May 2009 exp stats

[Dentin]

These stats are for level 32 characters, and the time period is on the order of 2-4 weeks.

Exp stats for level 32:
(  1.13%)   better at skill exp
(  1.73%)   better at spells exp
(  4.53%)   cleric heal exp
(  1.15%)   cleric refresh exp
(  1.83%)   cleric spellcast exp
(  2.25%)   cleric turn exp
(  6.70%)   damage exp 
( 10.87%)   death solo exp
( 26.79%)   deathhi lvl group exp
(  1.74%)   defending exp
(  5.03%)   leading exp
(  2.05%)   mage brew potion exp
(  5.62%)   mage offensive cast exp
(  4.56%)   mage spellcast exp
(  0.27%)   quest complete exp
(  0.00%)   ranger butcher exp
(  0.00%)   ranger fishing exp
(  0.00%)   ranger forage exp
(  0.00%)   ranger gather wood exp
(  0.00%)   ranger skinning exp
(  1.05%)   resurrect exp
(  0.14%)   resurrect casting exp
(  4.05%)   thief backstab exp
(  1.15%)   thief brew poison exp
(  1.60%)   thief bribe exp
(  0.97%)   thief pickpocket exp
(  0.66%)   thief shoplift exp
(  5.28%)   thief steal gold exp
(  0.03%)   thief steal object exp
(  2.88%)   warrior berserk exp
(  2.24%)   warrior disarm exp
(  0.32%)   warrior intimidate exp
(  0.10%)   warrior protect exp
(  1.26%)   warrior rescue exp
(  0.31%)   warrior roar exp
(  1.56%)   warrior tank exp
(  0.15%)   warrior taunt exp

The resurrect exp is still working its way out of the system (it was recently disabled because it's not technically an 'incoming' source of experience.)  It also should be renamed as 'cleric resurrect cast' so it's easier to group with the other cleric exp sources.

This says something directly about the scope of the game:  we're not quest driven by any means, and the majority of experience comes from hack and slash related activities.  Stripping out the most obvious killing related experience:

(  1.13%)   better at skill exp
(  1.73%)   better at spells exp
(  1.15%)   cleric refresh exp
(  1.83%)   cleric spellcast exp
(  2.05%)   mage brew potion exp
(  0.27%)   quest complete exp
(  0.00%)   ranger butcher exp
(  0.00%)   ranger fishing exp
(  0.00%)   ranger forage exp
(  0.00%)   ranger gather wood exp
(  0.00%)   ranger skinning exp
(  1.15%)   thief brew poison exp
(  1.60%)   thief bribe exp
(  0.97%)   thief pickpocket exp
(  0.66%)   thief shoplift exp
(  5.28%)   thief steal gold exp
(  0.03%)   thief steal object exp

The total is approximately 18%, which honestly isn't nearly as low as I was expecting.

[Cria]

This is really interesting.  I always wondered where most of my xp comes from, because its hard to keep track while playing.  I'm very curious how my individual exp gained stats would compare to these averages. 

I'm surprised pickpocket is so low (.97%), while steal xp is so much higher (5.28%).  I normally use steal for pure gold and little xp, and use pickp to hit a couple areas mainly for exp.  I do this because pickpocket seems to me to be more efficient, i get caught less and get involved in melee combat less.  Perhaps this is just because I am only 29 thief.

On turn exp, it does seem to be ok if you go to the right spots.  Its nice how it is set up now because you can go on 4 or 5 turn runs in a row and xp doesnt really drop of noticably.  I haven't pushed it to see at what point it starts to drop off.  With the old setup after one turn run, the exp had dropped so much another turn run wasnt practicable for me.  (By a turn run i mean using all your mana turning)

Anyways thanks for the numbers, they are fun to look at.  I understand you are busy and this shouldn't be a priority at all but i think it would be really cool to look at your specific xp breakdown for a your char, just to be able to compare it to these averages, and see how much xp you have soloed in comparison with grouping.

[germs]

It would be nice to see the exp stats for level 25s and level 10s.

[Dentin]

A specific breakdown per char is theoretically possible, but I'd rather not take the time to implement it just yet.  I might need to do it for bot detection at some point, but for now I doubt the statistics would be that useful.

Exp stats for levels 20 to 24:
(  5.99%)   better at skill
(  4.59%)   better at spells
(  3.99%)   cleric heal
(  1.52%)   cleric refresh
(  1.68%)   cleric spellcast
(  0.36%)   cleric turn
(  6.06%)   damage
( 36.48%)   death solo
(  5.65%)   deathhi lvl group
(  8.55%)   deathlo lvl group
(  0.17%)   defending
(  0.00%)   god granted
(  1.01%)   leading
(  0.53%)   mage brew potion
(  3.38%)   mage offensive cast
(  1.87%)   mage spellcast
(  0.88%)   quest complete
(  0.70%)   ranger butcher
(  0.02%)   ranger fishing
(  0.02%)   ranger forage
(  0.01%)   ranger gather wood
(  0.01%)   ranger skinning
(  1.05%)   thief backstab
(  0.00%)   thief brew poison
(  0.00%)   thief bribe
(  4.43%)   thief pickpocket
(  0.77%)   thief shoplift
(  0.18%)   thief steal gold
(  0.01%)   thief steal object
(  0.68%)   warrior berserk
(  6.02%)   warrior disarm
(  0.61%)   warrior intimidate
(  0.78%)   warrior protect
(  0.53%)   warrior rescue
(  0.07%)   warrior tank
(  1.22%)   warrior taunt

Exp stats for levels 10 to 14:
(  2.93%)   better at skill
(  1.60%)   better at spells
(  1.36%)   cleric heal
(  0.23%)   cleric refresh
(  1.47%)   cleric spellcast
(  0.38%)   cleric turn
(  8.63%)   damage
( 40.93%)   death solo
(  0.36%)   deathhi lvl group
( 13.82%)   deathlo lvl group
(  0.39%)   defending
(  0.00%)   god granted
(  1.28%)   leading
(  0.75%)   mage brew potion
(  3.39%)   mage offensive cast
(  2.17%)   mage spellcast
(  6.15%)   quest complete
(  0.06%)   ranger butcher
(  0.41%)   ranger fishing
(  0.03%)   ranger forage
(  0.00%)   ranger gather wood
(  0.00%)   ranger skinning
(  0.51%)   thief backstab
(  0.00%)   thief bribe
(  3.24%)   thief pickpocket
(  0.19%)   thief shoplift
(  6.52%)   warrior disarm
(  1.66%)   warrior rescue
(  1.56%)   warrior taunt