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It's the difference between the XP threshold required for your target level and the XP threshold for your current level, based on the game's leveling formula, minus any XP you've already accumulated toward your current level.

Most games use a scaling curve — linear, polynomial, or exponential — so that each subsequent level takes proportionally more XP than the last, which slows progression at higher levels to extend playtime and content pacing.

A linear curve increases the XP requirement by a fixed amount each level (level 5 needs 500 more XP than level 4, and so does level 6 versus 5), while an exponential curve multiplies the requirement each level, making late-game levels dramatically more expensive than early ones.

An XP multiplier reduces the number of actions or amount of playtime needed to reach the threshold, but it doesn't change the threshold itself — recalculate your effective XP gain rate (base rate times multiplier) and divide the remaining XP needed by that adjusted rate.

Yes — once you know the XP needed for the next level, divide it by your average XP earned per hour (or per match, per quest) to estimate playtime required, which is useful for setting a realistic session goal.