[Sunder the Gold]

According to the Light Novel, the Level 1 Silver Crow got 20 points for defeating the Level 2 Ash Roller.

Presumably, the formula for an underdog victor's reward is (10 * [1 + level difference]) points.

So, a Level 1 who managed the impossible feat of defeating a Level 9 (or to whom a Level 9 threw a "fight") would get 90 Burst Points.

But it takes 301 points to level up (the additional 1 is so that one isn't reduced to 0 and erased), so even something as incredible as that victory (or concession) wouldn't be enough to allow a newbie to reach Level 2.

A King would need to concede three fights to a total beginner for that to happen, and he or she would lose 270 points in the process [100 beginner points + 270 = 370], not counting the points lost for Accelerating to make the challenge.

Since the cost for subsequent level ups are increasing steeper, the game appears deliberately designed to prevent higher level players from boosting lower level players in that fashion.


But in regards to a higher level player defeating a lower level player, all we know is that the reward is less than 10 points. But not HOW much less.

At the very least, the reduction must start at 1 point, and might increase by 1 point with each further level difference. Like so:

10 points for losing to same level = (Level 1 and Level 1)

9 points for losing to Burst Linker one level higher = (Level 2 and Level 1)

8 points for two levels higher = (Level 3 and Level 1)

7 points for three levels higher = (Level 4 and Level 1)

6 points for four levels higher = (Level 5 and Level 1)

5 points for five levels higher = (Level 6 and Level 1)

4 points for six levels higher = (Level 7 and Level 1)

3 points for seven levels higher (Level 8 to Level 1)

2 points for eight levels higher = (Level 9 to Level 1)

1 point for a Level 1 losing to a theoretical Level 10.


Since a Burst Linker cannot challenge the same Burst Linker twice in one day*, it's generally not feasible for Burst Linkers to prey upon lower level players for Points.


*Which means either Current was lying to Haruyuki, or it's possible to challenge another Burst Linker an unlimited number of times when using a Direct Connection cable.