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==Experience Combo Bonuses==
A new feature in Diablo III grants experience bonuses for multiple kills in rapid succession. Characters score the usual experience for each kill, and then get a bonus on top of that for any long series of kills. This The player is informed of this bonus pops by text popping up on the screen whenever a character mows down five or more monsters in a row. In the [[BlizzCon 2008]] build, characters were allowed a few seconds between kills to keep the bonus counting. For instance, if there were a dozen [[zombie]]s on the screen, at least one needed to go down every 3 or 4 seconds for the bonus to keep adding up. Once there were no kills made for about 5 seconds, the bonus would display in big flashing letters and numbers.
In the [[BlizzCon 2008]] build, characters were allowed a few seconds between kills to keep the bonus counting. For instance, if there were a dozen [[zombie]]s on the screen, at least one needed to go down every 3 or 4 seconds for the bonus to keep adding up. Once there were no kills made for about 5 seconds, the bonus would display in big flashing letters and numbers.
Multiple bonuses could be wracked up in succession; if the aforementioned screen of a dozen zombies yielded 6 quick kills, a pause, and then the other 6, two six-kill combos would be scored. Those would be worth less than a single 12-kill combo, though.
Players who tested this feature in the BlizzCon 2008 demo noted that the experience bonuses were not massive, but they did seem noticeable. It's hard to judge such things the first time playing the game, when no one is sure how much experience anything is worth, or how long it takes to level up, so more thorough testing will be required in the future.
In an interview from BlizzCon 2008 [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/blizzcon-press-conference-with-jay-wilson/], [[Jay Wilson]] said there was a maximum hard cap for the experience bonus, but that he'd set it so high he didn't think anyone would ever achieve it. {{iw|Secret_Cow_Level Secret Cow Level}} style mobs would be required?
