I think I had over 20M when the upgrade/unlock scheme started, after all the riding and upgrading since I’ve got my 3 high-end Specialized frames at level 5 and once I spend the drops on level 4 upgrade for SP74 I’ll have 11M left. 90 minutes with Jacques is good for about 60km and 120k. I’m not sure the 5M for the stage 5 upgrade is worth it but I’ll at least chip away at the distance for it since I use it for everything. Though I might pull out the Zwift MTB for Alpe laps and get the BMX upgraded as well just incase a new Halo is a Zwift frame. Though it’ll probably be a Trek or Canyon.
I am pretty sure most Zwift users wont last 90 minutes with Jacques …
I know I wont.
So no benefit what so ever for riding at level 100 for over a year .
Zwift was their to encourage people to move up the levels now if you have been at 100 for over a year you get punished . Pretty poor PR by Zwift . Give people incentive !!!
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Well I would argue Zwift is there to get exercise on a bike not to accumulate e-bragging rights. But that’s just my perspective as someone who thinks most cyclists take this stuff way too seriously. /shrug
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I think it’s perfectly reasonable to care about the in-game incentives - that’s what they exist for - but I am unsure from your comment what you were hoping to see in addition to more levels, ability to reach them more quickly due to your riding after you reached level 100, and the prestige stripes. What sort of incentive would you have appreciated?
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Hi to answer your question i have been stuck on level 100 since Jan 2025 . I would in reality be on level 250 at the least . Zwift knows your mileage and time you spend on the bike. Disappointed that people who have not done the hard miles are at the same level
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I’m waiting for a better halo bike, saving 54 mill now.
I appreciate all the comments on average cyclists. Four hours a week, ten nine months a year, maybe four years to hit 100?
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I recommend caring less (in fact - caring not at all) about what complete strangers do or don’t have.
Comparison is the thief of joy.
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I’m not going to try to tell you not to care about things you care about, but I can tell you that Zwift have heard that type of feedback, and XP banking has been a thing in Zwift for years, so my guess is they were simply unpersuaded by the feedback and decided not to do it. I’m happy they did hear and act on the feedback that said give us more levels even if there are fewer unlocks, and they made the accelerated leveling move more quickly, and they heard the feedback about having a prestige system (the stripes being their implementation). I guess the 4x accelerated leveling is their response to the people who said just put me where I belong based on what I have earned.
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Most of what ZHQ does is done with the intent to drive engagement with the platform. What’s going to get people active on Zwift more: instantly set to whatever level your XP would put you at, or start a new level race with super-fast XP churn?
The whiners over this are baffling. Get on your bike and pedal, that’s the point of all this.
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The riders I know aren’t interested in this new race to level up because of how it will be gamed again as it was previously.
I’m sticking with my own challenge that is way more meaningful. And I have gotten way faster along the way.
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The only incentive I want from this game is calories burned.
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I was thinking one level per week, which is two years to reach 200.I’ve been hitting a level per month for the last year or two.
I feel that this is a good rate of compensation.
Just put some kind of carrot for 125 and 150. Please.
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carrot only be at Level 200, 300 ,400,and so on.
No, it is unstated (and poor planning)
The stripe is 200.
level 502!!!
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I tried this with the Synapse Cannondale. I noticed if I got a 250XP bonus, then the graphic showed +262XP. While when I got the Meilenstein wheels again in the Alpe spinner, instead of 1000XP I got +1050XP.
I thought that would have been a bit higher.
It’s not a very fast bike so I doubt I’ll use it any more. I’m usually time poor trying to do 2 laps of ADZ per day so any time savings help.
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At 500 you get Level-up Socks. Every time you give a ride-on, the person goes up one level.
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Make them gloves.
With the introduction of the Aero Socks for Factory Challenge, we now have to choose between “fun” of fire/confetti socks, etc, and an actual advantage with the aero socks.
I think the “fun” items should be gloves, since no one sees them anyway.
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