Leveling Pact: Difference between revisions

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Overview

A new feature introduced in Issue 13 and an innovation to MMORPGs, this system allows two players to create new characters (or use existing low-level characters) and have their experience be permanently synced, whether or not both characters are online. They will always be the same level, even if one pactmate plays ten times more often than the other.

Creation

A pact can only be created between characters who are Level 5 and under. To begin a pact, a player right-clicks on their intended pactmate and chooses Invite to Leveling Pact.

This creates a special Friends List subsection labeled Leveling Pact. The following options are found there:

A list containing the player's character name and their pactmate's character name.
A button labeled Leave Pact which will break the Leveling Pact.

Details

All sources of experience - glowie clicks, critter defeats, Mission/Story Arc completion, etc - are split between pactmates. Item drops (enhancements, inspirations, etc.), Influence/Infamy, and Prestige are not split. Currently, after leveling once in an Instanced Map, no more experience will be awarded in the instance until after zoning, when both pactmates will get a lump sum of all unawarded experience. This is not considered a bug. However, it is still being looked at by the developers for better options.

If a player goes into debt while pacted, they will earn less experience for the pact until their debt is paid off. The experience gained from their pactmate is not used to pay off debt.

Pactmates do not need to be on at the same time, or even on the same team, or any team at all, for their experience to go toward their partner. If one player is Exemplared/Malefactored, they will not earn experience for the pact. However, they will still receive half of their partner's experience.

Quitting

Players can break a Leveling Pact at any time by selecting the button mentioned above in the Friends List subsection, or by right-clicking on their pactmate and selecting Leave Pact. However, if their characters are above level 5, they cannot re-create the pact or join a new one.

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-A new feature introduced in [[Issue 13]] and a new innovation to MMOs, this system allows you and a friend to create new characters and have your XP be permanently in sync, whether both characters are online or not. You will always be the same level, even if your friend plays ten times more often than you do!
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+== Overview ==
+A new feature introduced in [[Issue 13]] and an innovation to [[MMORPG]]s, this system allows two players to create new characters (or use existing low-level characters) and have their [[experience]] be permanently synced, whether or not both characters are online. They will always be the same level, even if one ''pactmate'' plays ten times more often than the other.
-==Details==
+== Creation ==
-    * A pact can only be created between characters who are Level 5 and under.
+A pact can only be created between characters who are '''[[Level]] 5''' and under. To begin a pact, a player right-clicks on their intended pactmate and chooses '''Invite to Leveling Pact'''.
-    * To begin a pact, right-click on your friend's character and choose "Invite to Leveling Pact".
-    * XP and Influence are split between both players.
-Via Pohsyb [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=12047361&bodyprev=#Post12047361]
-*Limited to two (2) characters in a pact initially
-*The experience earned is flattened to the lowest character
-**Pondering:  Does the higher character get to re-pick any powers/slots earned, or is this like a malefactor?
-*Any incoming experience to any member is effectively split by the member count of the pact
-Q and A [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=12049945&bodyprev=#Post12049945]
+This creates a special [[The Players' Guide to the Cities/User Interface/Friends Window|Friends List]] subsection labeled '''Leveling Pact'''. The following options are found there:
-*Debt is still tracked on a per player basis. The player with debt will just earn less for the pact until their debt is payed off.
+# A list containing the player's character name and their pactmate's character name.
-**Translation?: When XP is earned by a partner and transferred to a player with debt, this isn't used to payback the debt
+# A button labeled '''Leave Pact''' which will break the Leveling Pact.
-*Do they have to be on a team together if they are both logged on?
-**Pohsyb: Nope
-*If they are both truckin away, but on different teams, does the split still happen?
-**Pohsyb: Yes
-*Do ALL sources of XP get split in this manner? (entity death, mission completion, arc completion, glowie clicking, etc)
-**Pohsyb: Yes
-*If A is exemped on one team and B is not, on another, does A get XP regardless?
-**Pohsyb: A will not earn XP towards the pact, but will still get his share from B.
-You can break out of a pact at any time. Of course, the pact will be permanently broken if you've passed level 5[http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=12056357&bodyprev=#Post12056357]
+== Details ==
+'''All''' sources of experience - [[glowie]] clicks, [[critter]] defeats, [[Mission]]/[[Story Arc]] completion, etc - are split between pactmates. Item drops ([[enhancements]], [[inspiration]]s, etc.), [[Influence]]/[[Infamy]], and [[Prestige]] are '''not''' split. Currently, after leveling once in an [[Instanced Map]], no more experience will be awarded in the instance until after [[zoning]], when both pactmates will get a lump sum of all unawarded experience. This is not considered a [[bug]]. However, it is still being looked at by the [[developer]]s for better options.
+If a player goes into debt while ''pacted'', they will earn less experience for the pact until their debt is paid off. The experience gained from their pactmate is ''not'' used to pay off debt.
+Pactmates do not need to be on at the same time, or even on the same team, or any team at all, for their experience to go toward their partner. If one player is [[Sidekick#Exemplar|Exemplared/Malefactored]], they will not earn experience for the pact. However, they will still receive half of their partner's experience.
+== Quitting ==
+Players can break a Leveling Pact at any time by selecting the button mentioned above in the Friends List subsection, or by right-clicking on their pactmate and selecting '''Leave Pact'''. However, if their characters are above level 5, they '''cannot''' re-create the pact or join a new one.
 [[Category:Gameplay]]