Arcane Essence

2026-05-08T00:18:37Z

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Aspect Mastery

2026-05-08T00:14:18Z

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[[Category:Aspect]][[Category:Crafting]][[Category:PvM]][[Category:PvP]][[Category:Customization]]
==Summary==
* The Aspect Mastery system is a progression based system to enhance your PvM game
* Aspects are some kind of enchantment you can apply to your gear by spending a small amount of Arcane Essence
* Aspect enchantments are bound to the character: If an aspected item gets moved away from your character/inventory, it loses the enchantment. (E.g. when put in the bank box, or upon death.)
* Each character needs to unlock their Aspect(s) individually, before they can apply it to their items.
* Each character has their own individual Aspect Tier Levels and Experience amounts for each of the 23 different Aspects (such as Air, Fire, Death, etc)
* Characters will earn Aspect experience and level up their individual Aspects by killing creatures while equipped with Aspect Gear of that particular Aspect, from Pilfering & Mugging, and lockpicking Paragon, Dungeon & Treasure Map Chests
* The amount of Aspect Experience received from earning Doubloons by Sinking NPC Ships has been reduced by 50%

==Aspect Types==
{{AspectTypes}}

==Aspect Mastery Menu==
The Aspect Mastery Menu is broken into Weapon, Spellbook, and Armor sections. Players can view the Aspect Mastery Menu for their character by doing any of the following:

* Typing [Aspect in game
* Clicking their Paperdoll -> Clicking Help -> Clicking Aspect Mastery
* Clicking their Paperdoll -> Clicking on the virtue symbol above the character's head
* Double-clicking any Aspect Core, Aspect Distillation, or Aspect Kit item

[[File:aspectmulti.png|link=]]

===Navigating the Aspect Mastery Menu===
* Players can use the Arrow buttons to rotate through different aspects and select which aspect they would like to view or use for that particular item category (weapon, spellbook, or armor)
* Players can see the base bonuses that aspect would provide to the item as well as the bonuses that would be provided based on the character's Aspect Tier Level for that selected aspect

It should be noted that a character's Aspect Tier level and experience is the same and shared across all equipment types (i.e. players do not have an individual Fire Weapon Tier Level that differs from their Fire Spellbook Tier Level nor Fire Armor Tier level; they simply have a Fire Tier Level that applies to all equipment).

==Unlocking an Aspect==
* In order for a player to be able to convert their equipment to a particular Aspect, they must first Unlock that Aspect for their character
* To do this, they must set that particular Aspect as the selected one for Weapon/Armor/Spellbook (doesn't matter which), have the items listed in the section window in their backpack, and then click the Unlock Aspect button twice
* If the player has the required materials listed (of the matching aspect) in their backpack, they will be consumed and the Aspect will be permanently unlocked for the character
* To Unlock an Aspect, a player needs:
** 2 [[Aspect Distillation]] (of the same type)
** 4 [[Aspect Cores]] (of the same type)
** 1 [[Aspect Kit]]

[[File:unlock-aspect.png|link=]]

==Activating an Aspect==
* Once an Aspect has been unlocked, players can switch to it freely and set it as their current Weapon and Armor Aspect Attunement at any time
* Players may unlock all Aspects available provided they pay the required costs
* Players can choose to Activate those Weapon and Armor Aspect attunements to convert their currently worn Weapon/Spellbook or Armor into Aspect Gear of that respective Aspect

[[File:activate-aspect.jpg|link=]]

* Each Aspect Activation costs '''5 [[Arcane Essence]]'''
* Players who have unlocked Aspects may activate them an unlimited number of times per day
* When characters Activate an Aspect, they will be able to temporarily apply that Aspect to their currently worn Weapon, Spellbook, or Armor
** Since Aspect Gear is "Activated," equipment will lose its current Aspect and return to normal if the player dies or takes off the equipment (and places it anywhere other than their backpack) and will fall to the player's corpse and is lootable
** Players can steal Aspect Weapons and Aspect Magic Spellbooks (but not normal blessed spellbooks) from other players
* When a player activates an Aspect for their Weapon or Spellbook, all Weapons and Spellbooks stored in their backpack not matching the new Aspect will lose their aspect
* When a player activates a Weapon or Spellbook Aspect from the Aspect menu, or uses the [AspectWeapon/AspectSpellbook command, it will apply that aspect to any equipment the player is holding in their hands, whether its a Weapon or a Spellbook (no longer has to be a weapon or spellbook specifically)
* When a player activates an Aspect for their Armor, all Armor items stored in their backpack not matching the new Aspect will lose their aspect

==Using and obtaining Essence==
See [[Arcane Essence]] for more detail

==Activations and Tier upgrades==
Characters can activate their unlocked Aspects as many times as desired, for 5 Arcane Essence per activated item type.

===Aspect Tier Upgrades===
* As you kill monsters, you will gain Aspect XP for your activated Aspect
* Aspect XP will stop gaining once the limit has been reached for a particular level
* Once a level's max XP is reached, the Aspect must have its level upgraded with the requisite materials as listed below, in order to continue gaining Aspect XP

{{AspectTierUpgradeChart}}

===Set Active Tier Level===
* Players have the option with Aspect Gear to temporarily lower their "Active Tier Level" below than their normal Permanent Tier Level for an Aspect (i.e. a player at Tier 10 Air Aspect could temporarily choose to set their Air tier to be 0-9 if they wish)
* If a player lowers their Active Tier Level, it will treat their aspect bonuses provided by that specific aspect to be based on that Active Tier Level (and not their Permanent Tier Level)
* Players may wish to do this if they prefer to conserve their Arcane Essence for a temporary period of time (since the burn rate of Arcane Essence for a player is tied to the Aspect Tier Levels of their worn Aspect Gear, with higher tiers burning more Arcane Essence)
* The displayed bonuses for Aspect Gear on the [Aspect page as the [Stats page will reflect a player's Active Tier Level for an aspect (and not Permanent Aspect Tier Level)
* If a player's Active Tier Level for an Aspect is set to any number other than their normal, Permanent Tier Level, the text for it will display in green (indicating they have made an adjustment)
* Whenever a player earns enough aspect experience and Upgrades their Aspect Tier for an aspect to a new Tier Level, for safety purposes it will automatically set their Active Tier Level to match the new Permanent Tier Level they just reached
* Players can type [LowerWeaponAspect or [RaiseWeaponAspect to manually lower/raise their temporary "Active Tier Level" on their weapon/spellbook's aspect (without using the menu)
* Players can type [LowerSpellAspect or [RaiseSpellAspect to manually lower/raise their temporary "Active Tier Level" on their weapon/spellbook's aspect (without using the menu)
* Players can type [LowerArmorAspect or [RaiseArmorAspect to manually lower/raise their temporary "Active Tier Level" on their armor's aspect (without using the menu)

[[File:aspectrankdown.png|link=]]

==Aspect Items==
===Aspect Weapons===
* Aspect Bonuses for Melee Accuracy, Tactics Bonus, and Aspect Special Chance are the same for all Aspect types on weapons (only difference for Aspects is Aspect Special Effect)
* The bonuses from a player's worn equipment (such Exceptional Quality, Material Bonuses, Magical Spellbook Bonuses, Slayer Bonuses) will stack with Aspect Bonuses provided to equipment

[[File:aspectwep.png|link=]]

===Aspect Spellbook Bonuses===
* Aspect Bonuses for Mana Refund Chance, Damage Bonus, and Aspect Special Chance are the same for all Aspect types on spellbooks (only difference for Aspects is Aspect Special Effect)
* The bonuses from a player's worn equipment (such Exceptional Quality, Material Bonuses, Magical Spellbook Bonuses, Slayer Bonuses) will stack with Aspect Bonuses provided to equipment

[[File:aspectbook.png|link=]]

===Aspect Armor Bonuses===
* All Aspect Armor share an armor rating bonus, but can vary in which other bonuses you get for having that aspect active
* The bonuses from a player's worn equipment (such Exceptional Quality, Material Bonuses, Magical Spellbook Bonuses, Slayer Bonuses) will stack with Aspect Bonuses provided to equipment

[[File:aspectarmor.png|link=]]

==Aspects in PvP==
* When a player becomes Flagged in PvP, nearly all of their Aspect Armor Bonuses will remain in place and work as normal against creatures
* However, certain Aspect Armor Bonuses will temporarily be deactivated, due potential PvP imbalances they may cause
* Players can see which of these effects will be deactivated for each Aspect Armor by clicking the "PvP Mechanics" button on the Aspect Menu under the Armor section
* All Aspect Armor Effects that are deactivated while a player is Flagged in PvP will be shown in a list under "PvP Deactivated Effects"
* These effects will be reactivated once the player has been out of PvP for 60 seconds
* If an Aspect has any PvP Deactivated Effects listed, it will then also likely have one or more "PvP Activated Effects" listed
* Any bonuses listed under PvP Activated Effects will be a bonus applied to the Player against Creatures while they are currently Flagged in PvP
* PvP Activated Effects are intended to act as a trade-off for the player losing Aspect Effects due to being Flagged in PvP

[[File:aspectsinpvp2.png|link=]]

You can read about each Aspects PvP Deactivated and Activated Effects from their respective pages:
{{AspectTypes}}

==Items Losing Their Aspects==
* When a player dies, all Aspect Gear (non-Legacy ones) they have equipped or in their backpack will lose their Aspect and revert to its original material/bonuses and hue
* When a player unequips an Aspect Gear item and places it anywhere other than their backpack, it will lose its Aspect as well and revert to its original material/bonuses and hue
* If a player runs out of Arcane Charges, all of their Aspect Gear they have equipped or in their backpack will lose their Aspect and revert to original material/bonuses and hue
* If a player is killed while wearing Aspect Gear or has an Aspect Weapon or Magic Spellbook stolen, it will lose its current aspect

==Aspect Support Items==
* There are [[Aspect Crystals]] available to further increase the Damage and the Proc chance
** Previous Aspect Support Items (Foci/Oils/Ammo) have been discontinued and can be traded in for Crystals at the [[Prevalia Exchange]]
* Players can use [[Aspect Phylactery|Aspect Phylacteries]] to guarantee an aspect special on their next melee swing or spell cast.

Arcane Essence

2026-05-08T00:12:03Z

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[[Category:Aspect]][[Category:PvM]][[Category:New Player]]
==Summary==
* Arcane Essence is highly valuable and used to recharge a large number of high-end items including [[Aspect Gear]] as well as adding more charges onto special reward items (such as server-unique items granted from events)
* It can be received from turning in a variety of items to the [[Prevalia Exchange]]
* When players recycle identified magical items they will receive Arcane Essence in return in addition to any standard resources returned
* Arcane Essence can be used to purchase [[Echoes]] (25,000 for 1st, 50,000 for 2nd, 75,000 for 3rd, etc)

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==Obtaining Arcane Essence==
* Find magic weapons and armor
* Use the [[Item Identification]] skill on the item(s)
* Use a crafting tool, click Recycle Item and target the magical item
** Can use any crafting tool on a magical item (smith's hammer to recycle a magical bow)
** Can be done with zero crafting skills
* Once Recycled, [[Arcane Essence]] will appear in your backpack

==Arcane Essence Recycled Amounts==
{{ArcaneEssenceRecycledAmounts}}

==Arcane Essence Consumption==
* Players have an invisible '''"Damage Progress Meter"''' that is tracked for them when inflicting damage in Aspect Gear, and when the meter reaches 100%, the character will '''lose 1 Arcane Essence Charge''' (and the meter will reset to 0%)
* The rate Arcane Essence consumption for Aspect Gear is '''1 Arcane Essence''' for every '''(3000 - (30 * Tier Level)) Damage Dealt'''
* Any bonuses the players have towards reducing Arcane Essence Consumed (such as Weekly Server Region Bonuses) will reduce the amount the Meter increased by that much

Example:
* A player wearing Tier 10 Fire Aspect armor inflicts 500 damage, which will result in the meter filling up (500 / (3000 - (10 * 30))) = '''18.5%'''

===Warning Notification===
* Players can specify the exact point at which they will be warned when their Arcane Essence Charges remaining on their character drops below that number
* The "Warn When Below" value indicates the specific point where a notification message and sound will be generated for the player
* Clicking the "Set" button in the Aspect Mastery menu will launch a menu where players can type in a specific number they want to be warned at
* Players can then click the "Set Target" button in the pop up window to accept the new Target Number

[[File:aspectessencewarning.jpg|link=]]

Ship Crewmembers

2026-04-26T15:48:21Z

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[[Category:Ships]]
==Summary==
* Ship Crewmembers can be recruited in Taverns, Inns, Docks, and other locations using the [[Begging]] Skill
* Ship Crewmembers can be found as loot while out seafaring
* The Begging Skill "Motivation" mechanic increases Crewmember Damage by '''(25% * (Begging Skill / 100)) for 5 minutes''' [no longer impacts [[Wrestling]] Skill]
* Each NPC Crewmember has a Profession that provides certain bonuses while out at sea
* Players can Add and Remove Crewmembers to the Ship while it is a Ship Deed or Docked with a [[Dockmasters|Dockmaster]] which costs doubloons
* Players with 120 Begging Skill will have a 2% chance to recruit any Heroic Crewmembers who spawn in Towns
* Players with 120 Begging Skill will have a 1% chance to recruit any Legendary Crewmembers who spawn in Towns
* Undesired crewmembers can be converted into [[Arcane Essence]] at the [[Prevalia Exchange]]

==Ship Crewmember Professions==
* Each point is worth a base stat and Crewmembers can potentially have multiple of the same Ship Bonus
* Every Profession has a set list of Ship Bonuses that is rolled on when spawned
** All Crewmembers spawning as loot start at level 0

{{ShipCrewmembers}}

==Crewmember Ranks==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Base Rank
! Cost<br />(Doubloons)
! HitPoints Bonus
! Damage Bonus
! Wrestling Bonus
|-
| [[File:shipcrewrank1.png|link=]]<br />Novice
| 600
| 0%
| 0%
| 0%
|-
| [[File:shipcrewrank2.png|link=]]<br />Adept
| 700
| +5%
| +4%
| +3%
|-
| [[File:shipcrewrank3.png|link=]]<br />Veteran
| 600
| +10%
| +8%
| +6%
|-
| [[File:shipcrewrank4.png|link=]]<br />Expert
| 900
| +15%
| +12%
| +9%
|-
| [[File:shipcrewrank5.png|link=]]<br />Master
| 1000
| +20%
| +16%
| +12%
|-
| [[File:shipcrewrank6.png|link=]]<br />Heroic
| 10000
| +25%
| +20%
| +15%
|-
| [[File:shipcrewrank7.png|link=]]<br />Legendary
| 25000
| +30%
| +24%
| +18%
|-
|}

==Ship Crewmember Stats==
* Ship crewmembers have a set number of pips depending on the Base Rank of the crewmember (ie Expert, Master, Heroic, etc.)
* When a ship crewmember drops, the total number of pips will randomly roll into the possible bonuses they can provide.
* When a ship crewmember gains Loyalty, it will gain points into that bonus. The amount of bonus gained per loyalty level depends on the crewmember type.

==Ship Crewmember Abilities==
* Carpenter - Maintenance: Every 30-60 seconds will repair a randomized ship damage type (2% for Hull, 4% for Sails and Guns).
* Cook - Food Ration: Every 30-60 seconds in combat will randomly provide a 25% Damage bonus to a random Crewmember for 30 seconds.
* Engineer - Tinker: Every 30-60 seconds will reduce a random ability cooldown by 3% of its normal cooldown.
* Fisherman - Net: Every 30-60 seconds will Hinder their current combat target for 10 seconds (duraction reduced by 50% for players and will not stack with existing Hinder effects).
* Hedge Mage - Curse: Every 30-60 seconds will apply a 25% Damage penalty to their current combat target for 30 seconds (effect will not stack).
* Medic - First Aid: Every 30-60 seconds will heal a random Crewmember for 15% Health.
* Merchant - Commerce: Increases Special and Rare loot drop chances by 1%.
* Pilgrim - Prayer: Every 30-60 seconds will heal all Crewmembers for 3% Health.
* Powder Monkey - Powderkeg: Improves the damage of any Ship Bombs placed by players from this ship by 25%
* Spy - Poison: Has a 25% chance on Weapon hits to inflict Deadly Poison.

==Breach / Bravery==
* The Breach stat for the Ships System has been overhauled, and is now known as Bravery. Instead of providing an Armor Ignoring effect, the Bravery stat will now provide a Damage Bonus to Crewmembers against Creatures on the same ship or against Boss/Boss Minions [https://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/expansion-ships.5486/ Wildands Expansion Patch Notes]

==Ship Crewmember Loyalty==
* All Ship Crewmembers have a Loyalty Level ranging from 0-10
* Ship Crewmembers begin at Loyalty Level 0
* When a player's ship earns Doubloons for killing NPC Crewmembers and sinking NPC ships, all Crewmembers on the player's ship earn Loyalty Experience points based on the Doubloon amount
* Ship Crewmembers can also gain Loyalty Experience by completing Special Fishing Nets, Fishing Spots and SOS/MIBs
* A Crewmember's Loyalty Experience progress is depicted by a yellow/white progress bar
* Specific XP amounts for Loyalty Experience can be viewed in the "Info" page for the Crewmember
* Loyalty Experience gain rate has been increased by 50% [https://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/patch-notes-for-november-8-2021-ship-patch.3879/ (Patch 11/8/21)]

[[File:shipcrewmemberloyalty.jpg|link=]]

===Loyalty and Pirate Booty===
* When a Crewmember reaches enough Loyalty Experience, they can be upgraded to the next Loyalty Level within the "Info" page for the Crewmember
* In order to upgrade a Crewmember's Loyalty Level, the player will have to spend a number of Pirate Booty (from their backpack)
* The amount of Pirate Booty required to upgrade a Crewmember increases with each Loyalty Level
* Players can upgrade a Ship Crewmember’s Loyalty Level while at sea and it will immediately update the displayed Ship’s Bonuses. The remaining upgraded stats (wrestling, HP) will not be implemented until docking and therefore the next launch.
* A Crewmember's Loyalty Level is visually depicted by a number of Rum Bottles (with no bottles shown for Level 0)
* Players will come across Pirate Booty as loot in a variety of seafaring activities
* At level 10, crewmembers peak at 150% of their base level 0 bonuses. For example, if they started level 0 at 1 they will have 1.5 at level 10.

[[File:shipcrewmemberloyalty02.jpg|link=]]

===Loyalty Upgrade Increases===
Each Loyalty Level upgrade increases the following:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Crewmember Bonuses
! Amount
|-
| HP Increase
| +2.5%
|-
| Damage Increase
| +2%
|-
| Wrestling Increase
| +1.5%
|}

==Ship People Things==
{{ShipIndex}}

Custom Guild Houses

2026-04-10T23:40:39Z

2026-03-18T12:20:52Z

Agoodeffort: /* War Aspect Experience */

[[Category:Aspect]][[Category:PvM]][[Category:PvP]]
==Summary==
* War Aspect is an Aspect that players can only unlock and gain experience for it through PvP Events, Tournaments, and Factions
* War Aspect functions similarly to other Aspects, however the means of unlocking and leveling the aspect are unique
* Players will only be able to receive War Aspect Cores and War Aspect Distillations as rewards from PvP Events, Tournaments, and Factions
* Players do not have to have War Aspect Gear equipped in order to gain War Aspect Experience (it will automatically be applied)
* Players will NOT be able to gain Experience for War Aspect from standard Creature Kills or traditional means of gaining Aspect Experience

[[File:waraspectgump1.png|700px|link=]]

==War Aspect Items==
* Players will receive a War Aspect Core placed in their Bank Box for each PvP Event or Arena Tournament they participate in where they earn 1 or more Reward Points
* Players will receive a War Aspect Distillation placed in their Bank Box for every two PvP Events or Arena Tournaments they participate in where they earn 1 or more Reward Points
* Players do not have to be wearing War Aspect Gear in order to receive War Cores or War Distillations
* War Aspect Cores and War Aspect Distillations will not drop as Loot from standard sources (Monster Corpses, Dungeon Chests, Ship Holds, etc)

[[File:waraspectinbank.png|link=]]

==War Aspect Experience==
* If a player has Unlocked the War Aspect for their character, they will receive 250 Experience towards their War Aspect for Each Reward Point they earn from PvP Events and Tournaments
* Players can earn a maximum of 750 Experience from a single PvP Event
* Players can earn a maximum of 1500 Experience from a single Tournament
* Players do not have to be wearing War Aspect Gear in order to earn War Aspect Experience
* Players will NOT be able to gain Experience for War Aspect from standard Creature Kills or traditional means of gaining Aspect Experience, except in [[Faction Dungeons]] and [[Omni Bosses]] minion phase.

[[File:waraspectxp1.png|link=]]

==War Aspect Weapon==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | [[File:waraspectweapon.png|link=]]<br />War Aspect Weapon
|-
! Melee Accuracy Bonus
| style="text-align:left;" | 10% + 2% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Tactics Bonus
| style="text-align:left;" | 10 + 2 per player War Tier Level
|-
! Aspect Special Chance<br />(scales with weapon speed)
| style="text-align:left;" | 0.5% + 0.05% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Aspect Special Effect:<br />War Cry
| style="text-align:left;" | Increases Melee and Spell Damage by (15% + (1.5% * Tier Level)) for the next 60 seconds<br />(can stack up to two times)
|}

==War Aspect Spellbook==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | [[File:waraspectspellbook.png|link=]]<br />War Aspect Spellbook
|-
! Mana Refund Chance
| style="text-align:left;" | 10% + 2% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Damage Bonus
| style="text-align:left;" | 10% + 2% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Aspect Special Chance<br />(scales with spell circle)
| style="text-align:left;" | 4% + 0.4% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Aspect Special Effect:<br />War Cry
| style="text-align:left;" | Increases Melee and Spell Damage by (15% + (1.5% * Tier Level)) for the next 60 seconds<br />(can stack up to two times)
|}

==War Aspect Armor==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | [[File:waraspectarmor.png|link=]]<br />War Aspect Armor
|-
! Armor Rating Bonus
| style="text-align:left;" | 20% + 5% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Chance Every Second to<br />Gain 2 HP, 2 Stamina, 1 Mana
| style="text-align:left;" | 9% + 3% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Mele/Spell Damage Bonus
| style="text-align:left;" | 4% + 1.3% per player War Tier Level
|-
! Damage Resistance
| style="text-align:left;" | 4% + 1.3% per player War Tier Level
|}

===Chance Every Sec Mechanic===
* Every 1 second that passes, a player in War Aspect Armor has a 9.0% + 3.0% per Tier chance they will restore 2 Hits, 2 Stam, and 1 Mana
* Having stats restored by War Aspect armor will not impact a player's natural regen rates for Hits, Stam, Mana
* Regaining mana in this manner will not trigger any Food-based chances for additional mana recovery

==War Aspect PvP Effects==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | War Aspect
|-
| Deactivated
| style="text-align:left;" | Chance on Step to Restore 2 Hits, 2 Stam, 1 Mana
|-
| Activated
| style="text-align:left;" | Damage Bonus of 1.0% + 0.5% Per Tier
|-
| Activated
| style="text-align:left;" | Damage Resistance Bonus of 5.0% + 1.5% Per Tier
|}

* All Aspect Armor Effects that are deactivated while a player is Flagged in PvP will be shown in a list under "PvP Deactivated Effects"
* These effects will be reactivated once the player has been out of PvP for 60 seconds
* Any bonuses listed under PvP Activated Effects will be a bonus applied to the Player against Creatures while they are currently Flagged in PvP

==War Aspect Cloth==
* Hue 2503
* To Craft: 120 Tailoring, 1 War Distillation and 1 Wool

[[File:waraspectcloth2b.png|link=]]

==Aspects==
{{AspectTypes}}

Experience Gain

2026-03-18T11:34:51Z

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[[Category:Experience]][[Category:Mechanics]][[Category:PvM]][[Category:Aspect]][[Category:Bosses]]__TOC__
==Summary==
As of August 30, 2022 there has been an overhaul to the experience gain system, below is an outline of how the system works.
* Players will no longer need to worry about different damage sources they create (such as Melee Damage, Poison Tick Damage, Pet Damage, Aspect Procs/Special) "competing" with each other for experience: each Experience System (such as Weapon Codexes, Poison Kits, Aspects) will gain Experience simultaneously without conflict
* Players will likely have a much easier to gaining Experience while working in groups due to the Group Experience Multiplier
* Players who run "Support" builds that are geared towards Healing other players or providing Barding support to groups, and typically deal minimal damage to creatures, will now have a dramatically easier time gaining Experience in groups if they are in a Party where multiple people have Share Experience toggled
* In order to provide a better overall experience for players leveling up various Codexes, Tomes, Grimoires, etc we have recoded our sequence of how Experience is distributed for players, and will explain it below in a series of "steps"
* The amount of Aspect Experience received from earning Doubloons by Sinking NPC Ships has been reduced by 50%

==Step 1: Creature Death and Gold Value==
* A creature is '''killed''' by one or more players
* A '''Creature Gold Value''' is determined for the creature derived from its '''DifficultyValue''' (displayed in the '''Animal Lore''' menu for the creature)
* Creature's Gold Value is the "'''expected'''" amount of '''gold''' that will appear on that creature's '''corpse''' on death, before any adjustments to that gold amount are applied for Weekly Server Bonuses, Guild Favors, Fortune Aspect, etc

==Step 2: Determine Player Damage Percentages==
Each player will have a Player Damage Percent determined for them towards to the creature killed

By default, for each player this will be '''(Damage Dealt by Player and their Followers / Creature Total Hit Points)'''

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
A player who dealt 2000 Damage to a creature with 5000 Hit Points will have a (2000 / 5000) = '''40% Player Damage Percent'''

However, the '''Player Damage Percent''' of a player may be overridden if they are in a '''Party''' and have the "'''Share Experience'''" button toggled (see below)

===<u>Party Share Experience</u>===
For each '''Party''' that has a player who damaged the creature, all members of that party who have '''Share Experience''' toggled and are '''within 50 tiles''' of the creature will '''combine''' their Damage together and then divide it equally between them to result in the same '''Player Damage Percent''' for each of them

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
Several players fight a creature with 5000 Hit Points

Player A is '''in party and has Share Experience toggled''', and inflicts 0 Damage to creature (but was within 50 tiles)<br />
Player B is '''in party and has Share Experience toggled''', and inflicts 1000 Damage to creature<br />
Player C is '''in party and has Share Experience toggled''', and inflicts 2000 Damage to creature<br />
Player D is in party but does '''NOT''' have Share Experience toggled, and inflicts 1000 Damage to creature<br />
Player E is '''NOT''' in the party and inflicts 1000 damage to the creature

Because the party contains 3 members with "Share Experience" toggled and those players combined to inflict (0 + 1000 + 2000) = 3000 total damage, each of the Share Experience players will be treated as having done (3000 / 3) = 1000 Damage and have a (1000 / 5000) = '''20% Player Damage Percent''' for each of them

==Step 3: Determine Group Experience Multiplier==
* Each creature has a starting 1.0x Group Experience Multiplier
* The Group Experience Multiplier will adjust the amount of experience earned by all players who earn experience from the creature
* If 2 or more players deal damage of at least 5% of the creature's Total Health, the Group Experience Multiplier of that creature will increase to become (1 + ((Valid Players - 1) * .50))

* Multiply the player’s Damage Dealt Percent by (1 * (Group Experience Scalar Bonus))
If player’s newly adjusted Damage Dealt Percent exceeds the listed Group Experience Damage Percent Ceiling for their Group Size, it becomes capped at that ceiling percent (can’t go above it)<br />
<u>'''Group Experience Damage Percent Ceiling'''</u> Per Damaging Player Total:<br />
2 Players: 70%<br />
3 Players: 60%<br />
4 Players: 50%<br />
5 Players: 40%<br />
6 Players: 35%<br />
7: Players: 30%<br />
8 Players or More: 25%<br />

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
Players do not have share experience enabled<br>
Player A inflicts 1% damage to creature<br />
Player B inflicts 10% damage to creature<br />
Player C inflicts 14% damage to creature<br />
Player D inflicts 75% damage to creature<br />

*Player D adjusted group experience is (.75*((3-1)*.5)) == .75*1 which exceeds the group experience percent ceiling of 60% for 3 players, so PlayerD damage percent is adjusted to 60%
*Since 3 players inflicted at least 5% damage, all players will receive a (1 + ((3 - 1) * .50)) = 2.0x Group Experience Multiplier

===<u>Boss Results and Party Damage Displays</u>===
Even if players have '''Share Experience''' toggled and are combining + dividing damage, the '''Boss Results''' and '''Party Menu''' will still display a player's "'''actual'''" damage (since players will likely want to know how they are actually contributing)

[[File:exp_Boss_Results.png]]

==Step 4: Determine Experience for Players==
Each player will receive Experience from the creature equal to '''(Creature Gold Value * Group Experience Multiplier * Player Damage Percent)'''

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
A creature has a Creature Gold Value of 1000<br />
There is a Group Experience Multiplier of 1.50x for the creature<br />
The player has a Player Damage Percent of 20% against the creature<br />

The player will receive (1000 * 1.50 * .20) = '''300 Experience''' from the creature

==Step 5: Apply Experience to Systems==
===<u>Experience Systems</u>===
An '''Experience System''' is any system on Outlands that a player can earn experience towards by '''Killing Creatures'''

<u>'''Example'''</u>
* Aspect Gear
* Weapon / Parry Codex
* Summoner's Tome
* Wizardry Grimoire
* Bard Codex
* Poison Kit
* Taming Bestiary
* Mastery Chains

'''Note:''' There are some outlier "Experience Systems" such as the '''Thieves Codex''' that are unique and '''do not earn Experience from creature kills''', and instead earn them from actions such as Stealing, and therefore are exempt from this Experience Squence and not listed here

===<u>Applying Experience to Systems</u>===
When a player receives '''Experience''', it will apply that amount of Experience to '''ALL Experience Systems''' that the player currently qualifies for, even if technically they '''did not inflict any damage utilizing that system/mechanic''' against the creature killed

Players '''MUST''', however, have the '''Required Skills''', '''Required Codex/Items''', or '''Tamed/Summoned Creatures''' needed for that system in order to have experience applied to it

Assumptions: For all systems '''except Aspect''' 1 gold = 1 xp, so 250 gold = 250 XP, for <b>Aspect</b> 100 gold = 1 xp, so 250 gold = 2.5 xp

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
A player earns 250 Experience

The player has a Fencing Codex, a Poison Kit, and a Bard Codex in their backpack<br />
The player has a Mastery Chain, and are wearing an Aspect Weapon and an Aspect Armor<br />
The player has the following character skills:
* 100 Fencing
* 100 Parrying
* 100 Tactics
* 100 Poisoning
* 100 Musicianship
* 100 Discordance
* 100 Healing

Regardless of how the player inflicts damage in combat (and even if they inflict none at all while in a Party with Share Experience toggled), the player will have the following Experience amounts applied:
* 250 Experience towards their Fencing Codex
* 250 Experience towards their Parry Codex
* 250 Experience towards their Bard Codex
* 250 Experience towards their Poison Kit
* 250 Experience towards their Mastery Chain
* 2.5 Aspect xp is awarded to equipped Aspected Weapon or Spellbook
* 2.5 Aspect xp is awarded to equipped Aspected Armor

===Special Handling for Certain Experience Systems===
====<u>Experience for Weapon/Parry Codexes</u>====
If a character has multiple weapon skills that can earn Codex experience, then the amount of Experience earned will be applied in full between all of those weapon skills that are below the maximum rank (i.e. those that can earn experience still)

Parrying, however, will always receive the full Experience amount (and will not be divided)

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
A player earns 250 Experience

The player has the following skills on their character and has all necessary Codexes for each:
* Macing (Codex Rank 7 [Max])
* Fencing (Codex Rank 6)
* Archery (Codex Rank 4)
* Parry (Codex Rank 5)
* Tactics

The player will earn the following:
* '''250 Experience''' towards their Fencing Codex
* '''250 Experience''' towards their Archery Codex
* '''250 Experience''' towards their Parry Codex

====<u>Experience for Summoner's Tomes</u>====
When players earn Experience towards Summoner's Tomes, they will divide the Experience received towards each Spell Upgrade between the Summoned Followers they have alive at the time

Experience Towards Upgrade = Experience * (Total Control Slots of Creature For Spell / 5)

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
A player earns 250 Experience and has the following Summons active:
* Fire Elemental (2 Control Slots)
* Earth Elemental (2 Control Slots)
* Summoned Grizzly Bear (1 Control Slots)

The player will earn:
* 250 * (2 / 5) = 100 Experience towards the Fire Elemental Upgrade
* 250 * (2 / 5) = 100 Experience towards the Earth Elemental Upgrade
* 250 * (1 / 5) = 50 Experience towards the Summon Creature Upgrade

Alternatively, if a player had 2 Fire Elementals active, they would earn 250 * (4 / 5) = 200 Experience towards the Fire Elemental Upgrade

'''Note''': The Blade Spirits spell gets a 2x Experience bonus due to the limitation on players only being able to have 1 Blade Spirits summoned at a time

====<u>Experience for Aspects</u>====
If a player earns Experience, it will apply that Experience amount to '''both''' the player's '''Weapon/Spellbook Aspect''' and also to that player's '''Armor Aspect''' (if either/each exist)

However, because a player can switch between multiple '''Aspects''' for both Weapon/Spellbooks and Armor during combat at various times, handling for applying Experience towards Aspects can vary.

=====<u>If Player Has Damaged The Creature</u>=====
If a player has inflicted damage on the creature while wearing any Aspect Weapons/Spellbooks or Aspect Armor, it will distribute Experience between those different Aspects the player has used based on what percentage of damage they did while equipped with each aspect

However, if an Aspect's Permanent Tier Level is at the Max (Tier 14) and it can no longer earn Experience, it will not be considered in this calculation
* Aspects that have reached maximum xp due to pending upgrade will also not receive experience. In both cases the experience that would have been applied is "lost."

=====<u>If Player Has Not Damaged The Creature (Party Share Experience)</u>=====
It is possible for a player to earn Experience despite inflicting '''no damage''' on the creature, due to being in a Party and earning Experience through the '''Share Experience''' toggle

If this occurs, the player will earn Experience towards Aspects based on what they are currently wearing at the time of the creature's death

<u>'''Example'''</u><br />
A player earns '''250 Experience'''

* The player did no damage to the creature, and earned their Experience entirely through Share Experience in the Party system

The player is wearing an Air Aspect Weapon, and earns '''125 Experience''' towards Air Aspect<br />
The player is wearing a Void Aspect Armor, and earns '''125 Experience''' towards Void Aspect

Alternatively, if the player was wearing both Air Weapon and Air Armor, they would earn 250 Experience towards Air Aspect

=====<u>Aspect Experience Display Numbers</u>=====
It should be noted that for *most* Experience Systems, the amount of Experience earned directly translates into a 1 to 1 ratio: i.e. if you earn 250 Experience towards the Bard Codex, it will display in the Bard Codex menu that your Progress for that codex has increased by 250

The Aspect System is an outlier in that it utilizes a 100 to 1 ratio, meaning that earning 250 Experience towards an aspect will display in the Aspect Menu as having earned 2.5 Progress towards an Aspect

This is simply due to our Aspect system predating most of our other Experience Systems by nearly two years, and was setup using a different scaling range

So players should be aware that displayed Experience for Aspect Experience will be 1/100th of what those are for other systems, but players will be earning them at the same "actual" rate