Earn XP & Points
The two kinds of rewards you earn just by taking part — XP and Points — and what each is for.
HoneyGate rewards you for being part of the community. There are two kinds of reward, and it's worth knowing the difference because they're used for different things.
XP — your progress in this server
XP (experience points) is earned inside a single server and stays with that server. The more active you are, the more XP you build up, and XP is what pushes you up through levels.
You earn XP automatically — there's nothing to claim. Typically:
- Chatting — you get a little XP for messages (with a short cooldown, so spamming doesn't help).
- Voice calls — you earn XP per minute while you're actually active in voice (not muted in a corner).
- Reactions — some servers give a small bonus for reactions.
The exact amounts are set by each server owner, so they vary from place to place.
Check your XP any time with /xp rank in the server (only you see the reply), or see the full standings with /xp top.
XP is per server. Your XP in one community doesn't carry over to another — each server has its own ladder to climb.
Points — your reputation across HoneyGate
Points are different: they're counted across every HoneyGate server you're in, so they work like a network-wide reputation score. You earn Points from specific things rather than general chatting:
- Daily check-ins on your portal (see Quests & daily tasks).
- Winning games.
- Joining a new HoneyGate server (a one-time bonus).
Your lifetime Points are a reputation score that only ever goes up — it never drops, even when you spend. That's what shows on your public profile and the network leaderboard.
Alongside that reputation score you have a spendable Points balance. If a server's shop prices items in Points, that's what you spend there (more on the shop below).
Tipping is separate. Sending tips to other members uses a different, per-server balance — not your network Points. See Tipping for how that works.
So… what's the difference, simply?
| XP | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Counts where? | One server | Across all HoneyGate servers |
| Earned by | Chatting, voice, reactions | Check-ins, game wins, joining servers |
| Used for | Levels & role rewards; XP-priced shop items | Reputation, leaderboard; Points-priced shop items |
| Can go down? | No (it's your total earned) | Reputation never drops; the spendable balance goes down when you spend |
Spending what you earn
Some servers run a shop with items and special roles you can buy. Items can be priced in XP or Points (and, in crypto communities, sometimes in a token). If your server has one, browse it with /shop and buy with /buy — whatever's on offer is set by the server owner.
Where to see it all
Your member portal shows your recent XP, your level, and the leaderboards in one place — no commands needed.