06-16-2005, 05:17 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-16-2005, 05:18 AM by Obi2Kenobi.)
Wyrm,Jun 14 2005, 08:50 PM Wrote:Best places to level mercs are areas that are the same level they are, then let them do the killing.[right][snapback]80653[/snapback][/right]I disagree there. Mercenaries can only get a max of 1/64 of the experience required for their next level (starting from having no extra experience to be at the level they are at, so if it takes 64 exp to get from level 2 to level 3, then the most they can get in a single kill is 1).
Moreover, they only get 1/3 of the experience from the kill if you kill the monster instead of them.
This means that if you can kill at least 3 times faster than your mercenary, you speed it up by helping out. If this 1/3 is applied before the 1/64 cap, then it could be even better to go to an area with stronger monsters (if you can still kill them quickly), as this would improve your experience a bit, and you'd get better drops.
/edit: It might be 1/4 (instead of 1/3), but either way, that's not likely to make much of a difference when talking about your killing speed versus your mercenary's.