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===== Section 161: The Arc: XP & Chime Rates 1 (Mod Manti) =====


Hey, all, I’m Mod Manti, and I’ve been mostly in charge of balancing of the Arc, with others helping out as well. With the release date approaching (10th October) I thought it would be nice to share some numbers with you!

Within this post you will find:
- XP and hourly chime rates for named-island (“low-tier”) resources.
- XP and hourly chime rates for uncharted isle (“high-tier”) resources.

=== Balancing Changes ===
With October's Arc Batch 2 release:

• XP per hour from named-island resources has been increased by 25-40%.
• Wobbegong XP per hour has been increased by 10%.
• XP for crafting tortle bowls has been increased to 75 (up for 10).
• XP for crafting ornate tortle bowls has been increased to 100 (up from 10).
• XP for fletching bamboo bundles has been increased to 100 (up from 10).
• The amount of resources gained per hour from named-island resources has been lowered by 10-15%.
• XP lamps have been reduced in price by 10-20%.
• Long voyages now cost 20 supplies (down from 25).
• Supplies will be 25 chimes per supply (down from 40) and supply cost reduction upgrades reduce this to as low as 10 chimes per supply (down from 20).
• Supply cap now starts at 200 (up from 100) and increases to 1,000 (up from 500) with upgrades. This change will be applied automatically at launch.
• Arc gumbo sells for 65 chimes (up from 45).
• Shark soup sells for 85 chimes (up from 50).
• Island customisations have been reduced in price.

~Portmaster Kags

Hey Math Wiz,

Thanks, I easily spent over a 1000 hours in the last 4 years constantly updating, researching, testing, as well as the previous 4 versions of Kags' POP Encyclopedia.

I would love (and have tried previously) to include captain/ship upgrades into section 38, but the 2000 character limit is a COLOSSAL problem and makes it difficult.

That being said, have you seen sections 89-90, which gives the exact crew/captain/ship configurations?

~Portmaster Kags

Edited - See Section 38 for latest.

Edited - See Section 178 for latest.

Edited - See Sections 38, 89-90, and 178 for latest.

Edited - See Section 7 for latest.

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Edited - See Section 10 for latest.