XP

Experience points (XP) are the means by which a templar improves in quality. They can be earned in one of two ways:


 * Completion of a mission. The number of XP awarded depends on the mission itself, as some will offer poor rewards and others will be generous, in all cases the base reward is only shown at the end of a mission. The base reward is modified by the game difficulty (as higher difficulty tiers payout more than easier tiers), the cumulative of the multiplier (x1.00-1.40) earned as your Mission Rewards, the number of Secondary Objectives you completed and any people you have rescued. The last two offer fixed rewards of +5XP per objective/person, that aren't affected by the reward multiplier. e.g. 3 secondaries and a mission reward total of 25% is (100XP x 1.25) + (3 x 5) = 140 XP, not 115 x 1.25 = 143 XP. Only templars who are deployed AND survive a mission will receive the experience points (XP) earned during the mission.


 * The lesser option is, that in the event a templar remains unused for a length of time, they will be leveled to the same amount of experience a new recruit would have. This keeps them somewhat viable, but is not as effective as battle experience especially on higher difficulties where the new recruit level is low.