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Below is the guideline for any players under level 24. If you are level 24 or higher you should consider boosting day 1. Your XP is capped for training and the difference between game XP at 24 and game XP at 30 is 33 XP. At level 29 all XP gains are capped. If you are level 29+ there is no advantage at all in waiting. At level 24-29 there is a small XP advantage for game only XP. Boosting from 24 to 27 will cost you 20 XP off your Game Max. 26 to 29 will cost you 20 XP off you game max. Little but some. One reason to hold until 29 is at 29 you can boost 3x and buy 32 gears immediately (assuming you have the cash)
Playoff Bound Players - 2 hours before your first playoff game. That way you get max benefit from the XP the night before and you get max benefit from your boosted attributes for game time.
Non-Playoff Bound Players - Wait for Bort's Last Day to Boost Announcement or day 41~46, this will give you max bonus to XP throughout the playoffs days. It should be on the last day of the offseason around day 46. During the offseason you don't get any XP so you can boost between days 41 and ~day 46.
For boosting, a good strategy is to wait until the end of the season just before playoffs, because you will earn more XP during the season since you are a lower level. However, if you boost early in the season then you will have a 3 level advantage during the regular season over your opponents who are waiting until the end. Given the same amount of plays, the late boosters will probably be a higher level then a early booster during playoffs.
The extra XP you get from being lower level isn't going to help you much if you're sitting on the bench because someone higher level has taken over your spot. And while you're warming that bench up, you can watch your teammates earning WAY more XP then you getting actual plays.
Below is the guideline for any players under level 24. If you are level 24 or higher you should consider boosting day 1. Your XP is capped for training and the difference between game XP at 24 and game XP at 30 is 33 XP. At level 29 all XP gains are capped. If you are level 29+ there is no advantage at all in waiting. At level 24-29 there is a small XP advantage for game only XP. Boosting from 24 to 27 will cost you 20 XP off your Game Max. 26 to 29 will cost you 20 XP off you game max. Little but some. One reason to hold until 29 is at 29 you can boost 3x and buy 32 gears immediately (assuming you have the cash)
Playoff Bound Players - 2 hours before your first playoff game. That way you get max benefit from the XP the night before and you get max benefit from your boosted attributes for game time.
Non-Playoff Bound Players - Wait for Bort's Last Day to Boost Announcement or day 41~46, this will give you max bonus to XP throughout the playoffs days. It should be on the last day of the offseason around day 46. During the offseason you don't get any XP so you can boost between days 41 and ~day 46.
For boosting, a good strategy is to wait until the end of the season just before playoffs, because you will earn more XP during the season since you are a lower level. However, if you boost early in the season then you will have a 3 level advantage during the regular season over your opponents who are waiting until the end. Given the same amount of plays, the late boosters will probably be a higher level then a early booster during playoffs.
The extra XP you get from being lower level isn't going to help you much if you're sitting on the bench because someone higher level has taken over your spot. And while you're warming that bench up, you can watch your teammates earning WAY more XP then you getting actual plays.
