Ah, I should have started checking this earlier. It makes me warm and fuzzy inside to be in the top 1500. Hit level 32 today, I think I've been depositing nearly every day for a while now. Takes a while to make significant progress. Thanks for this list :D

At 6/2/11 12:30 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: I am moving up like a snail. >:(

Nah, it's like the M25 - all of the traffic around you is moving at the same speed, thus it's a high speed traffic jam. Like me, I've rolled up on a convoy, that's losing a deposit or two once in a blue moon.

Fortunately, there's a group that has bailed into the services and I'll go steaming past in the next month or two.

illuminate is now level 53 - Which also happens to be the same number as his rank.

EXP Update #40 is now available!

Hello all and welcome to my 40th Top EXP Update. Hey, 40 ain't a bad number. We'll be at our 50th update sometime in April 2012. Can't see why I won't be here by then. Not only that, the three year special update will be posted on Tuesday so stay tuned for that!

NEXT UPDATE: 24th July 2011

By the way, I'm going to scrap the live feed updates and will be working with notifying updates via Facebook and Twitter.

At 6/26/11 11:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: EXP Update #40 is now available!

Thank you, very much.

the three year special update will be posted on Tuesday so stay tuned for that!

Cool, look forward to it. Don't think I missed any deposits this year, if I did I will be very surprised.

217 gamejunkie 22,215 45 280 +1 71.34% 12/16/02

Only a +1 for this update, but it was expected. Probably a +4 for this coming month, maybe a +5 if luck goes my way. Still, I'm slowly inching my way ever so much painstakingly closer to the Top 200 though. I'm sure it wont be too long now.

NEXT UPDATE: 24th July 2011

As always, I'll be waiting patiently.

At 6/26/11 11:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: EXP Update #40 is now available!

Thanks for the update!

232 | Haggard | 21,830 | 45 | 280 | +7 | 62.91% | 12/25/01

+7 is really nice. I also should pass shunshuu on the next update if he doesn't start depositing again. :o

At 5/29/11 07:43 PM, NEVR wrote: Forgot to mention yesterday how much I like the current layout of these updates. It's pretty cool that the level icons update with each user's aura too; I didn't expect mine to have changed from blue to yellow for this update. Nice work, even if I'm a bit late in saying so. ;)

How the stat pulling program picks up is different to how NG Log picks up the level icons. NG Logs must go by aura the user uses and level icon rather than picking up the URL of their actual level icon. The stat pulling program does exactly that so it's able to pick up gold aura and even staff icons (only Wade and liljim are needed right now).

At 6/2/11 12:30 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: I am moving up like a snail. >:(

No, I am moving up like a snail. I got a +0 in ranking up for the latest update and in 12 months time I've estimated to only gain 21 ranks. I'd still be a long way off from the top 100.

By the way guys, point and laugh at gfox for being #37 in EXP!

At 6/26/11 12:14 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 6/2/11 12:30 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: I am moving up like a snail. >:(

No, I am moving up like a snail. I got a +0 in ranking up for the latest update and in 12 months time I've estimated to only gain 21 ranks. I'd still be a long way off from the top 100.

No, I AM moving up like a snail. I've been ranked #75 for the past 3 months. :P

Hehe, thanks for the update Bahamut, I'm always looking forward to this one, even though I'm not making any progress at all.

At 6/26/11 11:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: EXP Update #40 is now available!

186 | Auz | 22,960 | 280 | +5

Awesome. Another five ranks up and looking ahead of me I see that there are still plenty neglecting their depositing duties. I could gain another five ranks on the next update if all goes well. I'm predicting that I'll end up just short of the top 150 before New Years.

Thanks for the update Bahamut. Looking forward to the special.

thanks for the update Bahamut!

503 | Powerage | 17,670 | 270 | +10 | 85.82%

10 ranks gained, which is what i predicted. i'm also very close to the top 500, just 3 ranks away! i also am looking to hit level 41 within the next month. judging from the list, i predict a gain of 12 ranks by the time the next update rolls around.

1,305 | Egarewop | 11,370 | 280 | +48 | 57.25%

48 ranks gained on the alt, while smaller than last time, it was quite a bit more than I expected, as i had only predicted a gain of 35-40. i also hit level 33 on that account today, as i had expected. judging from the list, i think i will make a gain of 38-42 ranks. we shall see how accurate i am come next month.

At 6/26/11 11:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: EXP Update #40 is now available!

Thanks B

555 Pokiehl 17,030 40 0 -16 47.07% 07/30/01
556 Miikro 17,020 40 0 -16 51.81% 06/28/02
557 NEVR 17,010 40 270 +10 77.74% 06/29/05

Looks like 2 inactives dead ahead of me, which is nice because I haven't made any significant climbs lately. Provided they don't suddenly return for no apparent reason, I should have a nice +2 over the next 2 days. :)

Ah, page 55. A nice page.

At 6/26/11 11:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: EXP Update #40 is now available!

Ah, another nice update. Thanks muchly :)

Is it me, or... it is! gfoxcook has ascended to 37th! Huzzah!

Okay, so life has now been Cooped - thanks for that. Now to concentrate on bloojam, HAQnSPITT, 100816 and Shrapnel, all of whom are above me, inactive and read to be picked off in the next month.

Pace permitting, I may also end up with atari-808, making it a +5 rank month. The top 100 is still leagues away from me, mind.

At 6/26/11 12:14 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 6/2/11 12:30 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: I am moving up like a snail. >:(

No, I am moving up like a snail. I got a +0 in ranking up for the latest update and in 12 months time I've estimated to only gain 21 ranks. I'd still be a long way off from the top 100.

Well, look at it like this - I'll be moving up only a few ranks over the next few months... yeah, I know I'm nailing 4-5 over the next month, but that's beside the point! gfoxcook will spend over 100 days at 37th, which is awesome!

By the way guys, point and laugh at gfox for being #37 in EXP!

Aaw, I thought I was going to be the first to :( Damn.

At 6/26/11 05:45 PM, Coop wrote: Okay, so life has now been Cooped - thanks for that. Now to concentrate on bloojam, HAQnSPITT, 100816 and Shrapnel, all of whom are above me, inactive and read to be picked off in the next month.

I remember when Shrapnel was in the top 10 for experience... and now he's dropped out of the top 100. How times change.

I can definitely see Coop and Bahamut fighting it out for the top spot one day :P

At 6/26/11 12:23 PM, Nijsse wrote: No, I AM moving up like a snail. I've been ranked #75 for the past 3 months. :P

We could let this go on until Pimp comes in here and tells us all off. :P

At 6/26/11 05:45 PM, Coop wrote: Pace permitting, I may also end up with atari-808, making it a +5 rank month. The top 100 is still leagues away from me, mind.

Calculations work out that you'll be there within 12 months so things are looking good for you.

At 6/27/11 12:48 AM, NEVR wrote:

At 6/26/11 05:45 PM, Coop wrote: Okay, so life has now been Cooped - thanks for that. Now to concentrate on bloojam, HAQnSPITT, 100816 and Shrapnel, all of whom are above me, inactive and read to be picked off in the next month.

I remember when Shrapnel was in the top 10 for experience... and now he's dropped out of the top 100. How times change.

More like #3 in EXP. ht52 isn't too far off from falling off the top 100 either. I'll be passing him in January so I'm looking forward to that.

Slowly but surely, I am moving up.

At 6/27/11 08:15 AM, Bahamut wrote: More like #3 in EXP. ht52 isn't too far off from falling off the top 100 either. I'll be passing him in January so I'm looking forward to that.

Madness, I hadn't even noticed that. I definitely remember when ht52 was #1 in experience all those years ago.

I'd absolutely love to get into the top 100 (and eventually the top 50), but the competition is pretty fierce and I do tend to get rather lax with depositing every now and again.

Thanks for the update Bahamut!

1,266 | RohantheBarbarian | 11,560 | 33 | 280 | +39 | 96.98% | 03/21/08

Good to see I'm still crawling my way forward and keeping my deposit rate fairly high, hopefully I'll keep it up leading into the next update.

3 year special EXP update is up!

Hello all and welcome to the 3 year special update. Once again we reflect how everyone has done over the last 12 months. Well, not everyone. There was an accident with spreadsheets and when I thought I could let the archived spreadsheets go, what I didn't realise was that I needed some of them for the special EXP updates so if your name doesn't come up here, I apologise. I did what I could to find anyone who I lost and the most I could get were those who logged their stats on Newgrounds Log on a regular basis so some of you can see dedication with your stats as a reward this year. As for those who don't show up here, I really am sorry. I assure you that I will make it up next year and keep things stable for the next few years if I'm still doing this by then.

Just like the last two years, gold awards are given out to the most active depositers but only if they have 3,650 or more EXP gained since last year (marked in gold). If not or you've yet to deposit for today and would have had gold if you deposited sooner, there's always the silver awards for everyone who gained 3,640 EXP for runner-ups (marked in red). Users with an asterisk or two show dedication with being the best depositers over the last few years depending on when you showed up.

Enjoy the special update!

At 6/28/11 10:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: 3 year special EXP update is up!

Thanks for the special update!

232 | Haggard (**) | 21,850 | 45 | 3,660 | 4 | +89 | 62.93% | 12/25/01

Thanks to those people who deposited for me while I was on vacation it's another year without a deposit missed. Great!
As a result, I gained 4 levels and went up 89 ranks. Really cool. This means I will be well within the top 200 next year if I can gain another 89 ranks. :)

At 6/28/11 10:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: 3 year special EXP update is up!

186 | Auz (*) | 22,980 | 3,650 | 4 | +63

I suppose I have one asterix instead of two behind my name because of that one deposit I missed in October 2008 or so when my internet was down for a day? I'm pretty sure that's the last time I missed a deposit.

Anyway, I gained 63 ranks this year apparently. Means I will most likely end up somewhere in the 120-140 region by next year. From that point onwards I'm guessing it's going to be a really slow climb since the wide majority in the top 120 gain 3,000+ experience points on a yearly basis. I might be gaining on many, but if that's only 500 or less per year and I'm 1,000+ behind then that's not going to go that swiftly.

Oh well, at least it's good to see that plenty of people are missing deposits in the top 100 and top 50. Gives us all some hope that we will get up there someday if we stick around long enough.

Thanks for this neat list Bahamut. Always nice to see these sort of overviews once a year.

Wow, fantastic update Bahamut, I wasn't expecting this one so soon. =)

Still ranked #75 obviously, but the good news is the guys in front of me are slacking a bit. Reaching the top 50 will take me another few years I guess, but I'm patient enough to wait it out. My <70% deposit rate will haunt me forever. =(

At 6/28/11 10:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: 3 year special EXP update is up!

Thanks, nice stuff.

AfroStar, Auz (*), Bahamut (**), byteslinger, chazzybigdog, Coop (**), courtday, Dean, DoctorStrongbad (*), DrJam (**), ElvisAronPresley, Gagsy (*), gamejunkie, Haggard (**), Nijsse, Odyssic (*), OneUp, Outlaw88, Painbringer, PikaRobo, Pokemonpoeguygcn, Rage, reverend, ScreamingPhoto-op, ShadowWarriorLuke, someone-else (**), SuckMeDown, sushi13, Toocool100 (*), Ultor (**) and WilhelmTheVampire.

Congrats everyone. Most of the guys you would expect to see on the list here of course and a few I've never heard of. I must say though, I'm a little shocked that the list isn't larger. Only 31 people. I thought the number would be a lot higher. Maybe I'm just a bit too optimistic.

Enjoy the special update!

I sure did.

At 6/28/11 10:33 AM, Bahamut wrote: 3 year special EXP update is up!

Did we really expect anything else from me? No? Good.

Thanks for the update, Bahamut - I've enjoyed making up 16 ranks over the past year and I think I'd settle for a +12 over the next 12 months. So, I'm within range of 58 people over the next 12 months, but with quite a few of them being active, I'll have to settle for a lot less. The prediction from the list looks to be around 11-12, so I might have to hope for a following wind to blow me into the top 100 in time for next year's festivities...

thanks for the special update Bahamut!

503 | Powerage | 17,680 | 3,560 | 4 | +167 | 85.78%

167 ranks in one year, not bad. Looks like I missed 9 deposits within the past year as well. that's a lot less than the year before where i missed 220 deposits because i completely lost interest in newgrounds. i look to pass 20k experience sometime within the next year be at level 44 when the next yearly update comes around.

hmmm, don't see my alt on there.

There was an accident with spreadsheets and when I thought I could let the archived spreadsheets go, what I didn't realise was that I needed some of them for the special EXP updates so if your name doesn't come up here, I apologise. I did what I could to find anyone who I lost and the most I could get were those who logged their stats on Newgrounds Log on a regular basis so some of you can see dedication with your stats as a reward this year. As for those who don't show up here, I really am sorry

that's okay. you're forgiven. mistakes happen to the best of us.

now, judging from the list, assuming i don't miss any deposits or if any non-depositing user (or someone who isn't consistent enough to deposit) who currently ranks above me decides to come back, i think i will gain about 100 ranks, give or take a few.

well, anyway, thanks again for the nice update Bahamut!

Hey, Bahamut! Nice job with this special update! It is appreciated.

Congrats to all those who had perfect (or near-perfect) deposits. It's users like us - users with the dedication and loyalty (and no real life outside of the internet) that keep things interesting here in Newgrounds. Visiting this site a few times a day is second nature to me now - it's been so long, I forgot what life was like before I did this.

I doubt if I'm going to stop any time soon - I'd love to get higher in the EXP ranks and maybe over 100K BP, but you never know what life will bring. In the meantime, I'm having a boatload of fun with everyone here - there are lots of good people who do a lot of great things for all of us, and that's what keeps me coming back for more.

Again, job well done, oh Ancient Dragon of Lore! We look forward to your next publishing with anticipation in our loins!

My EXP say 9090, and my rank says 1996

Am I trippin out?
Is this wrong?
Can someone who knows better help me out?

At 7/23/11 04:12 AM, someguy362 wrote: My EXP say 9090, and my rank says 1996

Am I trippin out?
Is this wrong?
Can someone who knows better help me out?

No your not tripping. No its correct. Check out the stats on your userpage they match identically.

At 6/27/11 12:49 PM, NEVR wrote:

At 6/27/11 08:15 AM, Bahamut wrote: More like #3 in EXP. ht52 isn't too far off from falling off the top 100 either. I'll be passing him in January so I'm looking forward to that.

Madness, I hadn't even noticed that. I definitely remember when ht52 was #1 in experience all those years ago.

Maybe there'll be a time when Pimp retires from depositing and some of us will be like "Remember when Pimp was at the top for EXP?" The more above me that slip the better and I feel things will look better over the next few months for me.

I'd absolutely love to get into the top 100 (and eventually the top 50), but the competition is pretty fierce and I do tend to get rather lax with depositing every now and again.

Heh, my next focus is the top 100 but it's really tough competition. Coop should be there before the 4th EXP anniversary and for me, I suppose it'll take two years after him just to be there. There's around 20 active users between us two and hardly any of them are showing any signs of stopping.

At 6/28/11 12:33 PM, gamejunkie wrote: I thought the number would be a lot higher. Maybe I'm just a bit too optimistic.

It would have been if I had everyone marked down.

At 6/28/11 06:33 PM, Powerage wrote: hmmm, don't see my alt on there.

One of MANY accounts who were lost in transition. Sorry about that, man but at least your main account is on there.

I haven't missed a single deposit since I came back. The only place is go is up as long as I deposit every day.

EXP update #41 is now available!

Hello all and welcome to my 41st Top EXP Update.

NEXT UPDATE: 21st August 2011