Level Scaling
Level scaling is a feature devised in the dark chambers of torture by the evil developers. It triggers when a high level player joins a group that is much lower level than they are, in a dungeon that is much lower level than them as well.
It regularly results in many tears, because the dungeon cannot be cleared by placing the face on the keyboard and rolling it first left and then right, and then left again.
Triggers
A player gets scaled if all of the following is true:
- They are entering a dungeon in a group.
- The dungeon they enter is for players five or more levels lower than them.
- Their dungeon has a player that is five or more levels lower than them.
If all that is the case, the higher level player is scaled to either the level of the dungeon, or the level of the lowest level player in the group, whichever is higher.
Scaling
Scaling affects your level and your equipment within the dungeon.
Level Scaling
Level scaling affects your combat stats (chance to land critical hits, chance to dodge) that are level based. For example, a level 30 players has a 95% chance to dodge the attacks of a level 20 creature, however if they are scaled to level 20, this is no longer the case.
In addition, how close you can be to monsters before they notice you is level based and thus affected by scaling as well.
Equipment Scaling
In addition, their equipment stats are scaled down to the average stats of equipment that a fully equipped player who has frequently cleared the dungeon would have.
As a result, a player that gets scaled still outgears the dungeon and will do above average damage for the level they are scaled to.
Examples
Dungeon | Recommended Level | Player 1 | Player 2 | Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hollow Tree | 15 | Level 12 Warrior | Level 20 Priest | Priest is scaled to level 15 (dungeon level). |
Hollow Tree | 15 | Level 16 Priest | Level 21 Warrior | Warrior is scaled to level 16 (priest's level). |
Hollow Tree | 15 | Level 10 Priest | Level 15 Warrior | No scaling (not higher level than the dungeon). |
Hollow Tree | 15 | Level 14 Priest | Level 18 Warrior | No scaling (close enough in levels). |
Hollow Tree | 15 | Level 32 Priest | Level 32 Warrior | No scaling (close enough in levels). |