I've been away from Abyssea (and the game) for a while now, so maybe I've missed some changes, but perhaps someone can figure out what's going on here.
Basically I remember spamming mobs for EXP in Aby typically capped out at around 600 exp per mob assuming you kill the same type and get decent amounts of golden/ebon light. Sometimes it capped at 630, 650, remember high as 670.. I figured the difference had to do with different mob types capping out at different values.
Anyway, just joined a party today and I've been in it for about 4 hours and I'm capping at 450. All lights capped, even ebon. Did something change? I was 61 when I entered and I know dominion had a level penalty for sub-75 characters, so I thought they might have added one for EXP in general, but when I dinged 75 I'm still getting 450.
Then I remembered that there are EXP+ abyssites but apparently no one really knows what they do. Not to mention I had a mule account that couldn't have possibly gotten the one off Chione, and yet it was capping normally at 600ish.
So then I think it's a level difference penalty issue, but the lv99 characters are also only getting 540. What's going on here? Is the 600 cap gone? Am I missing something stupid?