Which is more respected? Total Levels or Total XP

[Guest]

I would respect player 1 in game more, as obviously I wouldn't know Player 2's xp unless I looked him up on the highscores.

 

 

 

And plus in my opinion, I believe its better to have high allround stats than a concerntrated skill with high xp. Because that skill may be somthing like fletching which he may have 13mill xp lvl 99 in (which is a very easy skill to raise quickly, compared to other harder skills), and player 1 may have allrounded stats in the hard skills like Prayer and Herblore.

 

 

 

So obviously player 1 has probably over all, with his allround stats put in a greater effort into his RS character than player 2 who might of just concerntrated on an easy skill. :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

Its just all hypotheticals, as we don't know which skills each character may of raised. So having respect for one player or another can greatly change, if we had more detail. :wink:

[dargonhuman]

It's an irrelevant and moot question: basing respect on something as fluid as level or exp totals results in a fickle respect because as soon as Player A tops the total of Player Y, then Player Y has lost respect because he's no longer "top dog". Just look at the top two or three players on the hiscores list; when #2 passes #1 (trying to avoid names; you all know who I'm talking about anyway), everyone gives the new #1 more respect until the previous #1 retakes his position, then the respect goes back. If you're going to respect a player, it should be for something a little more concrete than how well they can click.

 

Respect the accomplishment, of course, but don't put the player on a pedestal until you know how the player got there. Did they use cheat programs and somehow not get caught? Did they scam, swindle and steal their way to the top? Did they simply trample everyone, friends, family, and strangers, to achieve their goals? If the answer to any of those is yes, then the player isn't worthy of respect, and their accomplishment is sullied. However, if they got to the top through honest hard work and played the game in a friendly and respectful manner to other players, then they are worthy of however much respect you want to give them.

 

It shouldn't be about what they've done, but how they did it that earns respect or disdain.

 

 

 

--Darg--

[fshiu]

And plus in my opinion, I believe its better to have high allround stats than a concerntrated skill with high xp. Because that skill may be somthing like fletching which he may have 13mill xp lvl 99 in (which is a very easy skill to raise quickly, compared to other harder skills), and player 1 may have allrounded stats in the hard skills like Prayer and Herblore.

 

What if player 2 has 99 prayer/smith/something harder?

 

 

 

oh oops, didnt finish reading

[CharlieBrown]

mmm.. person 2

[jwrm22]

depens on there skills...

 

 

 

if there total is 200.000.000 exp they could have 15 lvl 99 skills or just 1 skill at 200k exp... the 15 99 skills is far harder to get...

[Hobgoblin11]

I would respect player 1 in game more, as obviously I wouldn't know Player 2's xp unless I looked him up on the highscores.

 

 

 

And how would you know someone's total level without looking them up in the high-scores? :wink:

[Dayking321]

i personally think that they should both be respected equally. (yeah, i know the chickens way out.)

 

 

 

the person that has the higher total lvl has shown that he is good in a variety of things in the game. the person that has the higher xp shows that he has the dedication to stick to the things he like and make them great.

 

 

 

hmm, now that i think of it maybe the person that has the higher ltotal vl should be more respected. he has shown that he can do a wide variety of things and the person that has the hight xp lvl has shown that they can stand in the same spot in the game and click a lot.....

 

 

ok, now im confused. :P

 

Yep. The person with the highest total lv has showen they can do lots of things, but the person with the highest xp lv just has high boardem tolarance.

[aciidfla5h]

i'd like player 2 to have more respect, cuz that's who i am (haha)

 

 

 

in reality though, player 1 would probably get more respect..

[jimbo135]

My respect for both of them is equally non-existant.

[Verie__Bad]

i can tell you im the best 1271er atm :D

[Kill_Life]

I'd say nr 2.

 

If their were 2 persons.

 

The one with for example 99 wooscutting and all the other skills 1.

 

I respect him more then someone with all skills 10 and a higher total.

[thephat]

~xp more for me.. but i mostly don't count pures when i'm checking some highscores.. lots of them got a total of 800?, with an total xp of 30m+ :P i got 1243 (orsomething) with 21.5m xp.. and a friend of me gots 130 lvls higher, and like 2.1m less xp :)

[drk_killer]

total xp because the person would have some high skills. but the person with high skills would have better stats for quests and things like that

[Chaos_Reborn]

none is more respected, the higher you have on both, the more people will laugh at you for your "freaking" on Runescape.

 

 

 

That's why mine is only on 630 :P

[mrmyk]

id say total levels as its easier to know how many you have...but if its lots of xp in 1 skill id take the second option

[zubeedoo]

I'd say total xp is more respected, not because people look at it, but because high total xp usually means high lvled skills.

 

 

 

I'd be much more impressed with someone who has, say, 4 skills at lvl 99 then I would be with someone who has 8 skills at lvl 80.

 

People, when looking someone up in the highscores, often check for the highest lvl. Odds are the guy with more total xp but a lower total lvl is gonna have a better top stat then someone with a high total lvl but low total xp.

[toast647]

well this is a pretty intresting topic and can go both ways, many people think they are superior because of their combat lvl, i dont. well when i was ending f2p and getting p2p i had around 850+ total lvl at aroudn 83 cb, then i got members the lvls rose very fast, but i couldve had many members skills around 30 and with barely any xp i wouldnt like that but it happens. i cant really decide so ill break it even they pretty much are both important cause there are many lvl 3 skillers that could have 99 in all, except any combat skills and they have a lower total lvl but very igh in xp.....i couldtalk about this all day, sorry that its kinda long and it might not make sense as im about to fall asleep

[Yorok0]

Total exp is more important. F2p players cant get high total. But they can get high total exp.

[holypast1]

iv always respected skill total ebacuse i platy this game for the skill total

[Sumpta]

Well if I'm either, I am number 1. Both should be respected, but I favour skill total. For example, many people have very high combat (and thus very high xp total), but they're lousy at the other skills. Yet they get all the respect for being 120 cb. And no, I'm not implying that cb 120 is not great, because of course it is!

 

 

 

But being an all-rounder is respectable as well, since it means you know a little about everything and have endured in some of the harder skills. Some skills are just too easy to get up with good cash. Who's to say that number 2 put that much more time in his skills? What if he bought all his logs and got fletching skyhigh in a few days? Other skills (agility, thieving e.g.) are impossible to buy and deserve everyone's respect.

[aidanryu]

for me player 2 would probably gain more respect then player 1, but what I care about most is what they have in high levels, I'm a man that has a passion for hard levels (like f2p prayer.. 15 xp max per bone) and if someone put a real effort into levels that aren't easy, wether it's combat or skill then I respect that,

 

 

 

in most cases player 2 will untechnically be further in his levels then player 1 as well, but you can't just put it down to these 2 choices because player 2 may be a pure wcer or something, it comes down to the person itself really, those 60 people that have better prayer on f2p then me certainly earn my respect because I know how hard it was, but that million of people that have higher fletching don't get as much respect because I know it's a very easy skill, you can just buy all the materials and fletch a profit together to keep leveling magic and fletching.

 

 

 

it's about the effort for me, you get easier xp at higher levels but it depends on the skill.. either person can be admired

 

 

 

edit: note that members do have the possibility to gain xp 6 times as fast as f2pers in some skills and note nr 2. lvl 120 have to put a very big effort into reaching it, certainly equal to having 17-1800 total for members or 1100 on f2p, how much xp do you need for level 120.. 40mil? something like that? 40mil for such a level.. don't you reckon that earns anyone quite some respect? it's still a skill like anything else :)

 

 

 

but you are right when you say people look at what they can see more then the xp, i don't see a level 3 with 1700 total get begged and followed because they are admired so much

[jaskkes]

It depends on what the skills that they train on are. I think it would be more respectable if someone showed a variety of skills in there game. I find it really sad seeing a level 123 combat with 1200 skill level and they are P2P.

 

 

 

When I farm, its nothing more depressing seeing a guy with 123 combat and full drag that doesnt have most skills in the high scores. Variety in the game is what I find more respected. And right now (from my rant also) I hate combat in runescape. People with higher combat levels get the glory when lower combat levels with higher skill levels get shot down.