So, I was just looking to see when my next promotion would be and I realized that the XP required for the higher ranks is off the charts. I've been playing more than most (not THE most, but certainly more than most) and after 2 years of playing my XP is ~4100. In order to reach the highest rank a player needs 150000. At the rate I'm playing that would take close to 75 years and my wife already thinks I play too much.

This is less of a suggestion, and more of a pointing out of an error. The numbers for the higher ranks NEED to be adjusted downwards...significantly.

For further comparison, at the rate that the 3 most active players are playing it will take them 18 - 20 years to get their XP to 150,000.

To have a scale that will allow players to advance at a reasonable pace it should be adjusted to something like this:
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It would still take a player like myself 5-7 years to reach 15000 XP which is much more reasonable than 75 years. A highly active player like Flokke could make the climb in about 4 years which seems right for someone who puts in that much time.

Makes sense, right?

Hahahaha! At least your wife will know where you're at and what your doing...maybe she made the XP scale:) I definitely see your point and agree. However, I think most of us will see that the "Score" is what really matters as far as who the best players are, unlike some XP scammers such as "lazy2bum" and to some extent "flokke".

@Grabaman I hear you, but XP alone does nothing. Also, I would argue that a player with a score of 11000 and 500 XP is not the same caliber player as one with the same score, but 3000+ XP. The "experience" part of XP does count for something in terms of actual playing experience.

No argument here. Totally agree. Just pointing out that the top 3 xp leaders got there by playing hundreds of solo Africa games. Flokke actually has an excellent score to go with it. He has apparently become a heads-up-Africa specialist.

He plays other things as well. In fact he's registered for a H2H Indian Ocean game right now, waiting for someone to join, if you want to sign up and play him.