Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-78.10.87.138-20140929200911/@comment-25870309-20141220043915

I suspect it is based on XP level rather than character level but some random weighting thrown in just to keep us guessing.

In the first case, the total party XP is divided by 3 and in the second case by 4. Rgr2 requires only 2250 XP and Rgr4 9000 XP. So, with Dynaheir's addition, the XP pool is no longer high enough to support a 9000 XP enlistee. Seems like Rgr3 @4500 XP would be more likely to me though, so there must be a random element in place.

Makes sense to me that XP would be used rather than pure class level due to dual-class and multi-class party members and potential enlistees. Levels will always be lower than a single class even though the XP split is the same amount.

To test the random factor, repeat the area entry a hundred times or so with each party configuration and then plot the distribution of Kivan's level... if you are REALLY that interested in determining the bias of the algorithm Bioware uses. *lol*