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.

When won't you get scaled ?

If everyone in your dungeon group is within four levels of each other, no one gets scaled, even if they are substantially higher level than the dungeon. You can clear BFA and the HT with a group of level 30s, and no one will get scaled.

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).