Return of Reckoning

So, for quite some time now, I get the feeling that the xp/rr/inf gained as a solo roamer (ie. outside of a party/wb) was reduced drastically. Let me explain: When I got like 4k+ Reknown and a few hundred Inf for a solo (or almost solo) kill a year ago, I'm now sitting at a whopping 40 RR (or even less) and 1 Inf per kill, as soon as someone else enters the fight (which is pretty much the norm on one side or the other, as we all know). From some testing, it has nothing to do with how much damage I or others did, nothing to do with who got the killing blow. However, even when I manage to kill someone actually 1-on-1 from start to end (rare, but it happens), it's still something low like 500 RR and 20 Inf per kill, much less than what I got a year ago.

Now, I haven't played for quite some time, I admit that, things change. But I was under the impression that solo roaming with maybe some other solo'ers around at most, was still a viable way to level and have some fun. What am I doing wrong here suddenly? Am I overseeing something? Or is it supposed that way - I got told that I am basically kill stealing by, for example, solo helping someone against a WE. Of course, it would kinda explain why there are so irrititatingly few solo roamers around compared to a year ago and even WEs and WHs have designated gank parties now.

Basically, was going solo nerfed?

qqqtip wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:46 pm Of course, it would kinda explain why there are so irrititatingly few solo roamers around compared to a year ago and even WEs and WHs have designated gank parties now.

Kinda answered your own question there. Not much fun solo roaming when you're looking for a fight only to get ganked by 4+ WH/WE.

Live used to have unofficial solo roaming zones which were locked zones people could look for 1v1s in without worrying about roaming warbands. People used to only engage 1v1 after emoting (even WE/WH) and wouldn't interrupt other peoples fights. There was always the occasional kill stealer but they were few and far between. Still have fond memories of great duels in Praag and Eataine on Karak Norn server.

RoR on the other hand just isn't fun for solo roamers. Few people follow any sort of dueling etiquette and it's just a constant gank fest.

Did you check population in zone? When your side outnumbers the enemy, you get reduced rewards. Same if the enemy recently died.

Sulorie wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:52 pm Did you check population in zone? When your side outnumbers the enemy, you get reduced rewards. Same if the enemy recently died.

You mean AAO/Reduced rations (or whatever the negative AAO is called)? Sure, I checked before. But 60% reduced XP/RR/Inf doesn't reduce the RR gain from 4k to 140, for example. And if enemy recently died, I get a message in chat window about it, no way to miss that.

3 days ago I just happened to have 1,5 k rp tick for one skill used on another group player kill with 0 AOO so i don't think it was changed.

Did you check:
1) Zone pop (AAO for you or them). If they had it and you were just 1v1 while your side is zerging you will get less.
2) Were they killed recently? Will reduce your rewards drastically.
3) What was their relative renown level? Were you ganking newbies?

Anyway, I've gotten 4-15k on my RR84 SM for solo kills. Ofc, I'm roaming around in high AAO regions and working for it.

blackfyre06 wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 5:37 pm 3 days ago I just happened to have 1,5 k rp tick for one skill used on another group player kill with 0 AOO so i don't think it was changed.

Hasn't happened to me in a week or so, hence why I am asking.