Do things scale if you group with a lower level friend?

[tastelessness]

Can you play with a friend who hasn't beat a3 yet and do the campaign and also still get xp? Or should you just make a new character to do that.

[Zagorim]

You will get scaled down and your friend will get xp but i don't think you will get any.

[gachi is manly]

Yea you get scaled down to their level.

It's actually really aggressive too. I swear I have an easier time when I'm the same level as the zone rather than being 30+ levels over the zone and trying to help a friend through it.

[Naamtar]

There's an option in the menu to disable scaling, or at least being scaled down. By default you are scaled.

[Steel]

You get scaled down. You'll get "level appropriate xp" to the scaled down level, and because the xp curve is exponential, that essentially means you'll get no real xp.

It feels really good imo, you're stronger than low level friends but not THAT much stronger that you instakill everything. They did a good job.

[gachi is manly]

Originally posted by Naamtar:

There's an option in the menu to disable scaling

Yep. The downside is the lower level player won't get experience. If you just want to get them through a tough area and don't care if they level up, though, then it can be useful.

[ominumi]

Won't gain any xp which really sucks but otherwise it's an option. Monsters are beefier than usual. I would suggest disable it during boss fights for an easier time.

[HolyCrab]

16 level difference between me and my friend, and I helped him through Act 2 with Scaling disabled in options - he said he was getting a lot of xp regardless.

With Scaling on, I struggled real hard to kill the act 1 boss in normal. He simply wouldnt take damage fast enough - but when I fought bosses on my own in Act 3 I would face melt them.

So yes, I feel Scaling is heavily punishing and most likely needs some fine-tuning. Cause right now you'll just suffer with Scaling on for little reason (tested with a 16 level difference)