Question: How many Imperian coders does it take to enable a simple double XP bonus?

Answer: All of them.

Double XP should now be enabled for experience gained from killing mobs. This double experience does not (and has not been) influencing the scores of the ranked XP contest in any way. The double XP bonus should also now be reflected properly in your DEFENCES list.

I also fixed a weird bug with bashing XP and the bonus you get from being possessed by shades that was causing people to gain drastically increased (sometimes quadruple) bashing XP, and always doubled it for people who were not possessed. The end result is that your bashing experience gained during double XP may not change, but your overall level experience gained will definitely increase.

Just as a note: Other XP modifiers (statpack, owl tattoo, guild bonus, etc) do not (and have not been) influence the scores of the ranked XP contest.

Penned by my hand on the 14th of Fas, in the year 45 AM.