I did some testing to see what it would be like to farm for meso after the launch. Here are some results:
Character: level 113 Priest
Map: Ghost Ship 2
Monster: Slimy
Currently each slimy is giving out 1299 exp.... that's WITHOUT HS. I made sure to not cast HS while doing this test.
Slimy in a 1x server is supposed to give out 250 exp, so 1299 / 250 = 5.2x. So the server is currently giving out 5.2x exp, not 3x.
In a true 3x environment, each Slimy should give out 750 exp.
Farming results, after 1 hour of farming:
Mesos: 2.3 million. This is pure mesos picked up off the ground.
USE: 12 wand 60% scrolls, 24 Tobi throwing stars
EQUIP: 265 pieces (weapons and armor). NPC-ed for 17.4 million mesos
The amount of pure mesos seems right in line with what I would expect for a 2x meso drop rate. So that looks pretty good.
The amount of scrolls and Tobi stars seems too high for a 2x or 3x drop rate.
The amount of EQUIP dropped is ridiculously high for a 2x or 3x drop rate. It seems to be about 10x rate.
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I did a similar test, this time with a bishop at Skele.
Character: level 221 bishop, using Genesis 30
Map: The Dragon Nest Left Behind
Monster: Skelegon, Skelosaurus
Currently each skelosaurus is giving out 29,851 exp.
In a 1x server skelosaurus gives out 4750 exp, so 29,851 / 4750 = 6.2x exp rate
Farming results, after 1 hour of farming:
Mesos: 4.2 million. This is pure mesos picked up off the ground.
USE: 24 scrolls of various kinds, 156 skill/mastery books of various kinds
EQUIP: 96 pieces (weapons and armor). NPC-ed for 28.8 million mesos
Again, pure mesos dropped seems spot-on, it's about what you would expect from a 2x meso server.
But for USE and EQUIP, again it seems way too high. The meso I earned NPC'ing equipment was WAY higher than what I earned by picking up mesos. Like 7 times as much. That's totally out of whack, it should be at least be in the same ballpark.
Character: level 113 Priest
Map: Ghost Ship 2
Monster: Slimy
Currently each slimy is giving out 1299 exp.... that's WITHOUT HS. I made sure to not cast HS while doing this test.
Slimy in a 1x server is supposed to give out 250 exp, so 1299 / 250 = 5.2x. So the server is currently giving out 5.2x exp, not 3x.
In a true 3x environment, each Slimy should give out 750 exp.
Farming results, after 1 hour of farming:
Mesos: 2.3 million. This is pure mesos picked up off the ground.
USE: 12 wand 60% scrolls, 24 Tobi throwing stars
EQUIP: 265 pieces (weapons and armor). NPC-ed for 17.4 million mesos
The amount of pure mesos seems right in line with what I would expect for a 2x meso drop rate. So that looks pretty good.
The amount of scrolls and Tobi stars seems too high for a 2x or 3x drop rate.
The amount of EQUIP dropped is ridiculously high for a 2x or 3x drop rate. It seems to be about 10x rate.
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I did a similar test, this time with a bishop at Skele.
Character: level 221 bishop, using Genesis 30
Map: The Dragon Nest Left Behind
Monster: Skelegon, Skelosaurus
Currently each skelosaurus is giving out 29,851 exp.
In a 1x server skelosaurus gives out 4750 exp, so 29,851 / 4750 = 6.2x exp rate
Farming results, after 1 hour of farming:
Mesos: 4.2 million. This is pure mesos picked up off the ground.
USE: 24 scrolls of various kinds, 156 skill/mastery books of various kinds
EQUIP: 96 pieces (weapons and armor). NPC-ed for 28.8 million mesos
Again, pure mesos dropped seems spot-on, it's about what you would expect from a 2x meso server.
But for USE and EQUIP, again it seems way too high. The meso I earned NPC'ing equipment was WAY higher than what I earned by picking up mesos. Like 7 times as much. That's totally out of whack, it should be at least be in the same ballpark.