CO-OP BUG

[fatneek]

when playing co-op i only get half the survivor xp the host does. in the time we have played he has reached level 12 and im only at level 3!! is there a fix for this??

[Le Deflagosseur]

Its been a while since I played co-op but back then, this was not an issue, experience seemed equal for both the host and the guest.

Only thing I can think of is the airdrops, if he loot them all and you dont, he gets expecrience and you dont. Also, random encounters could be a factor, if your friend complete more random encounters than you, he gets more experience.

[Blade Master]

Only host gets experience rewards on missions from what I know. You can catch up by quickly leveling up your Survivor skill-tree using Stuffed Turtle quarantine zone farming method, enter the zone, grab 3 DROP(s), then reload save, enter the zone again, repeat. Obtain like 50-60 DROP(s), then deliver it to Quartermaster, this should help you catch up with your friend.

More information about Stuffed Turtle here, hope it helps -

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=777741139

[rav]

seems like a really poor coop concept isnt there any actual fix to even out xp?

[Blade Master]

Originally posted by mingebag:

seems like a really poor coop concept isnt there any actual fix to even out xp?

Survivor skill-tree is extremely easy to work on, especially the first 10-15-20 ranks. It's always possible to drop out, run to Stuffed Turtle (A fast travel method is in the guide above), grab some DROP(s), deliver it to Quartermaster and that's it.

[rav]

Originally posted by BladeMaster:

Originally posted by mingebag:

seems like a really poor coop concept isnt there any actual fix to even out xp?

Survivor skill-tree is extremely easy to work on, especially the first 10-15-20 ranks. It's always possible to drop out, run to Stuffed Turtle (A fast travel method is in the guide above), grab some DROP(s), deliver it to Quartermaster and that's it.

Just because some game mechanics are easy to abuse doesnt justify a coop mode where the host levels 5 times faster than the other person. what were the devs thinking?

[Poppi !!]

I imagine they're thinking we all mgically know this already. I dont do as much co-op these days, but I cant ever recall really noticing the difference

[rav]

Originally posted by _StanleyTweedle_:

I imagine they're thinking we all mgically know this already. I dont do as much co-op these days, but I cant ever recall really noticing the difference

i never played this game in co-op but if what OP says is true then im glad i never did because it would make coop unplayable for me, cba to abuse some xp farming "glitch" to be on par with my co-op partner.

[Le Deflagosseur]

This must be new then, I asked my friend and he says we were always roughly the same level.

[Blade Master]

Originally posted by mingebag:

Originally posted by BladeMaster:

Survivor skill-tree is extremely easy to work on, especially the first 10-15-20 ranks. It's always possible to drop out, run to Stuffed Turtle (A fast travel method is in the guide above), grab some DROP(s), deliver it to Quartermaster and that's it.

Just because some game mechanics are easy to abuse doesnt justify a coop mode where the host levels 5 times faster than the other person. what were the devs thinking?

I know that it doesn't justify this, but I am not a Developer and I can do nothing about it. But it's not a big deal, fixing it will only take few to several minutes. I don't see many people complaining about this issue, if they were, then Developers would probably have done something about it.

It could even be a rare glitch, and as Le Deflagosseur said, it could be just the host being more active with airdrops and random encounters, which would result in host leveling up faster.

[Poppi !!]

Ive usually just played to lend a hand ( usually OP'd to my partner ), but I've always understood the XP earned to be equal.

Reward items on the other hand, can be completely different ~ helping survivors, etc..

[☁]

I had this too, I think it's because you both didn't start at the same time.
Well I gave them my save file which fixed it, only viable option there is I think.

[Blade Master]

Originally posted by Sleepy:

I had this too, I think it's because you both didn't start at the same time.
Well I gave them my save file which fixed it, only viable option there is I think.

Another solution would be, have the person with least story % be the host, I believe.