Okay, so I admit the whole scare factor in adding them is their explosive nature, but being twice as hardy as the Enderdragon, their xp drops are piddle to the Dragon.. I have soloed both bosses after being well equipped and the Dragon dropped enough XP orbs to take me from 1 to 100 near instantly.. However, the 2 Wither I have killed have only dropped enough XP to take me from 1 to 3.. <,< ..I mean the star is needed for the Beacons, but 3 lvls of XP are not worth being blown around the screen in Explosion Fest 2k12..
I do agree that they drop a pitiful amount of xp but you do get the main part of the beacon from them which i a bonus I don't like them though because of the sounds they make
I don't care about their xp, I want there star so I can make a beacon in the center of my res and have speed II in a 60x60 area. I am ok with using a suit of prot IV to get it.