[LordSkie]

yea, again- I'm not arguing at all that levels have their benefits, because they do. But if you weigh up the pros and cons of levels against stats, the stats rack up a lot more. I'll list what I think of both, from experience.

Level-pros

-Extra EP
-Extra AP
-Extra EP regen every few levels
-Extra AP regen every few levels
-Extra HP
-Extra HP regen
-Access to higher level districts
-Slight bonus to combat
-Useful to gain levels early on

Level-cons

-Extra EP needed to attack
-Extra AP needed to bust people
-Extremely hard to gain higher levels
-High level with low stats makes you a target
-Endurance bonus diminishes with higher level
-Happiness drain increases in proportion with level
-Rewards for levelling diminish in proportion to effort needed at higher level



Stat pros

-Easy to train
-Consistant- never becomes harder to gain devs
-Can be trained faster by increasing endurance/happiness
-Increases success rate of crimes and busting
-Provides a major bonus in combat
-Can be modified with implants for great effect

Stat cons

-Need to train at full happiness for maximum efficiency
-Doesn't provide any increase to EP, AP or HP



Those are all the pros and cons I can think of for each. Stats have very few cons in comparison, whereas the levelling cons effectively cancel out a lot of their pros. Early on (pre lv 20), the boost from levels is good. Post 30 however, when you need 70k+, and increasing sharply, the rewards are very minimal when registered against how long it takes to level.