Invasion Hotfix: Why it does not work for leveling now.

[Deleted]

For stage 3 just venture out and you'll find loads of mobs unattended. You can also clean up the area when everyone heads back to the base for Stage 4.

[Shadochi]

For stage 3 just venture out and you'll find loads of mobs unattended.

True but sometimes I get a Gold Skull nameplate mob that gives loads of XP and almost kill him when someone jumps in and tags him

[WurstKaeseSzenario]

For stage 3 just venture out and you'll find loads of mobs unattended.

That's also what I'm observing. Higher levels usually just fly from boss to boss for shards, completely ignoring anything that's not attacking them while they're killing a boss.

[PragmaticGamer]

I don't think they can fix the tagging issue, it's working as intended. Every change they've made, they've used existing tech (bonus objective XP, mobs killed XP, even tapping).

They tweaked the completion XP, the mob XP, but they're not going to rip out the code for tapping.

[Shadochi]

I don't think they can fix the tagging issue, it's working as intended. Every change they've made, they've used existing tech (bonus objective XP, mobs killed XP, even tapping).

They tweaked the completion XP, the mob XP, but they're not going to rip out the code for tapping.

Change it globally then for the duration of the pre patch, and then on the 29th do a maintenance to revert it

[Cracked]

The best way to level is to go around the zone, find an abandoned invasion SITE or STRUCTURE (not bosses!!!) and kill regular mobs, doomguards, infernals, felguards, imps. You can easily do 2-3 levels per invasion in 10-60 range.

[Aori]

I haven't really had an issue grinding out the mobs during an invasion and I'm on Emerald Dream, just stop trying to grind around the zerg on phase 3 and continue to grind during phase 4. Hitting the invasions after the initial rush is best. I went from 91.8 to 93.1 in a single invasion on my druid, granted I had rested xp.

[WurstKaeseSzenario]

So I just checked. I got 41% of a level without heirlooms, which should net around 64% - almost 2/3 of a level - with heirlooms. I think that's more than enough XP for 10-15 minutes played. And that was without killing any mobs. Killing mobs additionally to the stage completion XP should net around 1 level per invasion. One whole level per minute sounds like it's currently one of the fastest ways of gaining XP.

[Lochton]

yeah i was shocked when i helped kill a skull mob and got 5 experience. thats why im still just afking on my last character to get to 100. idc if questing gives more experience per hour. wth else do i have to do for the next 2 weeks? lol

It is the AFK'ing people that makes the other people want the reward to be even lower.. So.. We're stuck..

[Ealyssa]

The nerf was stupid, period.

"hey they are more invasion, so know you'll have to work more for the same reward"

NOPE

[Deleted]

So I just checked. I got 41% of a level without heirlooms, which should net around 64% - almost 2/3 of a level - with heirlooms. I think that's more than enough XP for 10-15 minutes played. And that was without killing any mobs. Killing mobs additionally to the stage completion XP should net around 1 level per invasion. One whole level per minute sounds like it's currently one of the fastest ways of gaining XP.

That must have been on like a level 20 or something, cause at 75 you get about 20-30% if your afk the whole way, and about 50% if you kill mobs at stage 3 and tap the bosses on the other stages. This is with heirlooms.

[Eon Drache]

Are you guys serious? Go level up like everyone else, afk in Orgrimmar while doing dungeons. How is this such a problem? I'll never understand how some people can be so spoiled.

People WANT to participate in the experience. The way Blizzard has set it up there is no reason to participate. Just afk in the zone and done. I want to feel like I'm contributing to the cause.

[Sylvaeres]

Lol, I'm gonna mentally bookmark this for when I need to use it.

But pretty much true, the invasions were supposed to be so everyone has a reason to do them after the year long wait.

Lmao you're welcome good sir

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Even if we ignore the flaming you are still wrong.
These invasions didn't even give experience when they were implemented, that came later.
And then they noticed it was too much.

Who cares if it's "too much". In what way does it hurt the game whatsoever? None. The only thing it hurts is the group of people that are too sensitive about shit that doesn't really affect them. Someone afking in a corner doesn't do a single thing to anyone that minds their own business

[Diggy]

Honestly, I don't see a problem with high level of xp gained from the limited time event that happens at the very end of the expansion before new one arrives and everyone goes off to do their stuff the intended way. So what if someone afks and and gets exp for alt#20? I took my lvl 30 alt into invasions before and had fun playing and the fact that some1 afk'd in the corner of the zone didn't affect me. I participated in event with many other players, get massive multiplayer aspect of it and got good reward at the same time. Let them eat the cake! Whatever..

Now I'm just trying to peel off any group and find a single mob away from everyone and if someone shows up and tags, I just curse at them even though they are not to blame - they are playing the game as well

[clevin]

Even if we ignore the flaming you are still wrong.
These invasions didn't even give experience when they were implemented, that came later.
And then they noticed it was too much.

You say they noticed this as if they weren't paying attention. BS. Either someone approved that amount to go live or their testers should be fired for not writing it as a bug. But here's the thing... why not leave it? It's for 2 more weeks, then it's gone forever. So, some people level insanely easy for little to no effort. Big deal. Why even antagonize some part of your player base like this? After delivering jackshit for over a year, you toss them something and people say Hey, maybe I'll get that character up in level! and then... nerf. They shouldn't be spending time on this. They shouldnt be debating it, testing alternate options, etc. Just put the XP back and fix real issues.

[Pandragon]

It is the AFK'ing people that makes the other people want the reward to be even lower.. So.. We're stuck..

i play on a pvp realm, so i do participate when the invasion is in a horde controlled zone where i can unflag myself. its not fun trying to level with 100s camping you.

[clevin]

Fun..
Fun..?
There is nothing fun about it.
People do it because it's free experience.
People take free keychains because they are free, doesn't mean that keychains are suddenly fun!

The only thing they should do is fix the issue where you only get 5% or so of the experience when someone else tags a mob.
And the PvP-tag.. Getting 1-shotted is stupid, especially when it happens 5 times in a row.

See, this is what I loathe about most of you. I KNEW someone would take that entire post and whine about the use of the word 'fun' while utterly ignoring the entire point of the post. Post edited to forestall more asinine replies like this.

[Lochton]

i play on a pvp realm, so i do participate when the invasion is in a horde controlled zone where i can unflag myself. its not fun trying to level with 100s camping you.

Wish I could kill (pvp kill, not real life kill) all the AFK'ers, and that they weren't getting anything out of it.. It has become a great problem, was even huge before the change.

[Deleted]

All blizzard needed to do was nerf the XP by 20%, and not 60%.

Or put a soft-cap on xp gained per day from invasions, but keep the high xp per invasion.

[Culex]

Then you got jackasses like these.