Is combat still the best XP?

[One Punch Ace]

I played divinity 2 which was ridiculous as far as xp, mass murder is the best option. This is DnD. Has anyone confirmed if persuasion, intimidation, etc is worth it or am I screwing myself for not killing every enemy I see?

[Chaosolous]

They said during an interview that non combat options will reward EXP so that you're not underdeveloped for not being a psychopath.

[One Punch Ace]

Originally posted by Chaosolous:

They said during an interview that non combat options will reward EXP so that you're not underdeveloped for not being a psychopath.

I'm currently attempting to test the xp gain from deceiving that one group in the ruins early on vs combat

[Dreaming Prince]

Originally posted by Chaosolous:

They said during an interview that non combat options will reward EXP so that you're not underdeveloped for not being a psychopath.

also you will probably be max lvl way before the game ends so no worries there

[LordAnubis]

Combat always has more risk so I would expect combat to always give more XP than the non-combat option. But glad you don't have to play BG3 like tabletop, where every group ends up being murderhobos.

[One Punch Ace]

70 xp for killing the 4 of them, 50 for deception but ofc I also lost a lot of health between my party so I mean...give and take.

[エメ]

Originally posted by One Punch Ace:

70 xp for killing the 4 of them, 50 for deception but ofc I also lost a lot of health between my party so I mean...give and take.

But you also gain loot which you can use it yourself or sell. Camp supplies are infinite. I would say Killing is still better.

[teksuo]

still some benefit but a lot of the times youll get 1xp for the kill if you already got the chunky xp for another interaction with them. sometimes 0 even.

example: if i convince the goblins guarding the door to gut-girl to let me through, i get a chunk of xp for it and zero for killing them.

tl;dr murder-hobo is still beneficial in some situations but you can see they tried or are trying to make it more "fair".
doesnt really work because i'll get a bit more loot by killing them - the xp wasnt the only incentive...