EXP Bonus Zones...

[Umbrello]

BY ZONE:
==========

ANTONICA:

Befallen-114% bonus
Blackburrow-33% bonus
Gukta- Outpost of Marr-33% bonus
Halas-33% bonus
High Keep-100% bonus
Highpass Hold-6% bonus
Innothule Swamp-Normal
Lower Guk-6% bonus
Nagafen's Lair-6% bonus
Najena-73% bonus
Neriak- Commons-33% bonus
Neriak- Foreign Quarter-33% bonus
Neriak- Third Gate-33% bonus
North Freeport-33% bonus
Ogguk-33% bonus
Permafrost-20% bonus
Rivervale-33% bonus
Runny Eye-33% bonus
Solusek's Eye-73% bonus
Splitpaw Lair-20% bonus
Surefall Glade-33% bonus
Temple of Cazic Thule-13% bonus
Upper Guk-100% bonus


FAYDWER:

Ak'Anon-33% bonus
Castle Mistmoore-20% bonus
Crushbone-114% bonus
Felwithe-33% bonus
Kedge Keep-33% bonus
The Estate of Unrest-73% bonus


KUNARK:

Charasis-13% bonus
Chardok-13% bonus
City of Mist-13% bonus
Kaesora-47% bonus
Karnor's Castle-13% bonus
Kurn's Tower-100% bonus
Lake of Ill Omen-20% PENALTY
Sebilis-13% bonus
Skyfire Mountains-6% bonus
Veksar-33% bonus


ODUS:

Kerra Isle-20% bonus
The Warrens-100% bonus

VELIOUS:

Crystal Caverns-13% bonus
Dragon Necropolis-13% bonus
Icewell Keep-13% bonus
Kael Drakkel-13% bonus
Siren's Grotto-13% bonus
Skyshrine-13% bonus
Sleeper's Tomb-20% bonus
Thurgadin-13% bonus
Tower of Frozen Shadow-13% bonus
Velketor's Labyrinth-13% bonus
Western Wastes-6% bonus


LUCLIN:

Acrylia Caverns-20% bonus
Akheva Ruins-13% bonus
Echo Caverns-6% bonus
Grieg's End-20% bonus
Griming Forest-6% bonus
Katta Castellum-13% bonus
Netherbian Lair-6% bonus
Paludal Caverns-114% bonus
Sanctus Seru-13% bonus
Shadow Haven-33% bonus
Ssraeshza Temple-33% bonus
The Deep-13% bonus
The Grey-13% PENALTY
Umbral Plains-20% bonus


PLANES OF POWER:

Plane of Innovation-59% bonus
Plane of Justice-59% bonus
Plane of Nightmare-59% bonus
Plane of Storms-59% bonus
Plane of Torment-59% bonus
Plane of Valor-59% bonus
Ruins of Lxanvom-59% bonus


YKESHA:

Crypt of Nadox-13% bonus
Dulak's Harbor-13% bonus
Hate's Fury-13% bonus
The Gulf of Gunthak-13% bonus
Torgiran Mines-13% bonus



BY ZEM:
============

100% AND HIGHER BONUS--

Befallen-114% bonus
Crushbone-114% bonus
Paludal Caverns-114% bonus

High Keep-100% bonus
Upper Guk-100% bonus
Kurn's Tower-100% bonus
The Warrens-100% bonus


51% TO 99% BONUS--

Najena-73% bonus
Solusek's Eye-73% bonus
The Estate of Unrest-73% bonus

Plane of Innovation-59% bonus
Plane of Justice-59% bonus
Plane of Nightmare-59% bonus
Plane of Storms-59% bonus
Plane of Torment-59% bonus
Plane of Valor-59% bonus
Ruins of Lxanvom-59% bonus


1% TO 50% BONUS--

Kaesora-47% bonus

Ak'Anon-33% bonus
Blackburrow-33% bonus
Felwithe-33% bonus
Gukta- Outpost of Marr-33% bonus
Halas-33% bonus
Kedge Keep-33% bonus
Neriak- Commons-33% bonus
Neriak- Foreign Quarter-33% bonus
Neriak- Third Gate-33% bonus
North Freeport-33% bonus
Ogguk-33% bonus
Rivervale-33% bonus
Runny Eye-33% bonus
Shadow Haven-33% bonus
Ssraeshza Temple-33% bonus
Surefall Glade-33% bonus
Veksar-33% bonus

Acrylia Caverns-20% bonus
Castle Mistmoore-20% bonus
Grieg's End-20% bonus
Kerra Isle-20% bonus
Permafrost-20% bonus
Sleeper's Tomb-20% bonus
Splitpaw Lair-20% bonus
Umbral Plains-20% bonus

Akheva Ruins-13% bonus
Charasis-13% bonus
Chardok-13% bonus
City of Mist-13% bonus
Crypt of Nadox-13% bonus
Crystal Caverns-13% bonus
Dragon Necropolis-13% bonus
Dulak's Harbor-13% bonus
Hate's Fury-13% bonus
Icewell Keep-13% bonus
Kael Drakkel-13% bonus
Karnor's Castle-13% bonus
Katta Castellum-13% bonus
North Temple of Veeshan- 13% bonus
Sanctus Seru-13% bonus
Sebilis-13% bonus
Siren's Grotto-13% bonus
Skyshrine-13% bonus
Temple of Cazic Thule-13% bonus
The Deep-13% bonus
The Gulf of Gunthak-13% bonus
Thurgadin-13% bonus
Torgiran Mines-13% bonus
Tower of Frozen Shadow-13% bonus
Velketor's Labyrinth-13% bonus

Echo Caverns-6% bonus
Griming Forest-6% bonus
Highpass Hold-6% bonus
Lower Guk-6% bonus
Nagafen's Lair-6% bonus
Netherbian Lair-6% bonus
Skyfire Mountains-6% bonus
Western Wastes-6% bonus


PENALTY ZONES--

The Grey-13% PENALTY
Lake of Ill Omen-20% PENALTY

NOTE: This list was ripped from this (http://www.necrotalk.com/index.php?showtopic=644) thread and the post by Hazardous panic, who copied it from another site (unkown).

[Trizel]

Hummm odd The Hole isn't listed anywhere... I am, though, sure this zone has a bonus too.

[HazardousPanic]

Now that you mention it... Paineel is on Odus. Tox Forrest isn't listed either.

[Nigyl]

In the original thread someone asked why there'd be negative modifiers on some zones: I believe The Grey was popular with AoE groups when Luclin first came out, and the negative modifier was imposed along with some other changes to make it less viable for them.

[Doomfir]

I don't think this list is correct (at least not completely). The pop zones are not all the same in bonus % and escalate with tier. PoI has a lower bonus than PoV for example according to what I read about it elsewhere. The hole is 20% bonus btw.

[Schaeffer]

Come to think of it the PoI factory has a bonus over the rest of the zone does it not?

[Fizzleplink]

2 separate things: Mobs' innate xp values and the ZEM.

ZEM is zone-wide. As North Temple of Veeshan isn't a separate zone, there's no NToV xp modifier. Mobs that spawn in certain areas will just have more xp assigned to them, and will often have a unique name despite being essentially the same as ones outside. -- the tin soldiers, for example. Outside and inside the factory, they give the same xp. Deeper in, though, are mobs that are worth more.

Same for the hobgoblin caves in PoN, and North ToV. These critters are just keyed that way by virtue of what they are, not just geography.

Edit: Always proofread to see if you any words out.

[Yzrach Zdra]

Given that High Keep seems to be the best zone to Xp in, is it soloable at level 39? Do the guards still give decent XP, and at what point do nobles become do-able?

[Umbrello]

Yah highkeep is awesome if you can get a spot. I hear its REALLY hard if youre on blue server. As for pvp servers/team servers like mine, its a neutral zone, so only team newt solos there.

By all means if you can get some camps, i hear its awesome exp.

[Yzrach Zdra]

Haha, Ill bet it is going to be IMPOSSIBLE to get a camp there at the moment- can you say 'powerlevelling my berserker, zone camped plzleavehtanks'

[Aryse Andenter]

I'm still not entirely sure how this works, as it seems to be different here than it's been explained to me otherwise. From reading here it seems that I would get double the xp for killing in say, Upper Guk. Is this right? Is it using most oudoor zones as base 0%? Because I've heard them described as a penalty before, rather than as the base. Now I'm totally confused.

[Jebasiz]

Where's HoH, fire, tactics, time a, earth and water????

[NaturesDarkness]

From about lvl 24/25 all the way to about lvl 40 is great exp in HK i stay there with all my characters just make sure you collect tons of gobby ears so after you get done killing guards you can rebuild faction they give a good bit of faction i should no my lvl 29 dark elf necromancer is not kos ne were b/c i turned in about 150 gobby ears to the captian guard person....Hope this helps :D

[NaturesDarkness]

From about lvl 24/25 all the way to about lvl 40 is great exp in HK i stay there with all my characters just make sure you collect tons of gobby ears so after you get done killing guards you can rebuild faction they give a good bit of faction i should no my lvl 29 dark elf necromancer is not kos ne were b/c i turned in about 150 gobby ears to the captian guard person....Hope this helps :D

[Doomfir]

I am 99% sure that PoJ is not the same exp bonus as say BoT is. I realize that mob level is an issue when you are talking experience. Every mob has a given amount of exp he is worth. All things else being equal, if you go to PoJ at the appropriate level for the zone your experience gain should be the same in relation to your level in any pop zone if that is true. Well, it doesn't take long to find that isnt so. PoJ sux for experience gain for the level in comparison to PoV. Anyone have any data on how the exp gain bonus is calculated so we can put it to the test?

[seever]

Don't think LOIO is Neg. 20% unless you're playin an Iksar. Am I wrong ? Is human base for the xp modifyer ? Just wondering.

[Sartrisi]

No, LoIO is penalized. It had the newb zone modifier for a long time, but people would come hunt the underwater gobbies for sweet xp, on top of that, bards could get big kites, everyone could kite... was just too easy to make a lot of XP - so they nerfed it. LoIO is the worse place to hunt for an Iksar now (which is stupid) because the iksar has their 20% penalty, on top of the 20% zone penalty... I don't really know why anyone would hunt there now. Stupid to penalize an entire zone like that.

[Everknight]

HHK is grat exp, especially if you do not care about faction. I hunt with my ranger there all the time, but now he is KOS everywhere. The guards drop fione steel which sells for a few plat. and they often drop a plat or two.

You can hunt gobs on the bottom floor and trade the ears in to Catpain Bossec for faction, but once you kill enough guards I dont think it matters as I can not take my ranger there unless he is invis. But I have killed all the merchants, bankers, some of the bards and all of the guards there.

There is a merchant erudite on the first floor that will sell to you no matter your faction, so you can unload fine steel on him.

Just watch for RAN Firesomthing, he is rough. Pulled a guard in the bard room upstairs and it triggard him, he droped me like a sack of potatoes in two hits.

Have fun,

Everknight

[Xebitikz]

But I have killed all the merchants, bankers,


Why?

[Rondana]

eqdiva.com (eww, bards) got a nice list of zones with their ZEMs.

Dunno how accurate it is, but seems more complete than the one in this post.



P.S.: No offence meant to the one who collected the data for this thread ;)

[Zarkdon]

Hye i think Timiorous Deep is a 22% exp bonus... i heard that somewhere along the line.... anyway it might not be anymore

[NeSikWay]

you know I see the bonus you put with the zones listed, but how do you find out what the percent is? just curious.

[deveril]

how good is this list after OOW has been released? is there a site I can go to..to get very up to date accurate data?

[NecroScumBag]

I would have to agree that list name be nolonger up to date! Cause I am currently in LOIO and I am make abot 2 to 4% XP per kill. And This is on both my 20TH level IKSAR Necro.

[Aryse Andenter]

I think people have stopped testing this kind of thing, I haven't heard it talked about at all in a long time, apart from the ZEMs SOE was using to promote certain zones for certain levels recently in patches.

[Reptikon]

First off, I'd like to say Hola and shiz, This is my first post here and did not know this site exsited. Very nice, I might add.

As for hot Exp zones, I did a lot of work in chardok B. In hind sight, I dont know why each and every necromancer doesnt work thier way through nurga at lower levels to get NON kos to chardok residents. I was getting near 2.5 to 3% a kill of normal exp in level 59 all entry mobs are undead and all can be single pulled as they have a very low aggro range. the Respawn rate is right around 26 min. I timed it with Demi lich then with arch lich. Once the first entry mob is killed, there is plenty of room to kite in there, though tight at times. Never any competition in this zone on Tholuxe Palles, I can only assume its the same on other servers since the great purge of 2004 ( A.K.A WoW / EQ2 ). Anyway, All the hot zones they listed are outdoor zones, I prefer dungeons. Another nice thing about this zone is you can camp right at the zone out for nasty instances to zone out and save pet or life.
Remember, Sarnak's are our friends.

[Fargrace]

Originally posted by Aryse Andenter@Dec 7 2004, 07:28 AM
SOE was using to promote certain zones for certain levels recently in patches
Even though SOE seems to be promoting zones and calling them hot, it doesn't feel like the exp is all that better than it was before. For example, I have been leveling my Shammy in Gunthak and she doesn't seem to be going up any faster now then she was before and it is with the same toons that she was leveling with before (I like to box).

Not only that, but it seems that with the better exp in some zones, they actually have made the mobs harder to kill which in reality doesn't give much of a bonus since exp has always been a balance of killing time vs. exp gained.