# Elite Levels - Discussion and Critique

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**Created:** [October 17, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elite-levels-discussion-and-critique/58576 "2019-10-17T04:28:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elite-levels-discussion-and-critique/58576/14 "2019-10-26T11:57:34Z")

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> [@Mithran](#):
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> . It seems that, despite claims to the contrary, they _want_ people to gamble medal upgrades.

Or, they want people to buy those higher rarity badges/medals in flash offers.

> [@Mithran](#):
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> Note that a simple cumulative progress bar for elite levels instead of RNG would have completely circumvented the need for this with the same total expected level of long term progression.

This would have been a great fix for the system. But, they’ve made it clear that they are going full tilt down the road of Russian roulette mechanics.

In the case of Explore, I just don’t have the time for that ride with the current drop rates.

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