Batmud general information
Current Level Costs
Advancing in levels costs experience, and it can help to know how much the next one will cost when pondering if one should advance or just improve some skills or spells. Here is a copy of the list avalible in any adventurer's guild.
Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp 1 200 21 5478 41 207k 61 1478k 81 3431k 2 235 22 6464 42 252k 62 1492k 82 3603k 3 278 23 7628 43 306k 63 1507k 83 3783k 4 328 24 9001 44 372k 64 1522k 84 3972k 5 387 25 10621 45 453k 65 1538k 85 4171k 6 457 26 12533 46 550k 66 1555k 86 4380k 7 539 27 14789 47 669k 67 1572k 87 4599k 8 637 28 17451 48 813k 68 1591k 88 4829k 9 751 29 20593 49 989k 69 1610k 89 5070k 10 887 30 24300 50 1202k 70 1631k 90 5324k 11 1046 31 29534 51 1372k 71 2106k 91 16682k 12 1235 32 35896 52 1380k 72 2212k 92 17683k 13 1457 33 43628 53 1389k 73 2322k 93 18744k 14 1719 34 53025 54 1398k 74 2439k 94 19868k 15 2029 35 64447 55 1408k 75 2560k 95 21061k 16 2394 36 78329 56 1418k 76 2689k 96 22324k 17 2825 37 95201 57 1429k 77 2823k 97 23664k 18 3334 38 115707 58 1441k 78 2964k 98 25084k 19 3934 39 140631 59 1453k 79 3112k 99 26589k 20 4642 40 170923 60 1465k 80 3268k 100 28184k
Historical Level Costs
Below are the costs prior to the second highbie nuke tune.
Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp 1 200 21 5478 41 207k 61 1478k 81 3431k 2 235 22 6464 42 252k 62 1492k 82 3603k 3 278 23 7628 43 306k 63 1507k 83 3783k 4 328 24 9001 44 372k 64 1522k 84 3972k 5 387 25 10621 45 453k 65 1538k 85 4171k 6 457 26 12533 46 550k 66 1555k 86 4380k 7 539 27 14789 47 669k 67 1572k 87 4599k 8 637 28 17451 48 813k 68 1591k 88 4829k 9 751 29 20593 49 989k 69 1610k 89 5070k 10 887 30 24300 50 1202k 70 1631k 90 5324k 11 1046 31 29534 51 1372k 71 2106k 91 7321k 12 1235 32 35896 52 1380k 72 2212k 92 7760k 13 1457 33 43628 53 1389k 73 2322k 93 8226k 14 1719 34 53025 54 1398k 74 2439k 94 8719k 15 2029 35 64447 55 1408k 75 2560k 95 9243k 16 2394 36 78329 56 1418k 76 2689k 96 9797k 17 2825 37 95201 57 1429k 77 2823k 97 10385k 18 3334 38 115707 58 1441k 78 2964k 98 11008k 19 3934 39 140631 59 1453k 79 3112k 99 11669k 20 4642 40 170923 60 1465k 80 3268k 100 12369k
Below is a thumbnailed graph showing how level costs used to rise with advancement. Click on it for a larger version.
You may notice just a small alteration in the cost curve as it nears the higher levels. In memory are two major hikes to the cost of graining levels. The first was a relatively balanced increase to the costs past level twenty. The second, which results in the absolutely insane cost of levels over 90, was instituted in late 2001, possibly as a result of excessive whining about the 100 level player cap or the abuse of some combat code Duke had repaired a few days earlier. Wether this was a normal tune or just an archwizard being extremely vindictive (Duke is among the more 'old school' of the current arches), the benefits of going over level 90 were greatly reduced.
From: Duke Subject: level costs Date: Mon Aug 6 19:35:22 2001 Reply-Code: 12ax Lines: 5 Level: 420 [Wizard] Age: 281d, 4h, 19min and 42s The level costs from level 70+ have been increased, especially for levels 90+. Also, I gave everyone online max negative luck... have a good day!
Costs before the highbie-nuke tune Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp 1 200 21 5478 41 207k 61 1478k 81 3195k 2 235 22 6464 42 252k 62 1492k 82 3355k 3 278 23 7628 43 306k 63 1507k 83 3522k 4 328 24 9001 44 372k 64 1522k 84 3698k 5 387 25 10621 45 453k 65 1538k 85 3883k 6 457 26 12533 46 550k 66 1555k 86 4078k 7 539 27 14789 47 669k 67 1572k 87 4281k 8 637 28 17451 48 813k 68 1591k 88 4496k 9 751 29 20593 49 989k 69 1610k 89 4720k 10 887 30 24300 50 1202k 70 1631k 90 4956k 11 1046 31 29534 51 1372k 71 1961k 91 5204k 12 1235 32 35896 52 1380k 72 2059k 92 5464k 13 1457 33 43628 53 1389k 73 2162k 93 5738k 14 1719 34 53025 54 1398k 74 2270k 94 6025k 15 2029 35 64447 55 1408k 75 2384k 95 6326k 16 2394 36 78329 56 1418k 76 2503k 96 6642k 17 2825 37 95201 57 1429k 77 2628k 97 6974k 18 3334 38 115707 58 1441k 78 2760k 98 7323k 19 3934 39 140631 59 1453k 79 2898k 99 7689k 20 4342 40 170923 60 1464k 80 3043k 100 8074k Costs before the 20+ tune Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp Lvl Exp 1 200 21 5478 41 150k 61 1138k 81 3020k 2 235 22 6464 42 177k 62 1195k 82 3171k 3 278 23 7628 43 208k 63 1255k 83 3330k 4 328 24 9001 44 246k 64 1317k 84 3496k 5 387 25 10621 45 290k 65 1383k 85 3671k 6 457 26 12533 46 343k 66 1453k 86 3855k 7 539 27 14789 47 405k 67 1525k 87 4048k 8 637 28 17451 48 478k 68 1601k 88 4250k 9 751 29 20593 49 564k 69 1682k 89 4463k 10 887 30 24300 50 665k 70 1766k 90 4686k 11 1046 31 28674 51 698k 71 1854k 91 4920k 12 1235 32 33835 52 733k 72 1947k 92 5166k 13 1457 33 39925 53 770k 73 2044k 93 5424k 14 1719 34 47112 54 809k 74 2146k 94 5696k 15 2029 35 55592 55 849k 75 2254k 95 5980k 16 2394 36 65599 56 892k 76 2366k 96 6279k 17 2825 37 77407 57 936k 77 2485k 97 6593k 18 3334 38 91340 58 983k 78 2609k 98 6923k 19 3934 39 107782 59 1032k 79 2739k 99 7269k 20 4642 40 127182 60 1084k 80 2876k 100 7633k