For a lot of new Steam users, leveling up their Steam account still seems to be a mystery. A few of them might be aware of the methods. But how exactly can you speed up the leveling process?
In this Steam guide, I will teach you the exact steps and methods you can follow so that you can not only level up fast but also save your time trying out different things.
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Let’s get back to the guide and learn how and why to level up and how exactly the XP system works in Steam.
Why level up your Steam account?
Leveling up your Steam account will give you a few good perks. For example, by default, you can only add 250 friends to your Steam account. But you will gain 5 extra friend slots for every level you gain.
If you’ve managed to level up your account by 10 levels, you will gain 1 showcase slot. You can use these slots to decorate your Steam profile and display your favorite game, achievements, screenshots, custom info box and so much more.
You gain one extra showcase slot for every 10 levels, and the number of maximum slots is capped at 20.
Also, when you visit someone’s Steam profile and look at their friends list, the player account with the highest level is shown on top. This is another lesser-known perk of having a high-level account.
Leveling up your Steam account
To level up your Steam account, you will need to gain XP. To gain XP, you can purchase games, craft, earn and upgrade badges.
The amount of XP you gain from buying games is so low. However, after buying the game and acquiring the trading cards for that game, you can start crafting badges and leveling up your account.
Once you purchase a game and start playing it, you will receive what’s called trading cards in your Steam inventory. If you collect all the cards, you can craft a badge and gain 100xp. You can upgrade the badges 5 times, meaning you can get 500 XP in total per game.
You will only get 50% of the cards as drops. For the remaining 50% of the cards, you can either trade them with your friends or purchase them from the Steam market.
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A few other achievements also give you a badge and XP. For example: completing all Steam Community tasks will grant you the “Community Leader” badge with 500 XP.
There are also other events during the sales that grant you XP and badges, so keep an eye out for such events.
You also earn 50 XP per year from the date of creating your Steam account.
How does the XP system work on Steam?
The amount of XP you will need to level up on Steam will increase the more you level up. I will give you an example to make you understand it easier.
For levels 1 to 10, you will only need 100 XP per level. If you have a level 0 account and if you’ve managed to finish the “Community Leader” achievement, you will get 500 XP. This will add 5 levels to your account.
But from levels 11–20, you will need 200 XP per level, making it a total of 2000 XP to go from levels 10 to 20. This XP requirement keeps increasing for every 10 levels by 100 XP per level.
So naturally, it’s easier to get the first few levels on Steam, but it gets harder and harder the more you level up.
Conclusion
The most effective way to level up your Steam account is through crafting badges using trading cards.
You can either trade those cards or buy them from the Steam market. In the market, you can sort cards by their price to find the cheapest card set.
All cards give the same amount of XP when crafted, so it’s better to buy the cheapest set to level up your badge five times.
While buying cards from the market, calculate the amount for the entire set. Sometimes, the cheapest card you get might require a lot more cards to complete a set. A few sets only have 5 cards and a few have a lot more. So plan accordingly.
There are also a few third-party websites that allow you to find the cheapest card sets available for crafting badges. But beware of impersonating sites that might steal your data and account. It’s also a good practice to not enter any personal details on such websites or click on any links.
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