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firelord111

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About summons
« on: December 22, 2019, 02:59:19 PM »
So i have been trying a summoning focused caster and so far my biggest problem with summons in this server is that they drain other peoples exp that are dungeoning with me so i am basically punishing them , i really hope this gets changed because although they are weak, summons could be used every now and then in dungeons and i would like to use them without hurting other players with an ooc mechanic.

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Re: About summons
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2019, 03:02:18 PM »
They don't, as far as I know.
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Re: About summons
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2019, 04:12:22 PM »
I've observed a Black Blade of Disaster making an impact on experience gains. Without it you'd get Experience gained messages, with it, you wouldn't.

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Re: About summons
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2019, 06:25:20 AM »
Honestly I can't count the number of times people have told me to unsummon because they are not getting xp gain messages is it possible to make it a public knowledge that they don't drain exp ?

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Re: About summons
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2019, 06:30:07 AM »
They drain XP, from my XP farm experience.  :P

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Re: About summons
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2019, 07:49:11 AM »
I've observed a Black Blade of Disaster making an impact on experience gains. Without it you'd get Experience gained messages, with it, you wouldn't.

I've seen this too.  Isn't the BBoD very high CR?
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Re: About summons
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2019, 08:29:53 AM »
In my experience, summons definitely drain xp. I would love some clarity on this though, as I have been playing with this presumption for years.

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Re: About summons
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2019, 10:33:27 AM »
It's the Black Blade's CR that drains it, yes. If you use it in trolls you'll never get exp, but sufficiently difficult dungeons (like Veidrava) will still grant it.

I think the summons count as an additional PC, so their CR counts toward the EXP calculation.
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Re: About summons
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2019, 11:05:11 AM »
It's the Black Blade's CR that drains it, yes. If you use it in trolls you'll never get exp, but sufficiently difficult dungeons (like Veidrava) will still grant it.

I think the summons count as an additional PC, so their CR counts toward the EXP calculation.

Indeed. Most summons though don't have a high CR compared to the caster; BBoD is an exception and that's fine in my book considering how powerful it is compared to a regular meatshield.