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The Experience Level, also known simply as Level, is generally held to be the most important stat of Newgrounds users. It is determined by the number of experience points a user has. You can increase your level by voting on up to five submissions per day, which gives you a maximum of 10 experience points. Each level earned increases the weight of the user's vote.


Experience Points/Grounds Gold[]

Grounds Gold

A typical "Grounds Gold Day" message

Experience Points (XP) are the points that a user gains by voting on submissions. They had been known as Grounds Gold until the 2007 Redesign, when the name was changed to Experience Points, that being a term familiar to many video gamers from RPG's. The term Grounds Gold is used for the currency in Newgrounds Rumble. A user can only earn up to 10 points per day and that day, which begins at midnight Eastern Standard time (UTC - 5) and resets the count, is still known as a Grounds Gold Day. Since a 2018 redesign, TomFulp may increase the daily XP limit at his discretion, and has advertised double and triple XP days via news posts.

GGold

Earning "Grounds Gold" in 2007

History[]

The Experience Levels have been on the site for years. Like many things, they were adjusted in the 2007 Redesign, making more levels and raising the bar so that there was a higher ceiling. The current top level was reached by Pimp in 2010. The current system, allowing experience points on just one submission, was set at the 2018 Redesign[1]

Earning XP[]

To earn XP, a user can vote in any of the site content areas (Games, Movies, Art, Audio). By clicking on the stars under the Author Comments of a submission, the user will automatically deposit 2XP (up to 10 max per day). The expression of the tankman changes to reflect the score.

Vote-gif

The 2018 vote bar with animated tankman.

System[]

The level of a user represents their voting power. The amount of experience points determines their voting power, and showing a different level icon for each milestone:

Level Points Icon Level Points Icon Level Points Icon Level Points Icon
1 0-19
NeutralLevel1
16 2,500-2,839
NeutralLevel16
31 9,990-10,669
NeutralLevel31
46 22,480 - 23,489
NeutralLevel46
2 20-49
NeutralLevel2
17 2,840-3,209
NeutralLevel17
32 10,670-11,369
NeutralLevel32
47 23,490 - 24,519
NeutralLevel47
3 50-99
NeutralLevel3
18 3,210-3,599
NeutralLevel18
33 11,370-12,089
NeutralLevel33
48 24,520 - 25,579
NeutralLevel48
4 100-179
NeutralLevel4
19 3,600-4,009
NeutralLevel19
34 12,090-12,829
NeutralLevel34
49 25,580 - 26,649
NeutralLevel49
5 180-279
NeutralLevel5
20 4,010-4,439
NeutralLevel20
35 12,830-13,599
NeutralLevel35
50 26,650 - 27,749
NeutralLevel50
6 280-399
NeutralLevel6
21 4,440-4,899
NeutralLevel21
36 13,600-14,389
NeutralLevel36
51 27,750 - 28,879
NeutralLevel51
7 400-549
NeutralLevel7
22 4,900-5,379
NeutralLevel22
37 14,390-15,199
NeutralLevel37
52 28,880 - 30,019
NeutralLevel52
8 550-709
NeutralLevel8
23 5,380-5,879
NeutralLevel23
38 15,200-16,029
NeutralLevel38
53 30,020 - 31,179
NeutralLevel53
9 710-899
NeutralLevel9
24 5,880-6,399
NeutralLevel24
39 16,030-16,889
NeutralLevel39
54 31,180 - 32,369
NeutralLevel54
10 900-1,109
NeutralLevel10
25 6,400-6,939
NeutralLevel25
40 16,890-17,759
NeutralLevel40
55 32,370 - 33,579
NeutralLevel55
11 1,110-1,349
NeutralLevel11
26 6,940-7,509
NeutralLevel26
41 17,760-18,659
NeutralLevel41
56 33,580 - 34,809
NeutralLevel56
12 1,350-1,599
NeutralLevel12
27 7,510-8,089
NeutralLevel27
42 18,660-19,579
NeutralLevel42
57 34,810 - 36,069
NeutralLevel57
13 1,600-1,879
NeutralLevel13
28 8,090-8,699
NeutralLevel28
43 19,580 - 20,529
NeutralLevel43
58 36,070 - 37,339
NeutralLevel58
14 1,880-2,179
NeutralLevel14
29 8,700-9,339
NeutralLevel29
44 20,530 - 21,489
NeutralLevel44
59 37,340-38,639
NeutralLevel59
15 2,180-2,499
NeutralLevel15
30 9,340-9,989
NeutralLevel30
45 21,490 - 22,479
NeutralLevel45
60 38,640+
EvilLevel60

New System[]

LevelNUMS

The 2012 redesign of the site changed the level icons to their current iteration (left), but did not change the XP requirements per level.

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