How does the negative exp mods work?

Why not leave xp constant all the time, and just give people a message such as "Get the hell out of this zone, you've been here 48 freaking hours!!!" or something like that.
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Great idea. Next, we'll remove exp debt and have a message that says "You died don't gain exp for a while please!!" when you die.
 
Are you sure the accumulation of time "actively killing mobs" is working as intended? I'm getting a -10% penalty in a zone I don't think I've actively killed mobs for over 10 hours in.
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I've been wondering the same thing, but I'm not so quick to assume something not working since I've been wrong previously.

That said, I have a -25% experience mod in paw. That would seem to imply over 48 hours of actively killing mobs in paw. Perhaps I'm not just not sure what "actively killing" means.

I have 8-9 days played on my character. With all my running around, AFK time, and downtime, I can't imagine I've spent more than half this time actively killing. I would think it's a lot less than half if I were to guess (which might be an incorrect guess), which would mean less than 4 days total of active killing. This is why I have a hard time believing I've spent 2+ days actively killing in paw. I just don't see how it's possible. I've probably spent a similar amount of time in mielech keep and Yaralith, but I haven't gone there recently to see if I have a -25% mod as well.

I have a feeling I just might not know how one is deemed to be "actively killing." I could buy that I might have spent 48 hours in the zone of paw itself (barely), but I can't imagine how I could have been killing mobs in paw for 48 hours. I spent maybe 5-6 levels there total, but had a lot of afk time and downtime (I solo'd almost exclusively as a monk).

Would it be possible to get a clarification on how "actively killing" is determined?
 
Last night in paw my exp penalty went from (+10% new area bonus) to (+25% new area bonus) after I had been there a few hours. So, either Wiz was changing the calculations or something isn't working correctly.
 
Late last night my on my shaman / monk duo the shaman was getting (+25% messages) and the monk was receiving no messages at all of any kind or amount. They have been in BB roughly the same amount of time, maybe an hour total difference between the two.
 
Yup, it must be buggy right now. After going to epl for the second time in my life, I was getting only +10% new area bonus, while the rest of my group was getting +25%. I must have been there for a couple hours the first time.

Also, does anyone know if the new area bonus goes up after you've been out of a zone for a long time?
 
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Also, does anyone know if the new area bonus goes up after you've been out of a zone for a long time?
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I'm not sure if this idea has been mentioned yet but I like the thought of it. You could make the ratio insanely slow (1/10 time back in all other zones per time xp'd or some such nonsense). At least it will give an option to go back to zones after giving them a lengthy break.
 
Just as a followup on the new bonus changes...

Im a noob and I was killing in the bog. I killed to lvl 7 and went into meilA.. I killed 3 mobs and I Was at 10% bonus?! Same with greenmist. Killed myabe 10 mobs in green before it went to 10% but thats whack. I was there fro all of a grand total of 30 mins or so.

Just letting someone know doesnt seem like its workign quite right. =)

Ghaks
 
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