Leveling up Weapons in an Arkfall?

[Tgreen]

If only for better documentation in this game /sigh

no exp numbers floating up = no exp from mobs = no exp for weapons = no exp for weapon skill

And since you can see the experience numbers missing you can deduce the rest all on your own.

[BleakPanther]

Am I missing something. There are times when I do get weapon XP from Major Arkfalls. I have taken a brand new LMG into an Arkfall and came out with 234,000 on it.

Does it count towards the guns XP but not to the actual LMG xp bracket itself? I figured this was bogus news since I see XP on my weapons. I always do. Any clarification? I can only go by what I see.

The 5 minor arkfalls that lead up to the final stage of the major arkfalls will give wep XP, AFAIK. That last section will not.

[Draaconis]

Your weapon level is based on kills not the number of times you fire it. Check your kill count after an Ark Fall. It will be much lower than you think because of all the PCs running around sharing kills.

[Combo Breaker]

The 5 minor arkfalls that lead up to the final stage of the major arkfalls will give wep XP, AFAIK. That last section will not.

That makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.

[crasher]

Weapon kills work at Major Arkfalls..... I worked on "boomstick to the face" at the same-time as the Arkfall pursuit

I got Boomstick with a new character at the training grounds around the crash landing site.
'0' weapons leveling, but I got boomstick.

[crasher]

no exp numbers floating up = no exp from mobs = no exp for weapons = no exp for weapon skill

And since you can see the experience numbers missing you can deduce the rest all on your own.

Uhm.
I see hit point numbers floating up at a fall.
Is that what you're referring to?

[yossarian229]

Uhm.
I see hit point numbers floating up at a fall.
Is that what you're referring to?

I think he meant the xp numbers that pop from kills not the damage numbers.

[Grimwyrd]

no exp numbers floating up = no exp from mobs = no exp for weapons = no exp for weapon skill

And since you can see the experience numbers missing you can deduce the rest all on your own.

This. There are two reasons this gets confused:
1) In some/most Minor Events (like Propserity in '99) the individual critters give normal (yellow bar, EGO Unit xp) and therefore give you weapon xp and weapon skill. Note: minor events... not the little arkfalls within a major event.

2) In some Major Events (like Mother of All Hellbugs and the Scrapper one), the final boss (Hellbug Matron & Scrapper Progenitor) gives normal (yellow bar, EGO Unit xp) and therefore give you weapon xp and weapon skill.

3) Sometimes, non-Event foes are dragged into event foes and they will also grant xp.

But... the vast majority of Major Event targets reward no xp (of any kind) when you kill them. They are just trash mobs.

So, you can still level weapons in Arkfalls during minor events (that are not part of a major event) and on the final bosses of major events.

[CidxLucy]

Only 1 Big arkfall level up your weapon its the mother of all hellbugs.
The small arkfall you level up at all but the hellbugs or them robots one.

[Strontium Dog]

no exp numbers floating up = no exp from mobs = no exp for weapons = no exp for weapon skill

And since you can see the experience numbers missing you can deduce the rest all on your own.

Are you telling me you think documentation in this games ok? If so can you please tell me how aggro works in major arkfalls please?

Thought not.