# Progress bar and Weighted Experience Points.

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/progress-bar-and-weighted-experience-points/10186>\
**Category:** Archived: Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 15, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/progress-bar-and-weighted-experience-points/10186 "2016-11-15T20:46:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Chains-SPARKBRS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@Chains-SPARKBRS](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Chains-SPARKBRS)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/progress-bar-and-weighted-experience-points/10186/1 "2016-11-15T20:46:50Z")

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The orange level Progress Bar is great, but it would be nice to know just how much progress I have made on one ride. I would like to see it two-toned (a lighter or darker orange) that indicates the progress made on the current ride.&nbsp;

My other suggestion would be that experience points be weighted. I feel the standard 20/km or 30/mile is a bit unfair. What if you are doing repeats of the Epic KOM segment vs doing laps along the flat ocean. If I am purely riding for experience points, then I can rack up way more sticking to flat ground and ride around at 24mph with half the effort of climbing that mountain.

Would be nice to switch it to a points system much like given during workouts where it’s power/effort based.

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**Author:** ![Andre\_Grunow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/andre_grunow/32/214257_2.png) [@Andre\_Grunow](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Andre_Grunow)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/progress-bar-and-weighted-experience-points/10186/2 "2016-11-17T11:28:38Z")

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I also support the 2nd idea. Experience points gained by investing more watts should be weighted better than those gained through “just let the legs flow”.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Hewitt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mark_hewitt/32/251605_2.png) [@Mark\_Hewitt](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mark_Hewitt)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/progress-bar-and-weighted-experience-points/10186/3 "2016-11-18T15:51:37Z")

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+1 a good idea that XP gained on that particular ride should appear in a different colour. Adding climbing XP would be the ideal solution so you get an amount of XP per 100ft climbed as well as per mile.

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**Author:** ![Chains-SPARKBRS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@Chains-SPARKBRS](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Chains-SPARKBRS)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/progress-bar-and-weighted-experience-points/10186/4 "2016-11-18T19:52:15Z")

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Mark -&nbsp;I could live&nbsp;with added&nbsp;XP based on elevation. The only reason I would suggest having a reward power based vs elevation is so you don’t alienate the guys that kill it on the flats doing 28-30 (they deserve some love too). I could throw my hardtail on the Kickr and spin up the Epic KOM with&nbsp; ease (might take a while), would rather rack up some extra Xps for doing it in the big ring.

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**Author:** ![Anthony\_Cree\_EVO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/anthony_cree_evo/32/533195_2.png) [@Anthony\_Cree\_EVO](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Anthony_Cree_EVO)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/progress-bar-and-weighted-experience-points/10186/5 "2016-11-23T00:56:11Z")

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I could also see an argument that the 50th km of a single ride is worth more points than the 50th km of 3 rides combined. &nbsp;Could be another way to entice riders to stay on longer.