CourtneyWoods Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Bolster your characters and advance to Level 50 quicker with first ever Double XP weekends as you prepare to continue your adventure in the first Digital Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel, coming this Spring with 5 new levels and a brand new planet, Makeb! Starting Friday March 15th, all players will be able to log in to The Old Republic™ and receive twice the amount of XP every weekend until April 8, 2013. Don’t worry if you’ve already hit Level 50. Your Legacy XP will double too! Read More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saremun Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Bolster your characters and advance to Level 50 quicker with first ever Double XP weekends as you prepare to continue your adventure in the first Digital Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel, coming this Spring with 5 new levels and a brand new planet, Makeb! Starting Friday March 15th, all players will be able to log in to The Old Republic™ and receive twice the amount of XP every weekend until April 8, 2013. Don’t worry if you’ve already hit Level 50. Your Legacy XP will double too! Read More is this the big news we have been told about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firaksian Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Good event, I for one hate grinding multiple lvl 50s and this should really speed up the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneyWoods Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 is this the big news we have been told about? This is the big news. Get yourself a Hutt load of XP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaverick Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Does this affect all activities? PvP as well as PvE and will it stack with the legacy boosts as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glower Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) Warzone XP / legacy and Warzone XP boost buffed too? Edited March 13, 2013 by Glower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abokado Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Ah, but... but..! I'm busy until the end of March! I don't have time to level alts! Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKatarn Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) Well, looks like I just might get my Agent to Level 50 and get that Tionese gear before it gets vanquished afterall. So, hang on a second: Base EXP times 2 (Rested EXP) times 2 (Double EXP Event) + 20% (EXP Boost Stim) + 5% (Subscriber Bonus) = 425 % EXP, or is my math that off? Edited March 13, 2013 by BenKatarn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Post EricMusco Posted March 13, 2013 Dev Post Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) Good event, I for one hate grinding multiple lvl 50s and this should really speed up the process. Thanks for the segue! Let me blow your minds My understanding of the system is that all of our boosts will multiply from the new base of 200%, so now is the perfect time to get those Legacy perks and XP boosts. I will show you why. Let's say you planned to level during the March to Makeb entirely through... Flashpoints. 200% base experience +25% Flashpoint Boost +30% Flashpoint Legacy perk *THIS BONUS DOES NOT STACK WITH RESTED EXPERIENCE Since both of the boosts are being applied to double base XP, they are also doubled. Do you know what that means?! +310% bonus experience! That is over triple the experience. Enjoying your leveling my friends! TLDR, yes they stack and for the math nerds it is multiplicative on top of the new base of 200% (assuming I understood it all correctly) -eric Edited March 13, 2014 by EricMusco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trajal Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Cool, I might finally be able to be bothered to get my poor 44 missing guardian up to 50! Or most likely I'll just powerlevel through pvp with my 31 shadow heh. Still, fun, and good idea to help people up the tree before the expansion drops. Oh and another thing, thanks for my Luxury Skiff. Best. Mount. Ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taulbeeeast Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 WOOT! My shadow and marauder will be 50 in no time. Forget you thesis! I am getting double exp. */ raise glass (plastic cup) to BW for an amazing promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majiinx Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) Wow I must say this is awesome, I wanted to level a PT and Op before expack now its going to be easier then ever, great job! Does this mean that the xpac is coming out mid April? Edited March 13, 2013 by majiinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philastra Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Awesome, That is good news i'm onmy 6th 50 and wanna grind out 2 more hehe, thanks BW great move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelCawdro Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Just to be absolutely clear, this applies to quest experience as well as your usual grinding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 *THIS BONUS DOES NOT STACK WITH RESTED EXPERIENCE So am I to understand that those with rested XP will not gain any extra XP from the promotion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudenfusz Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) So am I to understand that those with rested XP will not gain any extra XP from the promotion? Not for killing mobs, but if everything else is doubled. So you still get more XP. Edited March 13, 2013 by Drudenfusz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKatarn Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) *THIS BONUS DOES NOT STACK WITH RESTED EXPERIENCE Awww, too bad. So, with the base number of 200% experience, it's essentially just as if you are permanently rested. But the EXP Boost stims also are doubled in effect, so that's what, +40%? Edited March 13, 2013 by BenKatarn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Post EricMusco Posted March 13, 2013 Dev Post Share Posted March 13, 2013 So am I to understand that those with rested XP will not gain any extra XP from the promotion? Incorrect. Rested experience only affects the killings of NPCs, double XP as a part of this promotion affects literally everything (space, quest rewards, PvP, etc). Technically, this double XP is way better than what you would normally get from rested. Then, as I listed above you can increase those benefits through boosts and Legacy perks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypounet Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Nice I like that One question though: the last double XP weekend beeing the 6th of April, is that a hint that the expansion is coming right after that or is it me just dreaming? Just wondering considering the "end date" for those double XP weekends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestle Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 What time does it start on Friday and what time does it end? This is great news. News of Mercenary Arsenal improvements would have been even better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenovan Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I will wait for the mathier people to sort out the numbers, and will settle for just being excited. XD Maybe I'll get my 36 Juggernaut to 50 before the expansion after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twickers Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 lol I'm already at legacy level 50 but this will make finishing my vanguard and juggernaught alts a HELL of a lot faster, might get started on a commando alt while I'm at it too! Nice to see this, time to break my altitis itch again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxidenstore Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I actually really like this idea! "EARN DOUBLE XP AND UNIQUE REWARDS!" Can you shed any insight on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Incorrect. Rested experience only affects the killings of NPCs, double XP as a part of this promotion affects literally everything (space, quest rewards, PvP, etc). Technically, this double XP is way better than what you would normally get from rested. Then, as I listed above you can increase those benefits through boosts and Legacy perks. Ah, I wasn't aware that the rested bonus only applied to killing mobs. Thanks for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKatarn Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Incorrect. Rested experience only affects the killings of NPCs, double XP as a part of this promotion affects literally everything (space, quest rewards, PvP, etc). Technically, this double XP is way better than what you would normally get from rested. So essentially, these Double EXP Weekends spread the effects of Rested EXP to all activities instead of just killing mobs, but you will not run out of Rested EXP. Did I understand this correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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