Very little value in killing wandering mutants unless they drop something

[mikepaul]

Mutants that just wander around seem to just count as kills, but your weapon gains no experience toward the next level. Why is this?

If I kill mutants in some rescue mission or whatever, I see XP come my way. I'm not sure it's XP or damage inflicted that the weapon gains. I found a Humvee (or whatever the hatchback vehicles of which mutants pop out are called) that, with some priming, delivers 3 or 4 mutants every 15-20 seconds. I kill them, they drop various things including some decent equipment. And when I kill them with a given weapon type, when I hit the right number of kills I see I'm closer to finishing something. However, when I look at that weapon, which only killed those mutants, there is no progress toward the next level. Still 0/720000 or whatever.

Sure, I get stuff for my effort, but I want to farm the weapon level as well. Is this a bug or intentional? If intentional, WHY?...

[Syxx]

If this is true lets hope it gets changed in final. There really is no reason to have it that way.

[nothingman97]

Running over mutants is always fun...XP or no.

[TopGun]

Well for 1, this is a BETA!!!!! Everything is limited, it's like you're expecting to have everything unlocked at BETA!!!!!

[Pinkdragon]

Mutants that just wander around seem to just count as kills, but your weapon gains no experience toward the next level. Why is this?

If I kill mutants in some rescue mission or whatever, I see XP come my way. I'm not sure it's XP or damage inflicted that the weapon gains. I found a Humvee (or whatever the hatchback vehicles of which mutants pop out are called) that, with some priming, delivers 3 or 4 mutants every 15-20 seconds. I kill them, they drop various things including some decent equipment. And when I kill them with a given weapon type, when I hit the right number of kills I see I'm closer to finishing something. However, when I look at that weapon, which only killed those mutants, there is no progress toward the next level. Still 0/720000 or whatever.

Sure, I get stuff for my effort, but I want to farm the weapon level as well. Is this a bug or intentional? If intentional, WHY?...

You are playing a beta not a demo and this build is nearly 3 months old. The retail version is quite stable and has been made quite rewarding.

[DogMeat]

Well for 1, this is a BETA!!!!! Everything is limited, it's like you're expecting to have everything unlocked at BETA!!!!!

And the reason for beta's is to give feedback on the game to make it better.

[Syxx]

Well for 1, this is a BETA!!!!! Everything is limited, it's like you're expecting to have everything unlocked at BETA!!!!!

Ya its a Beta.. which is the reason people are discussing problems and things they don't like. This person posts a constructive thread discussing something that other people may not have noticed and all people post is "ITS A BETA" Stop wasting forum space posting these stupid replies. Obviously its a beta and obviously people should be posting problems they are noticing with the game.

By telling people "Its a Beta" on the Defiance BETA forums you're just making yourself look like an idiot.

[Intamasica]

As it is with arkfalls, in the beta they have made things appear a lot more often to give players an idea of what gameplay will be like. It is more than likely that loot will appear a lot more all over the world in the final game.

[Munx]

after 250 Ego, you'll want to kill mutants for contracts tbh.

[Nervusbreakdown]

There a perk that drop items at 2%