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Sandbox	Project
Sandbox 1:	Character Bar & Character Sheet
Sandbox 2:	NecroWatch Field Guide

XP Study

While I agree that zombie XP gaining is limited to only a few actions, I also must concede that zombies only have a few actions. With the exceptions of groaning and shambling around, zombies can potentially gain XP for just about any action they choose to take. That's why most XP suggestions boil down to "make this easier so we gain XP faster" or "give XP for this action that currently gives no XP."

I'd be more interested in seeing zombies given other options of things to do for XP, rather than just provide XP for every possible existing action. People like to say things like "survivors can gain XP 8 ways, and zombies only 3, it's not fair," and that's not an invalid statement. But compare the number of possible actions both players can make.

By my count (and I could be miscounting), survivors have 22 possible ways to spend their AP: Moving, talking, attacking others, dumping bodies, building barricades, repair ruin, install generator/radio, repair generator/radio, destroying generator/radio, destroying barricades, searching, reading, healing, DNA extraction, revivification, tagging, firing flare, transmitting on radio/phone, manufacturing syringe, taking NT scan, consuming beer/wine, refueling a generator. It is possible to gain XP with 9 of these possible actions. 41% of the possible actions survivors can take can gain them XP.

Zombies only have 12 possible ways to spend their AP: Moving, talking, groaning, gesturing, attacking others, attacking barricades, ransacking, ruining, destroying decorations, destroying generator/radio, dragging survivors to the street, scent death. It is possible to gain XP from 5 of these actions. 42% of the possible actions zombies can take can gain them XP.

So really, it's about the same-- a little less than half the possible actions a player can take are potential XP earners. If we talk about common actions, then survivors (who fight, barricade, search, and heal-- 50% of which gain XP) have a slight disadvantage compared with zombies (who fight, attack barricades, and groan-- 66% of which gain XP).

Again, give zombies more things to do for XP, instead of giving XP for everything they currently do. ~ extropymine ^{Talk | NW | 4Corners} 02:42, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Survivor Actions	XP?	Prereq	Zombie Actions	XP?	Prereq
Moving Talking Attacking Others Dumping Bodies Building Barricades Repair Ruin Install Generator/Radio Repair Generator/Radio Destroying Generator/Radio Destroying Barricades Searching Reading Healing DNA Extraction Revivification Tagging Firing Flare Transmitting on Radio/Phone Manufacturing Syringe Taking NT Scan Consuming Beer/Wine Refueling	No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No	None None None None Skill Skill; Item Item Skill; Item Item Item None Item Item Skill; Item Skill; Item Skill; Item Item Skill; Item Skill Skill None Item	Moving Talking Groaning Gesturing Attacking Others Attacking Barricades Ransacking Ruining Destroying Decorations Destroying Generator/Radio Dragging Survivor to the Street Scent Death	No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No	None None Skill Skill None None None None None None Skill Skill
Total	9/22	41%	Total	5/12	42%