[zenith]

Think of your stats similar to leveling. Training provides development points, which are similar to experience points.

Everyone's stats were basically experience points for each stat. The more you had, the better. It's still that way, but now stats are no longer viewed in the thousands (or as time goes by, millions!).

The old system provided a significant gap in stat gains as one leveled. For a level 1 character gaining 20 points might take all day in a stat, while a level 20 could get that training half their energy once. Pretty much you could never catch someone higher in level.

Now the gains are more linear, as the higher a stat is, the more development points it will take to reach the next stat rating. So progressing from stat rating 1 to 2 will take a level 1 about as long as a level 10player going from rating 9 to 10.

The new statistics system goes well with our upcoming combat and skills additions.