bust with 1 million EXP especially if the code is 
near to 100% for someone dying/round.  When you make #s to extreme you cause 
problems.  We want to make a game that promotes action not sitting on your 
base (or on a Starbase) hiding because if you die with your 2 million EXP 
you'll lose 800K!!!  Not to mention with your way a 1 million EXP player 
kills a 2 million EXP player (which won't be hard with everyone firing on 
the high exp person IS) and goes to 1.4 million and the 2 million EXP player 
drops to 1.2 million.  Guys remember we are changing other parts of the game 
so think about how they all relate.  We have 1 on 1 combat which in itself 
will work to even out EXPs (the highest exp people always being targetted if 
possible).  We need less moronic things.  15% was too much.  Lower to 10% 
MAX.  Even a 2 million EXP player losing 200k is a horrible thing (now if 
using my #s will cost 400 million to buy that exp back).  I guess we could 
have a variance between 1% and 10%, just make the increase for Dying move up 
faster then for killing which will result in a net loss of EXP.

BTW I wouldn't consider 6 levels to be significantly above another player.  
5 levels apart is really in the 'same class'.

With your way a level 40 player gets nothing for killing a level 34 player, 
why????

Suggested New Rule: Try to think about impact on game before giving #s.

EXP Gain: (10 - Level Difference/4)% (max of 10%)
EXP Loss: 10% (always)

Simple and to the point.  How about we give no EXP gain for TFP, Forces and 
Base kills?  Only EXP loss for those.  Only way to gain EXP is a legitamate 
ship to ship kill.

Carnaugh - The Ass of ME

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