Roderick

Pets do not steal XP. NPC allies do, both in and out of AE.

However, most NPCs in missions are pets, not allies. In fact, EVERY NPC before they added AE is a pet, and only a few from between then and i18 are allies. A LOT of NPCs in Tips and Praetorian content are allies.

There's a really easy way to tell if an NPC is a pet or ally. First, figure out who the NPC is following. Then, let it get the killing blow on an enemy. If it says "You defeated" or "Teammate defeated", then it's a pet, and you get full XP. If it says "NPC defeated", the NPC is an ally, and takes a share of the XP (I think it uses the same formula as a confused foe).

Another way to check is to die. Pets will stop fighting and be ignored by enemies until they're reclaimed by a player. Allies will fight until they die or have nothing left in aggro range.

I think I see the problem... Someone on that team was an idiot. Without having been there, I can't say who.

See, each group of DE can only spawn ONE emanator at a time. When you destroy it, a different Lt in the group can spawn (or the first can, if its summon has recharged). When I run solo on x8, if I'm on a bad map, I'll get at most 2-3 emanators, and they may get replaced the first few times I break them. But if I'm careful, I can aggro one group at a time, and only see one emanator at a time.

And that's why I say someone was an idiot. If you were really seeing 6 emanators at once, that means that someone was aggroing 6 groups at once. And that's stupid whatever faction you're fighting.

There's others, but off the top of my head, I reccomend that you redo Keith Nance's arc and the level 50 Hero Morality mission (The Unusual Suspect).

I'm sure you already know this, but for anyone who doesn't:

Geas of the Kind Ones has a 1 minute duration and a 25 minute recharge. In order to make it permanent, you need 2500% recharge (duration/recharge*100%). You have 100% recharge by default, so you need +2400% more. Recharge caps at 500% or +400% buff or 1/5th base recharge (all the same thing). If base recharge is ever more than 5x the power's duration, it is impossible to make it permanent.

That said, if Geas is perma, so is Archmage, so I want perma Geas too!

Are you aware that PVP IOs retain their bonus at all levels, just like Purples do? That means that the only reason to have a level 10 version is if you want to slot it earlier in the character's life.

When a level 50 earns XP, it is all turned into inf at a 1:1 ratio automatically. Turning the Earn XP option to No XP will either prevent the XP from being earned before it's converted, resulting in less being earned, or will have no effect at all.

It used to be that at level 25, you started earning less Inf while in SG Mode, and at 34+, you stopped earning Inf altogether. Several Issues ago, they changed it so that at 25 you start earning less until you reach 50% earned at level 34, which is where it stays all the way to 50.

Yes, you can. But only for Cloak of Darkness. Which means that Dark Armor Stalkers still fade out like all other stalkers do. But Scrappers, Brutes and Tanks all have the option of not fading out.

You may be right. I thought I had had both drop from a single defeat, but I could be mistaken.

Temp Power recipes are a seperate pool from IO and costume recipes, so add that to the list.

If you're fighting Rikti, there's a chance for Vanguard Merits.

And if you're fighting Trick or Treat spawns or Snow Beasts, there's a chance for Costume Salvage or Candy Canes.