That's because you only have one award - from Saorex for http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3r...s-kept-neverwinter-monastery.html#post4474690
Experience Points and Levels/Titles
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That's because you only have one award - from Saorex for http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3r...s-kept-neverwinter-monastery.html#post4474690
Nikosandros
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Ah, so we all started with 9 XPs then? Or is it 10 XPs per award?
I have looked slightly deeper into this and there are still some things I am mot clear about. I also have only one award, but for some reason my account shows that I have 15XP which brings me to Level 2. I gave some other people XP and found out that my "XP power" is to give 1 XP at a time. I am not sure about the underlying mechanics used to calculate XP power, but it is probably either a static 1 XP for all normal posters or perhaps based on the person's XP/post count/join date or community supporter status or moderator status or something along those lines. Looking at the person who gave me my XP award, he/she has many fewer posts than I do and a very recent join date, plus does not fit any of the other categories described above, so I am guessing that his/her XP power is also set at 1 XP. That leaves me wondering, however: How did I end up with 15 XP? Is it because he nominated my thread for the topic of the week? Or more likely, did all the long-term members perhaps simply get a flat starting bonus (or perhaps a bonus based on post count or join date - though a flat bonus seems more likely)? It would make sense, as nearly everybody seems to be at 2nd level.
Everyone began at 10 XP. (That's enough to put you at level 2). You need about 22 XP to reach level 3.
When you give out XP, you give out a number of points equal to your "power", which starts at 1 and then increases at some point in the future. You can give out 3 awards every day, and must give out awards to 50(?) people before you can award someone again. (50 is way too big a number).
Morrus may be tinkering with the award, though.
Cheers!
Fair enough - I suspected it would be something like that. Nevertheless, I have 16 XP even though only 2 people gave me awards. That still leaves open the mystery of where the extra 4 points came from.
When you give out XP, you give out a number of points equal to your "power", which starts at 1 and then increases at some point in the future. You can give out 3 awards every day, and must give out awards to 50(?) people before you can award someone again. (50 is way too big a number).
Morrus may be tinkering with the award, though.
I agree with you - 50 is a huge number especially when you can only give 3 per day. I would make it something lower - perhaps 9 awards - that would entail waiting at least 3 days (giving the full 3 awards daily) to give XP to the same person again. Essentially, it would mean that your every 10th award could be the same person. Alternatively, we could simply have a waiting period after which it is possible to give XP to the same individual again - say one week. I prefer the first option though.
Nikosandros
Golden Procrastinator
However, I received one award, but I have exactly 10 XP...
Perhaps someone gave you a negative vote -- When the system was put in place for a day or two people could give you negative feedback (i.e. negative experience points).
Then, that feature (negative xp) was removed. But that could account for how you're at 10xp even though you got 1xp from someone.
Everyone registered at the time the system was turned on got 10 free XP. Everyone who registered afterwards started on 0.
Everyone gives out 1XP per award, but for a few days while I figured out the system, some people gave out more (based on postcount and length of time registered). I turned that off, so now everybody is 1 XP, except for mods/admins who give 10XP.
Negative XP was on for a short while until I noticed! It's off now.
You get awards for a thread nomination and for coming 1st/2nd/3rd. That feature is buggy though, and is going away, much to my regret - I really liked it.
Finally, if we keep this at the end of the month trial, everybody will be reset to 0 XP.
Everyone gives out 1XP per award, but for a few days while I figured out the system, some people gave out more (based on postcount and length of time registered). I turned that off, so now everybody is 1 XP, except for mods/admins who give 10XP.
Negative XP was on for a short while until I noticed! It's off now.
You get awards for a thread nomination and for coming 1st/2nd/3rd. That feature is buggy though, and is going away, much to my regret - I really liked it.
Finally, if we keep this at the end of the month trial, everybody will be reset to 0 XP.
Nikosandros
Golden Procrastinator
Seems the most likely explanation.
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