From what I understand he reached level 200, but I'm also told that you could still get experience from lower level mobs back then. Now if you were to try that you wouldn't gain any experience. I didn't play then so someone else'll have to confirm.

Nah. The key was mobs capped at 71 for difficulty, but exp gain was regular for all levels above that.

So if you could kill at 71, you could just keep trucking on up the levels

Only existed for like 2 weeks before the additioNal difficulty was added for higher than 71

Because of the legend Datis, heh.

This post was edited by a_hotter_otter on Dec 3 2022 05:35am

Ahh wow... guess I missed my chance to be level 1,000

its the monster lvl and how consistent you can clear and die when needed so you dont lvl, this is just a way to farm for mutes, whites, and the occasional god drop.

I usually regen after 6 kills also from level 50 to 75. Welcome to ladder slasher hardcore. Stupid game design.

Well... at lvl 150 I'm not even safe regenning after 1 mob tbh. I insta-died a couple of times to 3-spawn EPs even in the levels leading up to 150

You missed out on a ton of stuff... the mini map was reduced because datis had achieved level 250+, the experience cap was introduced because of his achievements of leveling up even using a level 200 character for bridging and helping HC groups get to level 71 and still gain experience (again all capped).

He also sent Paul the information about all of his achievements and changes were made, thus, this is why we have monster levels increasing and a cap on the experienced gained, oh, and the drop rates getting reduced the higher level you get.

Oooh this is the first I heard that he went past 250. All the accounts I heard of his final level before this were 200. What's the level to beat?

250 I would believe, that is when Paul made a massive change with experience gain cap, monster levels going up with character level and the drops were capped significantly... basically there was no point for him, he only had high level characters to help group climbs, this was when the bridging was around and there was no Whistle or Create any level group game.

Anyone confirm? So... I need to make it to level 251 to break the all time record?