diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/msg/VendorDialogMsg.java b/src/engine/net/client/msg/VendorDialogMsg.java
index 49bb8978..11014670 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/msg/VendorDialogMsg.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/msg/VendorDialogMsg.java
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ public class VendorDialogMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
             }
             playerCharacter.isBoxed = false;
             playerCharacter.title = CharacterTitle.NONE;
-            InterestManager.reloadCharacter(playerCharacter);
+            InterestManager.setObjectDirty(playerCharacter);
             playerCharacter.removeEffectBySource(Enum.EffectSourceType.DeathShroud,50,true);
             for(PlayerCharacter box : currentBoxes) {
                 box.isBoxed = true;
                 box.title = CharacterTitle.BOX;
-                InterestManager.reloadCharacter(box);
+                InterestManager.setObjectDirty(box);
             }
         }
         Dispatch dispatch = Dispatch.borrow(playerCharacter, msg);
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Experience.java b/src/engine/objects/Experience.java
index 31bd4ab0..9f454817 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Experience.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Experience.java
@@ -460,7 +460,8 @@ public class Experience {
                 return;
 
             // Get XP and adjust for Mob Level with world xp modifier taken into account
-            grantedExperience = (double) LOOTMANAGER.NORMAL_EXP_RATE * maxXPPerKill(killer.getLevel());
+            float mdofier = LOOTMANAGER.NORMAL_EXP_RATE;
+            grantedExperience = maxXPPerKill(killer.getLevel());
             grantedExperience *= getConMod(killer, mob);
 
             // Modify for hotzone
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
index 8271ee7c..e9da5652 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
@@ -1827,20 +1827,18 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
         //see if we shold grant xp to attacker
         boolean doPVPEXP = false;
         long lastKill = att.getLastKillOfTarget(this.getObjectUUID());
-        if ((System.currentTimeMillis() - lastKill) > MBServerStatics.PLAYER_KILL_XP_TIMER)
-            if (attacker.getLevel() > 39 && this.getLevel() > 39) {
-                Guild aN = null;
-                Guild tN = null;
-                if (attacker.getGuild() != null)
-                    aN = attacker.getGuild().getNation();
-                if (this.getGuild() != null)
-                    tN = this.getGuild().getNation();
-                if (aN == null || tN == null || aN.isEmptyGuild() || Guild.sameGuild(aN, tN) || this.isDeathShroud()) {
-                    //skip giving xp if same guild or attacker is errant, or target is in death shroud.
-                } else {
-                    doPVPEXP = true;
-                }
-            }
+
+        Guild aN = null;
+        Guild tN = null;
+        if (attacker.getGuild() != null)
+            aN = attacker.getGuild().getNation();
+        if (this.getGuild() != null)
+            tN = this.getGuild().getNation();
+
+        if (aN != null || tN != null || !aN.equals(tN) || !this.isDeathShroud()) {
+            doPVPEXP = true;
+        }
+
         //apply death shroud to non safeholds.
         Zone zone = ZoneManager.findSmallestZone(this.getLoc());
 
@@ -2926,8 +2924,9 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
             xp *= 2;
 
         // Stop players from getting experience past the cap
-        if (this.exp + xp >= Experience.getBaseExperience(MBServerStatics.LEVELCAP))
-            xp = Experience.getBaseExperience(MBServerStatics.LEVELCAP) - this.exp + 1;
+        int levelCap = MBServerStatics.LEVELCAP;
+        if (this.exp + xp >= Experience.getBaseExperience(levelCap))
+            xp = Experience.getBaseExperience(levelCap) - this.exp + 1;
 
         if (xp == 0)
             xp = 1;