AoW: Planetfall - Mind controlling enemies reduces XP for that combat

[Pappus]

One line summary of your issue
Mind controlling enemies reduces XP for that combat

What platform are you running the game on?

Steam

What operating system do you use?
Windows 10
Which version of the game are you running?
Latest

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
When you mind control units you receive less XP for the battle.

For testing I cleared a fight with a single unit and was awarded 16 XP, then I reloaded and cleared the same fight using mind control on two enemy units and the XP I received was 2.

16 divided by 3 isn't exactly 2 so I am assuming that you get less and what little is less is even divided further. Either way mind controlled unit should reward XP for defeating them upon winning the combat and most certainly not leech XP from the pool.
Have you tried verifying your files?


Steps to reproduce the issue
1) Find any fight you like and defeat it using a single unit - remember how much XP increase you got
2) Reload, do the same fight now using mind control and keeping the mind controlled units alive
3) Whine about the pitiful XP in comparison
4) Write bug report ticket.

Attach DxDiag (PC) or System Info log (Mac)

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[Pappus]

For an additional test I mind controlled the same two units again but let one of them die. End result is 3 xp. I dunno what is happening but there is a lot of space between 2-3 xp and the 16 I am supposed to get there

 

[Tigereye]

It's possible that when a unit is controlled 2 things happen:

1) The unit's exp value is removed, since it's no longer hostile and;

2) The unit now takes its share of the remaining exp pool.

Just a thought.