Total exp is the best way to compare which players is better... like the word says, exp is compared between the 2 players, the one with the highest prob worked harder then the one with lower but higher total level. Most of the time i just ask everyone their total levels, but then they always say something higher then me since i have skills that arn't even ranked yet, but when i ask for their total level, they have barely half the total exp i have. which means that if i used the time and put those exp in the skill of my lacking, my total level would probably be way higher then his... It shouldn't be total level that you should judge, but the total exp. I would rather value a level 3 with 200mil exp then a level 3 with 1400 total level but only 40 mil exp