Experience hunting

Hunting creatures earns experience for levels and later ascension. Community references describe how rewards vary with level and group size.

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Creature level and experience

Creature levels below character	Reported reward
4–5	80% of normal
6–8	60% of normal
9–11	40% of normal
12–14	20% of normal
15 or more	1 experience

Historically rated viable

Area	Recommended level	Historical notes
Wastelands	Levels 1 - 5	Do the Tutorial to reach level 4
Enchanted Garden	Levels 3 - 6	Leave at 6. Make sure you have a necklace and belt
East Woodland 3-1	Levels 6 - 15	Make sure you have a necklace and belt
East Woodland 4-1	Levels 9 - 20	Make sure you have a necklace and belt
East Woodland 5-1	Levels 12 - 25	Make sure you have a necklace and belt
East Woodland 6-1	Levels 20 - 30	Make sure you have a necklace and belt
East Woodland 14-1+	Levels 30 - 99	Make sure you have a dark necklace and dark or light belt.
Mileth Crypt 1	Levels 1 - 5	Do the Tutorial to reach level 4
Mileth Crypt 2	Levels 3 - 6	Leave at 6. Make sure you have a necklace and belt
Mileth Crypt 3	Levels 6 - 9	Make sure you have a necklace and belt
West Woodland 8-1	Levels 20 - 30	Make sure you have a necklace and belt
West Woodland 14-1+	Levels 30 - 99	Make sure you have a dark necklace and dark or light belt.

Historically rated less viable

Area	Recommended level	Historical notes
Dubhaim Castle West	Levels 11 - 41	Experience is bad.
House Macabre Studies	Levels 26 - 41	Experience is average. Eastwoods 6-1 is better.
Abel Dungeon	Levels 41 - 71	Experience is bad.
Karlopos	Levels 41 - 71	Experience is average. Rooms are dense with monsters. Eastwoods 15+ is better.
Asilon Plains/Noam Plains	Levels 41 - 71	Experience is not worth the effort.
Dubhaim Castle East	Levels 41 - 71	Experience is bad.
Cthonic Remains 8-10	Levels 60 - 80	Experience is average. Full group is required. Eastwoods 18 is better.
Cthonic Remains 25-30	Levels 80 - 99	Experience is good. Full group is required.
Dubhaim Castle North	Levels 80+	Experience is bad.

Historical level 99 and Master areas

Area	Recommended level	Historical notes
Shinewood Forest	Level 99
Mount Girigan	Level 99
Oren Ruins	Level 99
Chaos	Level 99	Very dangerous
Chadul's Realm	Level 99	Very dangerous
Shinewood Forest 2	Master

Group experience

Vorlof also describes a level-gap penalty between group members; its group observations are distinct from the creature-level comparison above. Group rates and area assessments are historical and have not been checked in the current game.

Historical group sample: Not including one of each class

Group Size	Exp per kill	% Lost per kill	% loss for last grouped
1	1,362,500
2	1,090,000	-20.00%	-20.00%
3	794,791	-41.67%	-27.08%
4	647,187	-52.50%	-18.57%
5	558,625	-59.00%	-13.68%
6	499,583	-63.33%	-10.57%
7	457,410	-66.43%	-8.44%
8	425,781	-68.75%	-6.91%
9	401,180	-70.56%	-5.78%
10	381,500	-72.00%	-4.91%
11	365,397	-73.18%	-4.22%
12	351,979	-74.17%	-3.67%
13	340,625	-75.00%	-3.23%

Historical group sample: Including one of each class

Group Size	Exp per kill	% Lost per kill	% loss for last grouped	% less lost /kill	% less lost /member	% more exp than other table
1	1,362,500
2	1,090,000	-20.00%	-20.00%	0%	0%	0.00%
3	794,791	-41.67%	-27.08%	0%	0%	0.00%
4	647,187	-52.50%	-18.57%	0%	0%	0.00%
5	753,990	-44.66%	16.50%	32%	-183%	34.97%
6	599,499	-56.00%	-20.49%	13%	-48%	20.00%
7	548,892	-59.71%	-8.44%	11%	0%	20.00%
8	510,937	-62.50%	-6.91%	10%	0%	20.00%
9	481,462	-64.66%	-5.77%	9%	0%	20.01%
10	457,800	-66.40%	-4.91%	8%	0%	20.00%
11	438,476	-67.82%	-4.22%	8%	0%	20.00%
12	422,374	-69.00%	-3.67%	7%	0%	20.00%
13	408,750	-70.00%	-3.23%	7%	0%	20.00%

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