Coding a Forum Level Up System

[FrostWyrmWraith]

Okay, then please explain where you got 50. It should quite clearly be 2500 because as I said earlier, I calculated these based on a post count of 50.

I find it funny that you claim to be a mathematician but get these simple things utterly wrong.

[Airblader]

Oops – in my head I just had EXP = 50 instead of EXP = 50 * 50. Well, in any case that would make it be 500. Not the 200 you for whatever reason expect.

However, comments like

I find it funny that you claim to be a mathematician but get these simple things utterly wrong.

show me I don't need to waste any more time trying to understand horrible code. It's fascinating what attitude people have towards others who try to help them for free(!). I don't need to prove to you that I studied mathematics, just as I don't need to listen to you accusing me of lying. Maybe others will continue to help you, although I certainly don't hope that they will.

Bye.

[FrostWyrmWraith]

Help me? You've been nothing but condescending this whole time. I'm new at this, and your attitude has not been helping.

And no, by the way, 500*1.15^12 does not equal 3000. Nice try though?

[Airblader]

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...5E12%29+-+2500

[Old Pedant]

Okay...

var xpup = (xneeded * Math.ceil(Math.pow(1.15, plevel)))
var showxp= (xpup - (xneeded * Math.ceil(Math.pow(1.15, plevel-1))))
NewCode =  topR + midR + name + ": " + sign +" "+ plevel + "<BR> XP: "+ (EXP-showxp) +"<BR> Experience needed: " +  (xpup-EXP)+ "<BR>Overall Experience:" + (xneeded * EXP / xneeded) +"<br><!-- placeholder --><br><br>"

So

xpup = 500 * Math.ceil( Math.pow(1.15, 12) ) ==>>
xpup = 500 * Math.ceil( 5.35 ) ==>>
xpup = 500 * 6 ==>>
xpup = 3000

showxp= (xpup - (xneeded * Math.ceil(Math.pow(1.15, plevel-1)))) ==>>
showxp = (3000 - (500 * Math.ceil( Math.pow( 1.15, 11 ) ) ) ) ==>>
showxp = (3000 - (500 * Math.ceil( 4.65 ) ) ) ==>>
showxp = (3000 - (500 * 5) ) ==>>
showxp = 3000 - 2500 ==>>
showxp = 500

NewCode =  "...other stuff..."+ plevel 
        + "<BR> XP: "+ (EXP-showxp) 
        + "<BR> Experience needed: " +  (xpup-EXP)
        + "<BR>Overall Experience:" + (xneeded * EXP / xneeded) + ...
NewCode =  "...other stuff..."+ 12
        + "<BR> XP: "+ (2500-500) 
        + "<BR> Experience needed: " +  (3000-500)
        + "<BR>Overall Experience:" + (500 * 2500 / 500) + ...
NewCode =  "...other stuff..."+ 12
        + "<BR> XP: "+ 2000 
        + "<BR> Experience needed: " +  2500
        + "<BR>Overall Experience:" + 2500 + ...

This expression is especially silly:
(xneeded * EXP / xneeded)

Pointless. The two uses of xneeded cancel out, so the value is always simply EXP.

[Old Pedant]

Originally Posted by FrostWyrmWraith

And no, by the way, 500*1.15^12 does not equal 3000.

True. But that is *NOT* what your JavaScript says or does.

It reads:

var xpup = 500 * Math.ceil( Math.pow(1.15, 12) );

And because of the Math.ceil( ) in there, xpup *DOES* then equal 3000.

500*1.15^12 is actually 2675.1250527368555908203125

[FrostWyrmWraith]

The (xneeded * EXP/xneeded) was there in the original coding.

Okay, so my dumb head head thought it was rounding it up to 2700. Actually I'm not sure where I got that impression, to be honest. Thank you for specifying why was becoming 3000.

Is there a way to make it round up just to the next number divisible by 50?

[Old Pedant]

var xpup = 50 * Math.ceil( 500 * Math.pow(1.15, plevel) / 50 );

For a plevel of 12, that give xpup of 2700.

var showxp= xpup - 50 * Math.ceil( 500 * Math.pow(1.15, plevel-1) / 50 );

Again, for a plevel of 12 (with xpup of 2700) that will do

var showxp = 2700 - 2350;
or
showxp = 350

[Old Pedant]

And then

NewCode =  "...other stuff..."+ plevel 
        + "<BR> XP: "+ (EXP-showxp) 
        + "<BR> Experience needed: " +  (xpup-EXP)
        + "<BR>Overall Experience:" + (xneeded * EXP / xneeded) + ...
NewCode =  "...other stuff..."+ 12
        + "<BR> XP: "+ (2500-350) 
        + "<BR> Experience needed: " +  (2700-2500)
        + "<BR>Overall Experience:" + (500 * 2500 / 500) + ...
NewCode =  "...other stuff..."+ 12
        + "<BR> XP: "+ 2150 
        + "<BR> Experience needed: " +  200
        + "<BR>Overall Experience:" + 2500 + ...

[FrostWyrmWraith]

Okay, I actually think I get that. It worked, thanks!