Disaster Relief On-site Package

The Disaster Relief On-site Package, or DROP, is an item that appears in Dying Light. They can be found in airdrops, in Rais' supply stashes, in quarantine zones and during certain quests. DROPs will appear in every single airdrop that the player manages to salvage, and in isolated airdrops where there are two unopened crates, each one will contain a DROP kit and random package on the side if your lucky, such as medical supplies or a box of flares. In Rais' supply stashes, it contains stolen goods instead.

These DROPs can be delivered to Quartermasters for additional Survivor experience points. Upon delivery, the Quartermaster in the Tower will thank the player character; sometimes mentioning that people would've starved without their help. This suggests that the relief packages could contain any basic disaster supplies ranging from food and water, to Antizin and medical aid of the like. Despite DROPs being displayed as legendary items, they have no actual monetary value and cannot be sold to merchants.

Beginning from Rank 5, the experience rewarded per DROP turned in increases by 500 experience per Survivor rank. Contrary to popular belief, experience rewarded per DROP is NOT affected by Difficulty for Survivor rank. However, it DOES affect experience rewarded for Legend levels.

For the experience value provided at any Survivor rank, consult the following chart:

Survivor Rank	Points Per DROP	Points For Next Rank	% Level XP per DROP	DROPs For Level
1	1000 XP	1000 XP	100%	1
2	1000 XP	3250 XP	30.76%	3
3	1070 XP	5000 XP	21.4%	5
4	1528 XP	10,000 XP	15.28%	7
5	2000 XP	10,500 XP	19.04%	8
6	2500 XP	20,750 XP	12.05%	8
7	3000 XP	20,750 XP	14.45%	8
8	3500 XP	30,000 XP	11.66%	9
9	4000 XP	40,000 XP	10%	10
10	4500 XP	50,000 XP	9%	11
11	5000 XP	55,000 XP	9.09%	11
12	5500 XP	60,000 XP	9.16%	11
13	6000 XP	65,000 XP	9.23%	11
14	6500 XP	70,000 XP	9.28%	11
15	7000 XP	72,500 XP	9.65%	10
16	7500 XP	77,500 XP	9.67%	10
17	8000 XP	80,000 XP	10%	10
18	8500 XP	95,000 XP	8.94%	11
19	9000 XP	100,000 XP	9%	11
20	9500 XP	125,000 XP	7.6%	13
21	10,000 XP	150,000 XP	6.66%	15
22	10,500 XP	175,000 XP	6%	17
23	11,000 XP	200,000 XP	5.5%	18
24	11,950 XP	475,000 XP	2.51%	41
25	12,000 XP	NaN		NaN

As a result of the level-based point system, it is more efficient to deliver just enough DROPs to level up, then deliver the rest, rather than to provide all the drops in one go. In other words, the experience provided is based on level of delivery, and does not automatically scale up upon levelling. You can still collect as many drops as you want, so long as you remember to drop any excess before delivering them to the Quartermaster.

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Farming DROPs

Its possible to get a near infinite amount of DROPs. One great location is in the Supermarket (Stuffed Turtle) in Harran. Being one of the easiest locations to acquire several packages. One can gather 2-3 or though slightly more time consuming all DROPs. The 4th though is guarded by infected. Rinse and repeat for alot of XP.

Sources: Dying Light Survivor Level XP Table With DROP Values

Dying Light Legend Level 1-250 XP Table (Refurbished and Updated)

Delivering all the 21 DROP(s) at once.

Delivering 11 then 10 separately.