Level up without bandits?

[gurumode]

I'm looking at a friend and realize he is two levels above me but has fought way less bandits.
Since I'm getting bored at the 'send recruits into slaughter until bandits are gone' while collecting bread/copper/iron gameplay I am suspecting I missed something vital.

So: At lvl23, is there another way of leveling up but fighting bandits? And/or do you gain different amount of XP depending on how you fight them?

[Qualan]

if u kill bandit leader, u get all xp in the sector- so he might have not killed all camps, but aimed for boss camp faster

[sparkz]

different kinds of bandits give different amount of xp, he mightve chosen to fight different camps than you.

[gurumode]

We have the same sectors 'done' and I killed of more camps in the one we 'work' on now.

[gurumode]

Are you sure about the gaining XP thing when killing the leader? I was under the impression that if you killed the leader before taking out all camps you where to loose those XP's?

[sparkz]

Nope, you clear the sector you get the xp from all the camps.

You lose the loot though.

[LadyFleata]

i have noticed if you send in troops and you are defeated you get xp he may have tried to fight a few times and lost gained some xp that way ?

[Dilbe]

i have noticed if you send in troops and you are defeated you get xp he may have tried to fight a few times and lost gained some xp that way ?
You get xp per kill. So it does not matter if you killed a camp in 1 or more goes, the total xp should be the same. the only thing i can think of is that he killed different camps than you in the zones you both have left.

[marlock]

if hes over level 26 it could be cause he is doing adventures

[Admiral_Jov]

Adventure and quest,,