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So, if I have a group of 4 people and get 1000 experience, everyone gets 250 experience. This is quite understandable.

But:
1) Can someone "kill steal" my experience?
(For example, if a guard kills an orc with whom I fight)

2) Experience will get only those characters which really fight, right?
(Some member of the group is very far)

3) If everyone in my party have level 10, and I decide to take a new companion will he also have level 10 automatically?

1) I don't think so, that was changed because it was bugged and guards used to kill-steal. People complained.

2) I'm not sure.

3) Yes, you can see this when you hire new companions - they gain some XP to match you when you join, and I believe they also gain XP when in the hall of heroes (so you're not locked into only taking one party forever).

If you are in the fight you get experience for the kill. You don't need to get the death blow, or even do damage to a particular opponent.

If a character is dead, they don't get the XP. If they are out of combat but alive, they do.

Companiuons have a starting level, but if you are higher scale to your level. If you hire the first 2 companions (level 3) and fire one, go get some XP (to level past 3) and rehire them, they will be at your XP level.

Thank you for your response.

very useful info indeed. thx!