Powerleveling on GAMER.ru, updated 02/27/2010
Introduction
So, newbie, do you want access to the most powerful spells on Gamer, and quickly? Then listen to me.
Thousands of Gamer visitors toil away earning experience points to finally overwhelm the annoying neighbor Vasya. They just don't know that this experience can be earned playfully and with pleasure. I will reveal this secret knowledge to you... if, of course, you can manage to read this article to the end.
Oh, yes. Let me say right away what this won't be. This is not a guide on grinding experience with comments like “Hehe, cool” and “Thanks, had a laugh.” Do you know the difference between a power gamer and a grinder? A power gamer uses their brain. And that’s why they level up faster.
Experience Table
You can check how much experience you need to earn the next level here.
Now, let's take a look at what you can earn experience for on Gamer.
Quests for Newbies
Register: 20 experience points
Fill out the profile: 20 experience points
Comments
Up to level 5 inclusive: writing a comment earns you 1 experience point
From level 6: no experience points for writing comments
For every 10 pluses on a comment: earn 1 experience point
Posts
Regular post: 1 experience point
Silver post: another 30 experience points
Golden post: another 60 experience points
Diamond post: another 150 experience points
Controversial post: no experience points given
Stage One: Quests for Newbies
As soon as you register, you already earn 20 experience points.
Now go and fill out your profile. To complete the quest, it is not necessary to fill out all sections – for instance, favorite games can be left blank. As far as I can tell, it’s enough to fill in your name, city, gender, and age.
By the way, I still haven’t claimed those 20 points. Because, as a true woman, I wished to keep my age a secret. But you must indicate your age, because 20 experience points are not just lying around.
In total, at the end of this stage, you will have 40 points and still be at level 1.
Stage Two: Comments
I have already said we won’t be grinding. But at this stage, reasonable commenting is necessary. You must understand how communication is done on Gamer and what is appropriate to write about. And for that, you’ll have to read a couple of hundred posts.
And since you are reading them anyway, you might as well comment. For a power gamer, not taking the opportunity to do something useful is a big sin.
Write smart comments. What, you don’t know how to do this? Then sit down and think until a smart thought comes to your head. As soon as it does – write it down immediately!
For example, a good comment goes like this: “Dear author, you forgot to mention that at the beginning of level 35 of this game, there is a secret where a level map and a message from the developers are located...” If you are a true gamer, all this will naturally arise in your mind; you just have to keep writing it down.
Don’t you dare start arguments in the comments. You don’t want to quarrel with everyone right on the first level, do you? What?
Also, get yourself a notebook and make notes in it. First, mark which posts became golden and diamond. You will want to write similar ones later. Secondly, if you come up with a theme for a post that hasn’t been done yet, write it down in your notebook. Don’t even think about making a post on this topic right away – that’s for later. For now, just write it down.
Level up in this manner to level 6 so you can get the most experience from comments... and also understand how things work.
At the end of this stage, you will have 190 experience points and level 6, as well as 150 meaningful comments.
Stage 3: Posts in Blogs of Popular Games
If you did everything correctly, you should now have several pages of ideas for new posts in your notebook. Now it’s time to start writing them. But not just any posts.
Your posts must earn at least silver, and over time – gold and diamonds. If this doesn’t happen, you will be grinding until retirement.
Start with blogs about popular games. You are not allowed to write in other blogs yet. Because very few people subscribe to them, and no matter how wonderful your post is, it will not make it to silver.
Also, don’t write in the “Suggestions for Administration” blog yet. You don’t know all the intricacies of using this site and might suggest something silly.
You can write in the “About Everything” or “Gaming Hardware” blogs, but only if you’ve come up with a really mega-super-duper-hit post. Others there don’t even reach silver.
So go to the list of blogs of popular games and choose the ones you understand. For the next few days, you will only be writing about them.
Most likely, there have already been several quality reviews, walkthroughs, and guides for newbies written about these games. So don’t you dare write about that again. Why make a pale copy of what already exists?
And also, don’t copy and paste the latest news. There are plenty of people on Gamer who keep up with news and do copy-pasting, so you might not be the first. Furthermore, farming news on developer sites will take up a lot of your time, and that’s not our style. Not power gamer style.
Instead, write:
An analytical article. Something like: “Orcs and Their Role in Game XXX.”
A translation of a good article on a topic that hasn’t yet appeared in this blog. By the way, there are surely many good articles in Wikipedia on this game.
An old and well-forgotten hit. Gamer is a young resource, and it doesn’t have many wonderful hits from the past.
Fan creativity: an original story or a collection of images.
If you are short on your own imagination, know that a vast amount of useful information is available on gamer forums. You just need to extract it from there, polish it a bit – and an interesting post is ready. And also, see what smart people are writing about golden posts here.
Don’t write the next post in the blog of one game until the previous post has gone to the second page. It’s in your best interest for it to stay on the first page as long as possible. Many gamers are so lazy that they never get to the second page. So why would you want to push it down with your own hands?
Beware of controversial posts. If a discussion begins in the comments to your post, you won’t see gold or silver as long as you live, no matter how many pluses your post gathers. For instance, this post was recognized as controversial because a debate began in the comments about whether the girl pictured’s breast size was fourth or fifth. So, if you don’t understand these sizes, it’s best not to make such posts.
If you wrote a post from start to finish on your own, don’t forget to ask for an author medal right away. Posts with author medals usually appear on Gamer’s main page. Not necessarily at the very top; it depends on luck, but if you ask for the medal quickly, it will show up somewhere on the front page. And gamers, as I mentioned before, are lazy. Many only read the first page.
Do reasonable interlinking. That is, if your new post includes a link to your previous post that fits, make sure to include it. The more such links, the more people will see your early posts. And maybe even leave a plus.
Have you used your post limit for today and are thinking of going to comment to gain more experience? No way. Better write the next post. For reserve. To hang it up tomorrow. We’ve already established that at this stage, experience from comments is minimal.
At the end of this stage, you will have an unknown level – it depends on your creativity and what you play. But what you will definitely have is a crowd of fans. Their nicknames can be seen in your profile, in the “They are interested” section. These are people who see all your new articles in their news feed. Even if they are not subscribed to the blogs of the games you write about. You must cherish, nurture, and take care of these people because they give you pluses.
And one more thing. At this stage, as well as in all subsequent ones, it makes sense to continue commenting – after all, as we remember, for every 10 pluses your comment gets, you earn 1 more point. Often, good comments provide a more significant experience boost than good posts. And a true power gamer uses every opportunity to earn experience.
Stage 4: Posts in Blogs of Unpopular Games
Now, when you have a crowd of fans, you can write about any games. Because at least these people will read every post of yours. And if you write well, you will get a powerful stream of pluses from them. Use this.
In general, take your notebook, find there the ideas for posts that you haven’t written yet, and write, write, write... Don’t forget to ask for author medals to increase your chances of having your posts appear on the main page.
At this stage, it’s preferable to first write reviews and guides for newbies, as well as other posts that will interest those who haven’t played this game. After all, most of your readers really haven’t played it. Maybe now they will start if your creativity touches their souls. So, you better try hard!
Stage 5: Posts about Gamer
Out of ideas again? No worries. Now you are cool enough to tackle posts about Gamer. You can write suggestions to improve the site. And even posts like this one. Especially posts like this one. They tend to get a lot of pluses.
By the end of this stage, we hope you will reach at least level 8. Because you will need it for the next stage.
Stage 6: Necroposting
On forums, necroposting refers to a reply in an old thread that has long gone downward. Because there’s something necromantic about bringing a post back that is already several years old.
Here, necroposting is presented as an 8th-level spell “Raise Your Post Above Others.” Apply it to those posts that are just shy of silver, gold, or diamonds. When a post hangs above the rest, it will be seen by newcomers... the very ones who don’t read beyond the first page. And they might add you that coveted plus.
How to know when you’ve matured enough for this stage? Very simple. You should have enough energy for this spell. After all, while you’re leveling up quickly, your energy doesn’t have time to grow, so you’ll be sitting nearly without energy throughout all previous stages. And only when you run out of ideas for posts and take a break will you have enough energy for necroposting.
Don’t hope that this will bring you many new pluses... but it might help you get a couple more to reach gold or silver.
Stage 7: Creativity
If you have reached the last stage, you no longer need my advice. You already know which posts work best for you, and new brilliant ideas regularly come to you. So just keep going in the same direction. And soon everyone on Gamer will be talking about you.
Happy leveling up!