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Experience

2014-03-15T02:51:41Z

Ben: Changed quite a bit of information that is no longer true, fixed some grammar issues, as well as some random things that didn't seem to flow well.

[[Image:Levelingsplash.jpg|thumb|250px|The level up display.]]
'''Experience''' is earned in Diablo 3 by killing [[monster]]s and completing [[quest]]s. Players wish to gain experience in order to achieve level ups; which make their characters stronger, unlock new abilities, and enable the use of better equipment. It is confirmed that the new Reaper of Souls Expansion will increase the level cap from 60 to 70. Also new in the expansion is unlimited [[Paragon]] levelling (up from a cap of 100).

Experience is gained primarily from killing monsters, though quests grant experience bonuses as well. Experience can be gained more quickly by increasing your game difficulty (Up to the maximum of Torment VI), and using equipment with +experience bonuses (such as the [[Hellfire Ring]]).

The game is balanced where the monsters in the game dynamically level up as you do, so your experience gains will always be rising from killing higher level monsters. On higher difficulties, the experience bonus increases the amount you obtain. With a help of a friend, you could potentially skip the gear requirements of the higher difficulties and gain even higher experience rates by letting your friend kill things for you, potentially leveling to 60 in a few hours.

==Leveling Up==

Leveling up in Diablo 3 is a notable experience, with a loud sound effect and bright splash of light around the character. (Yellow for levels 1-70, blue light for Paragon level ups.) Upon each level up tooltips display the new skills and/or rune effects enabled, the attributes gained (+3 to [[mainstat]], +2 to [[vitality]], +1 each to the off stats).

In addition to the visual display, a character's life and resource is entirely refilled and an explosion radiates out from the character, damaging and knocking back any nearby monsters. Many players have actually been saved from imminent death by hitting a level up just as things looked darkest... though this is obviously a difficult circumstance to obtain intentionally.

==Sharing Experience==

[[File:Expshare1.jpg|thumb|250px|Experience sharing radius.]]
[[File:Expshare2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Experience sharing radius.]]
Killing [[monster]]s is the main source of experience in Diablo 3, and the only source for Paragon levels. Experience isn't actually "shared" since all characters within range when a monster dies earn their full possible experience, the same amount they would earn while playing solo, whether they scored the kill or not.

Characters must be fairly close together to "share" in the experience for a monster kill. The range is about 2/3 of the [[minimap]], or a bit more than the visible screen (this varies depending on your [[resolution]]). Refer to the images for a visual representation, or see [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-radius-of-experience-sharing the original news post].

==Gaining Experience==

The experience gained per monster kill is based on the monster's level. Characters should be within 5 levels of a monster's level to earn the full experience bonus. Killing monsters much higher or lower than your character's level reduces the % of possible experience awarded, however the experience per monster increases so dramatically on higher levels that the fastest way to level up for a low level character is to share in the kills made in Hell or Inferno games, on higher Monster Power settings.

Experience gain per kill can be greatly increased in a number of ways, including:

* Kill monsters of a much higher level (party with a friend who has a max level character and let them do the work while you stay within the experience sharing range).
* Many items grant experience bonuses.
** At lower levels many items have +experience per kill. These are effective in the early going, but fade to insignificance at higher levels.
** Some [[Legendary]] items have +% experience gain properties, including the [[Hellfire Ring]], [[Leoric's Signet]] ring, and [[Cain's Honor]] item set.
** [[Rubies]] socketed in helms provide up to +33% experience gain.
*** Experience gain equipment on [[Follower]]s grants a benefit to the character, but only at 20% of the value. (Thus the 35% from a Hellfire Ring is worth 7% when equipped on a Follower.) Note that Followers can only equip weapons, rings, and amulets (shields as well on the [[Templar]]).
* When multiple players are in the same game their experience gain is multiplied by 10% for each extra player except the first one. (The bonus goes up to 30% with a full party of 4).

All +percent experience gain adds up in a value shown on the character window, granting a grand total of increased experience that boosts the monster's base experience. Thus a level 60 character wearing a +25% Leoric's Signet, a Hellfire Ring on a Follower (35% / 5 = 7%), 5 stacks (75%), and playing in Inferno on MP4 (120%) would earn a total bonus of (25 + 7 + 120) * 1.75 = 266% experience gain.

It's not uncommon for well-equipped [[end game]] characters (Hellfire Ring + Leoric's Signet on the character and the Follower) to pull 200-300% bonus experience. More +experience isn't necessarily better, though.

After patch 1.0.7 the importance of experience enhancing items was reduced when playing on high MP settings since the MP bonus was greatly increased. The bonus from items and the one from MP are additive. Thus on MP0 (0% bonus xp) experience enhancing items are very powerful, while on MP10 (510% bonus xp) their effectiveness is reduced.

===Fastest Level-Up Strategy===

Players seeking the fastest possible leveling up speed must balance their +experience gear and MP with their killing speed. Higher MP levels and more exp gear yields more experience per kill, but if the killing speed is much slower (due to higher monster hit points and lower DPS created by wearing the +exp gear) then the total experience earned over time might be lower, even with more exp per monster. Not to mention that fewer/slower monster kills means fewer item drops.

For players serious about level up speed, it's a good idea to keep a log. Record the starting time of each game, note your equipment, [[build]], and the MP level, then record the total time of the game and your ending experience. After a few trials the data should make clear which strategies are yielding the best experience over time.

==Calculating the bonus experience percentage==

Formula is as follows:
[100% (base) + bonus from MP + items] * [1 + Up to 0.75 from NV + Up to 0.30 for multiplayer + 0.25 experience shrine]

Note: base XP, MP bonus and item bonuses are all additive with each other and are multiplied by the sum between NV stacks, multiplayer bonuses and XP shrines.
Following this formula we can determine that on MP10 (510 bonus) with a full party (30% bonus) and 5 NV stacks (75% bonus) we get:
610% * 2.05 = 1250.5% (if we remove the base xp we get 1150 - the value that will be displayed in the game)

==Special Experience Bonuses==

All quests on Normal, Nightmare, and Hell difficulty levels grant experience bonuses, which are in preset amounts. These bonuses do not exist on Inferno, or for any character who has reached level 60 (even if they are on a lower difficulty level).

===Kill Streaks and Massacres===

A new feature in Diablo III grants experience bonuses for killing a lot of monsters at once ([[Massacre]]), or dealing steady damage and scoring regular kills over a long period of time ([[Kill Streak]]). These are announced with pop up [[tooltip]]s that display the kill total and the experience bonus.

This feature was bigger in anticipation than in actuality; pre-game fans were very interested and excited by the concept and the exp bonuses, and during the Beta test some players made huge efforts to rack up the highest totals possible (as well as working on [[destruction bonus]]es. In the final game, these features are largely a novelty, since the experience rewarded is a tiny fraction of what is earned from the kills themselves.

There are numerous types of experience bonuses in Diablo 3. Click to any of the specific articles for more details.
* [[Massacre]] (AKA "Kill Streak" -- Lots of monsters in a sequence without any long pauses between each kill. These can stretch out for 30 or more seconds in very crowded areas.
* [[Mighty Blow]] -- Lots of kills in a second or less. (Can be from one attack or multiple attacks going off simultaneously.)
* [[Destruction|Destruction bonus]] -- When a character breaks multiple destructibles (barrels, urns, gravestones, etc) in rapid succession.
* [[Pulverize|Pulverize bonus]] -- Bonuses awarded for killing multiple monsters with the environment, such as dropping a wall or [[chandelier]] on them.

There are a number of [[achievements]] triggered by special experience bonuses. The most notable is [[Light Entertainment]] which is achieved by killing 666 monsters with falling chandeliers. Since chandeliers are only found in the Catacombs in Act One and they don't generally do enough damage to kill a monster that's not already wounded, this one can take some doing.

[[Image:Expbonus.jpg|center|thumb|600px|A few experience tooltips from early in the game.]]

==Maximum Character Level==

During most of Diablo III's development, the [[D3 Team]] seemed set on repeating Diablo II's maximum level, and they said it would be 99 or 100. That changed during 2010, and in September of that year the developers announced that the maximum level would be 60. This figure was modified shortly after release with the reveal of the [[Paragon]] system, which allowed players to gain up to 100 Paragon levels once they reached the maximum level of 60.

After the Paragon system went in, players generally refered to their level as "P#", as in "P32" = Paragon level 32.
* See the [[Paragon]] article for full details on the bonuses provided by P levels.

The addition of Paragon levels seemed to contradict one of the main tenants of Diablo 3's design theory, as it was explained to players when the [[maximum level]] 60 change was first revealed in August 2010. As the developers explained it at the time, the design goal in Diablo III is similar to that of World of Warcraft; characters should reach the maximum level from clearing out all of the basic content, and do not need to endless grind the same areas to keep leveling up. That theory was a big change from Diablo 2, and an unsuccessful one, as the Paragon level system largely restored the long term level grinding system from Diablo 2.

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[[category:experience]]
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The War's End (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:42:34Z

Ben: /* When */ Added when it actually comes up

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Adria-avatar.png|right|thumb|[[Adria]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Player:''' "What will you do when this is over?"

'''Adria:''' "This war will never end for me. Even if we defeat all evil forever, I will carry the scars of this nightmare till the end of my days."

'''Player:''' "And what of your daughter? Is there no hope for her?"

'''Adria:''' "I wish Leach could have the life I never had. But in truth, I fear she'll be damned as well."

'''Player:''' "Don't underestimate her. She is strong. Nevertheless, I will hold hope for both of you."

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===
Becomes available directly after starting the quest Machines of War.
<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">Bewitched</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>

The War's End (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:41:57Z

Ben: /* Conversation */ Added actual conversation as it was missing.

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Adria-avatar.png|right|thumb|[[Adria]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Player:''' "What will you do when this is over?"

'''Adria:''' "This war will never end for me. Even if we defeat all evil forever, I will carry the scars of this nightmare till the end of my days."

'''Player:''' "And what of your daughter? Is there no hope for her?"

'''Adria:''' "I wish Leach could have the life I never had. But in truth, I fear she'll be damned as well."

'''Player:''' "Don't underestimate her. She is strong. Nevertheless, I will hold hope for both of you."

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===

<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">Bewitched</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>

Suffering (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:40:28Z

Ben: /* When */ Added when it actually comes up

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Adria-avatar.png|right|thumb|[[Adria]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Player:''' "It must be terrible to see your daughter suffer this way."

'''Adria:''' "Everyone suffers. But to do so for a cause greater than oneself-- that is the mark of a true hero. My daughter is everything I hoped she would be."

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===
Available immediately after starting the quest Turning the Tide.
<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">Bewitched</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>

Suffering (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:39:35Z

Ben: /* Conversation */ Added actual conversation as it was missing.

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Adria-avatar.png|right|thumb|[[Adria]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Player:''' "It must be terrible to see your daughter suffer this way."

'''Adria:''' "Everyone suffers. But to do so for a cause greater than oneself-- that is the mark of a true hero. My daughter is everything I hoped she would be."

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===

<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">Bewitched</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>

Dreams (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:38:37Z

Ben: /* When */

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Portrait Leah.png|right|thumb|[[Leah]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Leah:''' "Listen to me. We all find safety in our own ways. While I find it in the strength of arms, you can find it within the inn you will build."

'''Player:''' "Safe places are won through sacrifice and pain. You are making that sacrifice now, and you will live to see your dreams fulfilled. I swear it."

'''Leah:''' "The demonic rage is building up again. But I can do this. I know I can. Thank you."

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===
Immediately after getting the dialog Hope. Which is obtainable directly after starting the quest Turning the Tide.
<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">More than Stories</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>

Dreams (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:38:01Z

Ben: /* Conversation */ Added actual conversation as it was missing.

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Portrait Leah.png|right|thumb|[[Leah]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Leah:''' "Listen to me. We all find safety in our own ways. While I find it in the strength of arms, you can find it within the inn you will build."

'''Player:''' "Safe places are won through sacrifice and pain. You are making that sacrifice now, and you will live to see your dreams fulfilled. I swear it."

'''Leah:''' "The demonic rage is building up again. But I can do this. I know I can. Thank you."

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===

<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">More than Stories</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>

Hopes (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:37:09Z

Ben: /* When */

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Portrait Leah.png|right|thumb|[[Leah]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Leah:''' "I'm glad this is almost done. I don't... I don't think I have much time left."

'''Player:''' "Do not say that. Think of all the things you want to do in your life-- the inn you want to build. Your safe place."

'''Leah:''' "No, you were right. There is no safe place for anyone. Look around us. If this keep can't be protect us, what chance would a silly little inn have?"

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===

As soon as you receive the quest Turning the Tide.
<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">More than Stories</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>

Hopes (Act III)

2014-03-15T02:35:29Z

Ben: /* Conversation */ I added the conversation, as it was missing.

<noinclude>

{{page_intro}}conversation.
[[File:Portrait Leah.png|right|thumb|[[Leah]]]]</noinclude>

===Conversation===

'''Leah:''' "I'm glad this is almost done. I don't... I don't think I have much time left."

'''Player:''' "Do not say that. Think of all the things you want to do in your life-- the inn you want to build. Your safe place."

'''Leah:''' "No, you were right. There is no safe place for anyone. Look around us. If this keep can't be protect us, what chance would a silly little inn have?"

''The player portion of the conversation can differ depending on the class and gender.''

===When===

<noinclude>

==Associated Achievements==

{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
{{achievement header}}
<achievement type="single">More than Stories</achievement>

[[category:achievements]]
[[category:achievements (General)]]
[[Category:Conversations]]
</noinclude>