A weekly experience limit makes players stop playing at the exact moment they hit it

Limiting how fast one person can level in a week keeps a shared game balanced, but a hard wall teaches players to log off. A gentler rule lets the reward shrink in stages. Getting the stages wrong is easy: a reward crossing a boundary needs care, or the numbers jump.

Why this works

A cliff makes people feel punished for one more step, while a slope feels like a natural slowing down. Charging each portion at its own rate, as tax brackets do, means more play never pays less than less play.

When not to use it

Skip it when the goal is to let players reach everything at their own pace, with no worry about someone running ahead. Slowing the keenest players there only pushes them away; add more content for them to enjoy instead.

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• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 17 lines of example code with 3 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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