This needs to be addressed immediately! 98% reduction in XP gain

Manus

With all due respect this is unacceptable. This is akin to releasing a incremental patch that removes mobs or npc's. VR XP(2/3 ) is an such a major factor in the game and having it broken and people not playing (or alting) because of it is a failure.

I get stuff happening and things needing to be worked out but XP is a core part of the game.

xaraan

Today's patch hasn't seemed to help things much. XP is coming too slow and oddly. For example, spending 15-20 seconds opening a chest gets me more than double the xp than spending 15-20 MINUTES doing a side-quest. Biggest concern is that I can't group up and fight bosses if I'm only going to earn 347 xp for killing a boss several levels above me (making it quite a challenge) - I'm not talking about being carried with higher level or in some zerg of a dozen players. Something doesn't make sense.

My biggest worry is ZoS is screwing with things they don't need to be and not with stuff that needs attention.

Winnower

Veteran XP / level is now 4,000,000, not 1.5 million.

projectscience

XP gains after todays 1.5.3 incremental or decremental whatever patchy code-mambojambo.

VR5 char used for "testing".
Target: previously not completed world-bosses.

Deathsong Cleft, Reapers March. Boss lvl40: 3131 xp
Cynamoth, Coldharbour. Boss lvl50: 6791 xp
Bramahs Grove, Stonefalls, Boss lvl vr1: 1582 xp
Abadoned Camp, The Rift, Boss lvl vr5: 3733 xp

Wolf snooping around near the abadoned camp: 414 xp


==> Do you actually test the stuff (actually like to call it differently) before you release it?

And no, no addons were active.