How do RS' Progress bars work?

[miracleman58]

I have just set a target goal level of 87 in both Mining and Smithing.

 

Now i am 863k from 87 Mining and 663k from 87 Smithing.

 

BUT

 

My mining progress Bar already reads 15% complete, where as Smithing bar says 7% complete.

 

How is this possible when I am clearly closer to 87 Smithing than Mining. And how can I have a % complete when I only just started.

 

 

I know setting an XP goal works way better starting at 0% and working up to 100% evently.

 

Why is a level goal messed up? Or am I missing something?

[Basmans]

The goal is to go from for example 85 mining to 90, it only counts from your starting point at that moment, not in total experience.

So you probably started your mining goal at a lower starting experience than smithing.

I hope this is clear enough.

[Sy_Accursed]

The goals system doesnt take u current xp as the start point, it takes the xp required for your lvl. (if you set goals by level)

 

So if you are say 500k xp past lvl 50. It will count 500k xp less than you have as your start point, this is how you will have % already done.

 

As for the percentages, basic math. Just because a number is numerically less doesnt mean you are closer percentage wise.

 

If one goal is 100k xp total and the other is 1million.

1% of 100k = 1,000

1% of 1mil = 10,000

 

So if you are say 2k xp off the first goal and 10k off the second.

Numerically you are closer to the first, however percentage wise

2k xp is 2% (so you're 98% complete)

10k xp is 1% (so you are 99% complete)

[Basmans]

The goals system doesnt take u current xp as the start point, it takes the xp required for your lvl. (if you set goals by level)

 

So if you are say 500k xp past lvl 50. It will count 500k xp less than you have as your start point, this is how you will have % already done.

 

As for the percentages, basic math. Just because a number is numerically less doesnt mean you are closer percentage wise.

 

If one goal is 100k xp total and the other is 1million.

1% of 100k = 1,000

1% of 1mil = 10,000

 

So if you are say 2k xp off the first goal and 10k off the second.

Numerically you are closer to the first, however percentage wise

2k xp is 2% (so you're 98% complete)

10k xp is 1% (so you are 99% complete)

:P I'm just no good at explaining.