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I noticed that I did not get any exp for the skeletons spawned by the Activated Pillars (during the quest A Shattered Crown). Not sure if this was right from the start or I get xp for the first few spawns killed - I was trying to test out a comment on using level up blast to topple all 4 pillars for the achievement, when I saw that I get 0 xp for letting more skels spawn and then kill them :(

Do we ever get xp for killing such spawns, or its always best to just kill the nest or pillar asap? If they give no xp, is it better to just avoid all the plague crow nests etc. in the wild instead of wasting time on killing them (or do the 'nest' give more xp to compensate)

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  • You've pretty much answered you own question there :).
    – deutschZuid
    Commented May 21, 2012 at 7:16
  • I don't know if the 0xp is in that particular situation or always (and I didn't notice right at the start, so maybe first few enemies give xp?)
    – Alok
    Commented May 21, 2012 at 7:18
  • When in doubt, you can always go for the massacre xp bonus which seems to also work on spawned opponents :)
    – user1978
    Commented May 21, 2012 at 7:29
  • I believe this works on a similar line to D2.
    – deutschZuid
    Commented May 21, 2012 at 7:58
  • Related: Do minions summoned by other enemies or bosses give XP?; however not entirely the same since this is about enemies spawned from the columns, not summoned by other enemies.
    – Oak
    Commented May 22, 2012 at 11:10

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You get experience for the initial group of enemies, but any new spawned enemies give you 0 exp

This was probably done to prevent exp farming, since Blizzard wants you to go out and explore their world, not sit in one spot and farm experience :)

Edit: The "initial group" includes the monsters that are alive with the spawner too. So if you walk up on one Crows Nest and 4 crows, the 4 crows will give exp but any new crows spawned won't

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  • @Alok I think the 'initial group' includes the monsters that are alive with the spawner too. So if you walk up on one Crows Nest and 4 crows, the 4 crows will give exp but any new crows spawned won't.
    – Rachel
    Commented May 21, 2012 at 17:05
  • @Alok Sure, answer updated
    – Rachel
    Commented May 25, 2012 at 18:47

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