In response to a reader asking what XP does, I've decided to put up what I know about what XP does / level table*.
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XP is gained at the end of the game, either whether you run out of time or die. The amount gained is proportional to the amount of balls cleared, not score (unlike bejeweled blitz). (show balls cleared to XP table)
XP is very important (for high scores). In Bejeweled Blitz, XP does absolutely nothing (other than informing you what level you are). However Zuma Blitz will get you something per level up. As you level, you have access to powerups and other perks that allow you to gain more points per game. Additionally, mojo and idol points are gained and health is fully refilled upon leveling up. (Powerups themselves can be bought for some money before the level you normally gain them on, but high level powerups and perks cannot be bought that way.)
Feel free to comment if a patch changes one of the effects mentioned here
Level Up Table
Last Update: 11.29.11 - Added Spirit Animal Monuments (bottom of table) and rebuilt the entire table to increase readability. New data allows more accurate measurements
Concise Table
- Time: 30 » 66 » 77. Multiplier: 34 » 79
- Fruit: 6 » 17 » 23 » 37 » 45 » 54 » 60 » 65 » 72 (power: 23 » 53 » 62)
- Critical Hit Upgrades: 14 » 36 » 48 » 55 » 57 » 61 » 63 » 67 » 70 » 74
- Mojo Upgrade: 20 » 29 » 40 » 49
- Treasure: 8 » 12 (3000) » 32 (8000) » 52 (4i) » 68 (8i)
- Hearts: 11 » 18 » 24 » 33
- Regen: 13 » 22 » 26 » 31 » 35 » 39 » 43 » 47
- Spirit Animals: 4 » 21 » 25 » 28 » 42 » 51 » 58 » 64 » 71 » 76 » 78
What I think are the most important upgrades. Number = Level number for upgrade.
Full Table
As of October 15, 2011 assuming no bugs occur in the game (such as the 'epic fruit power has no effect' bug)
| Level | Rank Name | Mojo Gained | Effects | Notes |
| 1 | Outcast | 0 | 5 Life Containers 8:00 regen timer Multiplier balls |
- Given when first starting the game or for those who didn't install the app
- Multiplier balls appear on-screen for 20 seconds before disappearing (5-19 seconds between appearances, though they have been observed to be up to 29 seconds apart) |
| 2 | Whelp | 0 | Time Ball | - +5 seconds when matched
- Matching a time ball after time is up results in a consolation bonus - Time balls appear on-screen for 20 seconds before disappearing (8-13 seconds between appearances, but they appear less frequently the more of them you collect in a game) |
| 3 | Tribeling | 0 | Hot Frog | - Shoots 3 explosive balls when the meter is full).
- Getting 20 matches with no more than a second between matches (doesn't necessarily have to be 20x chain) should do it. |
| 4 | Kudo Carver | 500 | Spirit Animals | - Various spirit animals are gained up to 1 million points. |
| 5 | Temple Sweeper | 3000 | Temple Bombs |
- Temple allows you to use powers
- Bombs explodes balls with a five ball radius* when they're matched. 500 mojo cost. - 7-10 seconds between bomb powerups appearing - Only three bomb powerups can be onscreen at any given time. - You will now receive 3 idols for each level up onwards |
| 6 | Fruit Scout | 4000 | Fruit (squash) | - Fruit appears on the game board when balls reach a certain point on the track, typically behind a row of balls.
- Base value 3,000 points, remains onscreen for 10 seconds. - Takes on average 14.5s between the fruit disappearing (whether it's collected or not) and another one reappearing, provided balls are far enough on the curve for it to appear. |
| 7 | Time Keeper | 9000 | Last Hurrah | - Explodes any powerups (as well as nearby balls) on the board and gives you points. 500 mojo |
| 8 | Treasure Keeper | 4000 | Treasure Chests | - Chance that the first fruit in a game is a treasure chest.
- When hit, allows you to spin a wheel and gives you a chance of winning various amounts of Mojo. - Initially 500, 1000, 1500, and 2000 mojo are winnable. - Must survive the timer to spin. |
| 9 | Spear Sharpener | 6000 | 2nd Power Slot | - Can use up to two powers at once |
| 10 | Hut Builder | 1000 | Speed Ball | - Allows you to fire balls 10% faster*, 500 mojo
- Allows you to trade hearts for coconuts. |
| 11 | Heart Healer | 5000 | Extra Life Container | - 6 Hearts available |
| 12 | Treasure Herder | 1000 | Additional Treasure Slot | - Opens 3000 mojo slot
- 24 Hour Double XP Potion gained only on first playthrough. |
| 13 | Heart Mender | 3000 | Faster Life Regen | - New regen timer: 7:45 |
| 14 | Orb Smacker | 5000 | Critical Hit | - 1% chance a normal match is worth 2x its value
- You will hear a distinct sound and 'Critical 2x!' on screen when you get one |
| 15 | Temple Cleaner | 1000 | 3rd Power Slot | - 3 powers usable at once |
| 16 | Path Hacker | 3000 | Cannon | - Fires a three way piercing shot when matched in-game, 750 mojo
- Can trigger powerups and fruits - Stacks with hot frog power - Only one cannon powerup can be onscreen at once |
| 17 | Fruit Slicer | 5000 | New Fruit (mango) | - Base score raised from 3000 to 3300. |
| 18 | Heart Finder | 2000 | Life Container | - You now have 7 hearts |
| 19 | Powder Packer | 4000 | Inferno Frog | - Allows you to fires four explosive balls at once in Hot Frog instead of 3, 750 mojo |
| 20 | Mojo Monger | 6000 | More mojo | - Gain 50% more mojo from a game than usual. (This is factored into your total on the results screen) |
| 21 | Kudo Keeper | 1000 | Spirit Animal Eagle | Scores up to 1.2 million are recorded |
| 22 | Heart Cleaner | 2000 | Faster Life Regen | - New regen timer: 7:30 |
| 23 | Sphere Smasher | 5000 | Fruit Master | Fruit appears 25% faster, 750 mojo |
| 24 | Heart Collector | 3000 | Life Container | - You now have 8 hearts |
| 25 | Kudo Guard | 5000 | Spirit Animal Alligator | - Scores up to 1.3 million are recorded |
| 26 | Heart Doctor | 7000 | Faster Life Regen | - New regen timer: 7:15 |
| 27 | Sphere Basher | 2000 | Chain Blast | - Causes explosion at x10 chain, then at x15, x20..., 1000 mojo |
| 28 | Kudo Defender | 4000 | Spirit Animal Shark | - Scores up to 1.4 million are recorded |
| 29 | Mojo Collector | 6000 | More Mojo | - Gain twice as much mojo per game than usual |
| 30 | Sphere Crusher | 4000 | Chrono Balls | - Time balls now award +6 seconds when powerup is active, 1000 mojo |
| 31 | Heart Protector | 6000 | Faster Life Regen | - New regen timer: 7:00 |
| 32 | Treasure Sage | 8000 | Treasure Slot | - Opens top right, 8000 mojo square |
| 33 | Heart Champion | 3000 | Life Container | - You now have 9 hearts - final life upgrade |
| 34 | Sphere Smusher | 5000 | Multiplier | - Game starts with x2 multiplier, 1000 mojo |
| 35 | Heart Hero | 7000 | Faster Life Regen | - New regen timer: 6:45 |
| 36 | Orb Eliminator | 5000 | Critical Hit 2 | - Critical hit chance increased to 2% |
| 37 | Fruit Chef | 7000 | Fruit (Pineapple) | - Base score raised from 3300 to 3600 |
| 38 | Sphere Blaster | 9000 | Tiki Bombs | - Replaces Bombs powerup
- increases bomb frequency by 25%*, 1000 mojo |
| 39 | Heart Legend | 4000 | Faster Life Regen | - New regen timer: 6:30 |
| 40 | Mojo Maven | 6000 | More Mojo | - Gain 2.5x amount of mojo in a game. |
| 41 | Ball Cracker | 8000 | Mega Hurrah | - Replaces Last Hurrah powerup
- Doubles score value of Last Hurrah, 1000 mojo |
| 42 | Kudo Protector | 6000 | Spirit Animal Elephant | - Scores up to 1.5 million are recorded |
| 43 | Heart Master | 8000 | Faster Life Regen | - New regen timer: 6:15 |
| 44 | Ball Smacker | 10000 | Super Speed | - Replaces Speed Ball
- +20% ball firing speed, cost raised to 2000 mojo |
| 45 | Fruit Warrior | 5000 | Fruit (coconut) | - Base score raised from 3600 to 3900 |
| 46 | Ball Zapper | 7000 | Cannon King | - Upgrades Cannon powerup
- Decreases the time before another cannon ball powerup appears by 25%, 2000 mojo |
| 47 | Heart Chief | 9000 | Faster Life Regen | - New Regen timer: 6:00 (final regen upgrade) |
| 48 | Orb Decimator | 7000 | Critical Hit 3 | - Critical hit chance increased to 3% |
| 49 | Mojo Master | 9000 | More Mojo | - Gain 3x the amount of mojo from a game, final mojo upgrade |
| 50 | Ball Exploder | 11000 | Sun Frog | Replaces Inferno Frog
- 5 red frog shots, 1500 mojo |
| 51 | Kudo Mystic | 6000 | Spirit Animal Jaguar | - Scores up to 1.6 million are recorded |
| 52 | Treasure Guard | 8000 | Additional Treasure Slot | - Opens bottom right, 4 idol square |
| 53 | Ball Burster | 10000 | Juicy Fruit | - Replaces Fruit Master
- Fruit appears 50% more often, 1500 mojo |
| 54 | Fruit Champion | 8000 | Fruit (cacao) | - Base score raised from 3900 to 4200 |
| 55 | Orb Annihilator | 10000 | Critical Hit 4 | - Critical hit chance increased to 4% |
| 56 | Ball Crasher | 12000 | Super Chain Blast | - Replaces Chain Blast
- Explosion at 9x chain, x13, x17..., 2000 mojo |
| 57 | Orb Expunger | 7000 | Critical Hit 5 | - Critical hit chance increased to 5% |
| 58 | Kudo King | 9000 | Spirit Animal Bear | - Scores up to 1.7 million are recorded |
| 59 | Ball Smasher | 11000 | Voodoo Bombs | - Replaces Tiki Bombs powerup
- Increases explosion radius by 18%*, 2000 mojo |
| 60 | Fruit Smoothie | 9000 | Fruit (kiwi) | - Base score raised from 4200 to 4500 |
| 61 | Orb Eradicator | 11000 | Critical Hit 6 | - Critical hit chance increased to 6% |
| 62 | Ball Basher | 13000 | Epic Fruit | - Replaces Juicy Fruit
- Fruit appears twice as often (per 7 seconds), 3000 mojo |
| 63 | Orb Demolisher | 8000 | Critical Hit 7 | - Critical hit chance increased to 7% |
| 64 | Kudo Champion | 10000 | Spirit Animal Lion | - Scores up to 1.8 million are recorded |
| 65 | Fruit Mystic | 12000 | Fruit (peach) | - Base score raised from 4500 to 4800 |
| 66 | Ball Hunter | 10000 | Tempus Fugit | - Latin for "time flies"
- Replaces Chrono Balls - Gives 7 seconds per time ball matched when active, 2000 mojo) |
| 67 | Orb Eater | 12000 | Critical Hit 8 | - Critical hit chance increased to 8% |
| 68 | Treasure Champ | 14000 | Additional Treasure Slot | - Opens bottom left, 8 idol square |
| 69 | Ball Abolisher | 9000 | Super Cannon | - Replaces Cannon King
- Fires a four-way cannon shot, 4000 mojo |
| 70 | Orb Clobberer | 11000 | Critical Hit 9 | - Critical hit chance increased to 9% |
| 71 | Kudo Legend | 13000 | Spirit Animal Dinosaur | - Scores up to 1.9 million are recorded
- It's a T-Rex |
| 72 | Fruit Veteran | 11000 | Fruit (avacado) | - Base score raised from 4800 to 5100
- Last fruit upgrade |
| 73 | Ball Breaker | 13000 | Warp Ball | - Replaces Super Speed Ball
- Increases ball firing speed by 30%, 2000 mojo - Can help with leading shots |
| 74 | Orb Slammer | 15000 | Critical Hit 10 | - Critical hit chance increased to 10%
- Final Critical hit upgrade |
| 75 | Ball Blaster | 10000 | Mega Chain | - Replaces Super Chain Blast
- Increases explosion radius of Super Chain Blast by 18%*, 4000 mojo |
| 76 | Kudo Boss | 12000 | Spirit Animal Unicorn | - Scores up to 2 million are recorded |
| 77 | Ball King | 14000 | Time Lord | - Replaces Tempus Fugit
- Gives 8 seconds per time ball matched when activated, 4000 mojo - Required for any high scoring game - 2:24 extra time is possible for a single game |
| 78 | Kudo Veteran | 12000 | Spirit Animal Quetzalcoatl | - All scores are recorded |
| 79 | Ball Paragon | 14000 | Multi Multiplier | - Replaces Multiplier
- Start game with x3 multiplier, 2000 mojo |
80 | Golden Frog | 16000 | Golden Frog | - Permanently increases shot speed by 10% (unless playing as another spirit animal) and stacks with speed ball powers (Warp Ball + Golden Frog = 40% Shot speed increase)
- Gives your frog a new look. - Current level cap - No exp gain past this point). - Access to Totally 80s Club bonuses (cumulative total: 250 idols, 40k mojo, 2x 24hour lifes) - Can reset using Mastery Mode. |
80M | Zuma Blitz Master | 20000 (share post) 0 (you) |
(Inroduced May 4, 2011. Access it by clicking the golden progress bar.)
You will keep:
You will lose:
If you do go for it: Go for a high score early; you won't be on the Top 3 for quite a while. And unlock the bottom treasure slots FIRST (for 20/30 idols), you'll have a higher chance of getting 8 idols, and you'll get the x3 mojo potion for each level of mastery. If you used up your free revive / mojo boost during your first playthrough (from running out of life / mojo respectively) you don't get it again if you reset. You can still collect mojo/idol bonuses from Totally 80's Club emails. |
E | Spirit Animal Monument
(Play as spirit animals) |
You have a option to use them:
All spirit animals currently use 36,000 mojo normally unless otherwise listed and unleash a color clearing spirit blast (after last hurrah). Links are gameplay vids of respective animals. Spirit Animal Cat - +fireball per 13 shots, clears all blue balls at end of game
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Programs Used: Camtasia Studio and Hypercam to record gameplay. x264vfw codec was used for video compression for web playback. VirtualDub to analyze games on a frame-by-frame basis in order to get those figures (such as powerup frequency / points per explosion, etc).
Credits
Astein, AŻ, BlueViper02, brohan, Cédric, ClubMojo, Catherine Krueger, Curtis Tobin Sr., Danielle Buford, Duncan Watson, DJ B-Rad, JDPower, joehester, Matias, MC, RobertD, thexc, and several other anonymous users have contributed to a portion of this level up table, as well as the Zuma Blitz Tiki Talk videos for getting some values. And Lars Kristan for putting some of this info / linking to this page on the official Zuma Blitz discussion boards.
Comments:
Look over here to see if your question's been answered here before asking. Do not ask about freezing on idol wins / crit hits / levels past 80 as they have already been discussed on the official ZB discussion board forums. The comment board here is starting to get a bit long, so I may delete older comments if they're not relevant anymore.
124 comments:
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super helpful. Started playing the game last week and was doing ok, but sorta lost on all the fringe stuff (mojo, idols, etc.), super helpful. Thanks.
Wonderful post, exactly what i was looking for. Congrats!
What exactly is a "critical hit"?
@The Cricket on the Hearth
A critical hit is the chance you have of doubling your score for any given shot. It's fairly rare, but can be very, very useful in increasing your score.
Sometimes when you click the out of life you get to flip the coin. Any idea how often the coin flip comes up or have you figured out a pattern?
At level 68 I received 2x XP for 24 hours. I already had the last treasure as I used idols to buy it early so perhaps they gave me the XP instead. But with 2x XP when I cleared 205 balls, I only received 300 XP, and if less balls less XP. Thus I am getting about 1% increase per game currently, so after 24 hours it will likely take 200 games to move up one level :-( Keith PS I only actually got the 8 idols from the the treasure chest once though I purchased it right after I got the 4 idol choice exposed, though more than half the time I got 4 idols, Zuma semi froze (I could go to help, store etc, but not play) I had to refresh and lost my idols.
I made a mistake on my last post. I was not given 2x xp, I was given 2x mojo, so it still only takes about 100 games for a new level without 2 xp. Keith
If you want the 4 or 8 idols in the treasure chest, learn when to click so you always get those idols. I learned that if you click when it passes over the 2000 mojo square you get 8000. So figure out if clicking when it's at 1000 gives you the idol count in the down right corner. It's always the same if you click at the right time.
When you say "Spirit Animal Lion (scores from 1.7-1.8 million has own award)" what exactly does that mean?
For the "scores from 1.7-1.8 million has own award":
When you reach that level (64), when you get a score above 1.7 million, you will now get a Lion as the spirit animal at the end of the game, and your score will be counted on your stats page.
But if you go over 1.8 million, unless you're at level 71 or higher, you won't receive any spirit animal at the end of the game, and it won't count. Hence, the "up to 1.8 million".
Hope my explanation helps a bit.
I tried to figure out the chest reward timing also. If I click on 8 idols it stopped on 8 idols a few times in a row but then it changed. I would do this on the fourth circle because the speed seemed slower in the beginning so this made it more consistent and I thought it might freeze up less, but unfortunately I didn't usually get 8 idols because the game would semi freeze e.g. it registered I got the idols but would not finish and let me play. I could still look at the store help, etcetera but not play. Eventually I would have to refresh or close it and lose the idols. I have tried using Explorer,Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and all had this same problem, though not consistently.
To answer some questions above, buy idols and powers at the store or by clicking on a power you do not yet have. Level 80 is currently the highest level of the game.
Level 80, you do get a new look with the "Golden Frog" along with permanently shooting 10% faster, but no more XP and you still only regenerate hearts every 6 minutes (I had hoped that 4 minute statement was correct :-(
If you go to the store you can purchase xp x2 for 24 hrs, Ive been getting 2 - 3% per game and moving up levels much faster, basically you double the xp points per game hence more % added.
You can buy the double xp with idols or pay for them.
I think I figured out where the rumor of 4 minutes to regain each heart at level 80 came from. I have been getting 4 minutes to regain my first heart after I start playing when I have all hearts, but the rest are 6 minutes. Thus if you want to play every 4 minutes I guess you can do that if you start with all your hearts, play one game, and then play again when you have all your hearts again.
@Keith: It is not a rumor. The server keeps the regen timer at 4:00, the game thinks it is 6:00. Whenever you start a game, you get an update from the server. If you have no hearts and then wait to get them back, you will see that you have 4 after 24 minutes. Now start the game and you will have 5. So, it is 4:00 all the time, you just don't see that unless you keep playing. And I do hope they keep it at 4:00, since they are doing some experiments during this beta (some people were given 2:30 regen timer, purposefully) and might make a final decision later on...
More on the 4 minute regain of hearts at level 80. It appears the first time I start a game with a heart that started at a 6 minute regain, it subtracts 2 minutes from the regain. So if you are playing every 4 minutes or less, it is similar to a 4 minute regain, but if you stop playing, it ends up being mostly a 6 minute regain.
@Keith: I have explained to you what is happening, buy you keep guessing. Get a stopwatch and test it for real. Play until you have no more hearts. Wait for one and start a game and the stopwatch as soon as you get it. Finish the game. Now wait for 24 minutes. The display will say you have 4 hearts and roughly 4 minutes till next one. At this point you can start another game and you will see exactly where you _really_ are. Or, close the game and start a new one. You will see you have 6 hearts (or 5 if you started a game). It does not matter whether you play or not, the regen timer is 4:00. The display is faulty, but that does not affect the rate at which you actually receive your hearts. If you keep playing, the display is more correct because it receives an update from the server each time you start a game. Anyway, I think when the game goes out of Beta, either everyone will reach 4:00 at level 47, or level 80 will be 6:00 just like the rest. So, enjoy it while it lasts...
@BlueViper02, I saw your comment "regen timer supposedly changed to 4:00" I took as, you heard it was changed but were not convinced. I didn't see your "It is not a rumor" comment until after I made my "More on the 4 minute regain" comment. I now see that the display is wrong and it corrects to 4 minutes when you start a new game. Now if you can tell me how to stop Zuma Blitz from freezing and stopping me from getting Idols I should get from the chest, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Do you know what drives the frequency of Time Balls or Power Ups? Is there a certain combination of balls, colors, points, etc that you might be able to take advantage of to force a Time Ball or Power up to appear?
The frequency of powerups appearing are completely random regardless of what you clear as far as I can tell. But powerups that require mojo have a limit on how many of them appear on the screen at one time, so the faster you clear them, the more frequently they will appear.
@Keith: My game lags for less than a second when the hot frog comes up or when I receive a notification on facebook. Idols do not cause a lockup. I use Google Chrome. Such problems are discussed on the discussion forum, but I haven't noticed any pattern, let alone a workaround or fix. I suppose you will need to wait for PopCap to fix the issues.
Brendan, did you analyze the Speed Ball (or its successors) in video captures? Does it affect only the firing rate or also the ball's speed? Even if the speed is 30% faster with Warp Ball, I just cannot decide, sometimes it does feel faster, sometimes it doesn't. And it is probably only faster until it gets faster because of the approaching hot frog.
@BlueViper02: Due to capturing at 20fps, the speed doesn't seem to be noticeable. I will recapture at 60fps and get back to you. To test the increase in firing rate, however, is going to be a hard one since I can't click (fire balls) at its theoretical maximum rate.
Sorry, but from my analysis of several video recordings I did, there is apparently no change in firing speed / ball speed with the powerup active. Although you're right... it feels like you're firing a bit faster.
I'll welcome proof from another reader that this 'speed' powerup actually affects the game in some way.
First off, granted I have a rather outdated system with only 2G RAM, and single Sempron processor. A small note on the treasure pick screen: When it appears, use your taskbar to minimize the open window for a few seconds, allowing page to catch up. Then open the window again and time out your selection choice for optimum reward.
As to "Warp Speed", I don't have actual proof it works, but I can tell you I earned 1,345,440 with warp speed, multi-multiplier, and timelord. Using Mega Hurrah instead of Warp Speed, I didn't even get $1,000,000. The test was only about 5 games each, but I definitely seemed to be doing better with warp speed. I agree that Warp Speed increased the beginning speed, but not the later speeds, and this helps me because my speed is more consistent throughout the game.
How many XP does it take from level 79 to level 80 ? Right now I'm 66, and it takes 26000, so I estimate the last level to be around 30000.
I just got Tempus Fugit and well... In no time I reached 1.7mil. Can't wait to reach level 80! :P
It takes 31600 XP (400 * 79) to get to lvl 80.
Do you know if it's possible to get a x10 multiplier (or more)? I've never managed to get more than a x9, and if I get that it's near the end of the game for me.
I understand that the critical hit can double a score sometimes, but I don't understand how to get a critical hit. What are the requirements?
so, i have been at level 80 for a while--is that all there is? it seems like a weird number level to stop at. and there are still 2 locked doors on the store that cant b opened and empty power chambers that nothing has been in--anyone know?
hi,
I just reached level 80 and i am pretty sure everyone is right as far as the warp speed..but am dissapointed..that ..there is nothing more..anyone else here at level 80 that is bored? **freezing when received 8 idols happens to me all the time..I must have lost at least 10 times..contacted zuma..no conclusion..oh well!
susan
Hi,
I used some idols to open/purchase the 8 idol chest slot... since they can't award that for lvl 68, the award is a 2x XP (24hr).
Guy
Hi everyone!
To answer all the questions backdating to Feb 9th:
MiniLaura - The highest multiplier in the game is currently x9. Use the Multiplier and Time Balls powerup a to reach x9 sooner in a game.
Anonymous (@11.03 AM) - Slow Levelling is due to the higher XP requirement with each passing level - I am currently level 56 and most games earn me ~350 XP and 1% progress (if I'm lucky 2%). At Lvl 50 you can still sometime get 3% progress but that's as far as you'll go per game. Use the x2 XP potion if you want to progress slightly quicker!
blogger - Critical hit is a random chance, regardless of level. Certain levels allow you to increase the chance of getting a crit but there is nothing you can do to force one. Just keep shooting!
Anonymous (@2:06 PM) - As I understand it the two locked door do not have anything behind them... yet! The developers of the game don't even know! (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/12419707 about 9:00 minutes in) but they speculate that something may be added there in the future.
Anonymous (@8:51 PM) - Not being at level 80 I cannot answer your question fully, but I imagine that it would be rather dull as all there is to do is set a high score, earn mojo and sometimes idols on the treasure chest spinner. It is my understanding that the developers are working on some more levels or something akin. (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/12419707 about 25:00 minutes in)
Hope that's helped everyone! =)
why can't we have video of our game like in bezule blitz when you score good?
Is there this possibility?
anybody knows?
Life regens at 6 mins now for my golden frog ?
I didnt get my idols when I won them on the treasure chest.. Whats up with that??!?!
(Anon @ 5:03) (Technical answer) It's possible but unfeasible, as it just takes up way more space (it has to poll mouse movement 60 times/sec to determine frog direction, what color balls come out as, when balls were fired, swapped, etc., as well as accounting from point discrepancies caused by bugs. It's unlike bejeweled blitz where all of the replay data just consists of determining what two gems to swap at some point in time.
Whereas the replay data for bj blitz is stored in one web request (at max 1024 characters) zuma blitz's replay data could be over 16,000 characters, meaning it has to be stored on a server somewhere. Then there's bandwidth issues... and so on.
Hi uh does anyone know what the highest score ever posted on zuma has been?
I put up 1.1 million without powers and 2,285,650 with timelord, mega chain and X2. Am I getting close?
This week: 5.1 million. source
thanks a lot for this table super helpful!
It looks like the XP needed to advance from level 50 to 51 is much higher than would be expected ( somewhere around 28,000). But then once you get to level 51, the XP points needed to advance drop back down to the normal progression (which is just over 20,000 at that point)
having reached level 80, its really boring as you dont receive any idols, hearts or mojo extra anymore... what's the point?? as i see it, levels could continue endless by just upgrading the powers or giving more mojo per game... I dont understand why there are only 80 levels?? I reached that in about 1 month... if i had paid for idols in this game to level up quicker, i would be really pissed now !! good that i dont like spending money on games :)
Yes, thank you - so it's not just me! getting to level 51 from 50 really is much longer than it should be. It was similar to getting to 80 from 79 for some odd reason, but then like you said, after that 'hump', the level progression went back to normal for me once level 51 was (finally) reached. :::shrug:::
Thank you for this table! I noticed that sometimes I go up 1%, sometimes 2% and occasionally 0% (if the balls go in the pit). WHAT determines this?? There doesn't seem to be a pattern. I'm guessing it's a % of XP needed. Any way to jump ahead a level by buying something?
You will advance towards the next level based on how many balls you clear, and yes it's based on the % needed to get to the next level. Try to keep the cleared balls around or over about 400 per game. Expect level progression to slow down a little bit each time you gain a new level. No, you can't buy an entire level, but you can buy a potion that doubles the XP earned per game which will naturally speed up (double) the leveling speed.
On Zuma talk the guy said fruit double each time. I got 7 fruit in one game starting with 5,100 so number 7 would be 326,400 based on doubling. I ended up at 7x for my multiplier but even if my last fruit was at 5x the last fruit would be 1,632,000. My total fruit score was less than $400,000. So what is the reality. I believe it only goes up by the starting value each time, not doubling, e.g. 5,100, 10,200, 15,300, 20,400, 25,500, 30,600, 35,700. If I was at 5x at that point my last fruit would be worth 178,000. Please confirm if someone figured this out. Thanks.
I am at level 80 and I get new lives every 6 minutes unlike before where it said 6 initially but then was reduced.
Fruit score increases by 50%, not double, and is actually capped at 3x its initial fruit value. Confirmed. So without multipliers, it's 5,100, 7,650, 10,200, 12,750, 15,300, and it doesn't go up any further.
He also missed the Juicy Fruit powerup, which actually gives 50% more fruit.
Fun game but recently became very frustrated with the fact that you have to "unlock" the Spirit Animals. I use them as a way to keep track of how often I get certain scores. Well now that I am consistently breaking 1.4-1.5 million and nowhere near level 42 to unlock the 1.4 spirit animal I basically don't have any way of tracking how often I get these scores without manually keeping track...I assumed they would unlock at a rate that would not interfere with your scores but apparently that is not the case. Would be nice if I could use Idols to unlock them at least.
Ok, reach level 80´, no more xp and noting to look forward to? I love Zuma, and now I understand that this is the last level, but I am looking forward to every week when there is a new board. Thanks for the clarifying. Now I dont have to wait for something that´s not coming :) still love the game - playing to get gold Spirit Animals. Thats a sport too :)
I am assuming the only way to get more idols at level 80 is through the treasure chest spin. Correct? If so, bummer!!:(
You can also buy them if you want. Compared to some games on FB they are not that expensive.
On the 2nd screen for the powers under the crono balls, chain blast and multiplier....are there anymore powers to go in the extra 3 windows.....thanks
Those empty spaces are for potential extra powers that may (or WILL according to the latest TikiTalk vid) be added in future, same as the locked section in the store.
Please help love the game but no matter what I do most of the time it's jumps very slow - especially when the hot frog is shooting - any advice
Try a different browser. Defrag your computer. Cut down amount of stuff running on the computer. They'd be my first port of call to fix any stuttering.
To add: There are known issues with stuttering on Zuma Blitz if you use Firefox 4, just fyi.
Yes, that is correct. In firefox 4 Zuma Blitz is unplayable (works ok in previous versions like 3.6).
I use Google Chrome . . .sometimes the game starts to "stutter". I contacted support and they recommended I clear my browser cache. Didn't help. I found I needed to shut down ALL open browser windows, then restart. I generally leave them up, weeks on end.
I have a question regarding leveling up from level 78 to 80 quickly: In your opinion would it be quicker to buy 24 hour life, or 24 hour double xp (each are 100 idols)assuming I had time to play? It seems to me that I would be better off with 24 hour lives assuming my games average under 3 minutes each.
Secondly I have an idea for an additional Power-up I'm calling "Dirty Frog" which would be similar to Hot Frog with the exception that in addition to the fireballs he could also shoot a brown explosive ball out his backside at the same time along with an appropriate new sound.
At above anon comment: Although a 24 hour xp potion would level you to 80 faster, a 24 hour life would be a much better use for your idols. Stack with 24h 3x mojo potion for best effect.
So for that brown explosive ball - does that color change the surrounding balls? (that was my first thought on that)
Thanks, Brendan!!! I only have 100 (I wish I had 200)idols to spend. I think I'm going with the 24 hour life unless you say otherwise because I get to play more too!
The color change is a neat idea. Perhaps blow up balls from both ends, but on the butt-side change the color of the balls on the perimeter of the explosion. I just thought it would be funny to have something explosive coming out his hind-quarters.
So, there's new Mastery thing in play today. You can reset your level 80 to 1, but you lose all your special items. Has anyone done this yet? What is the benefit? An icon or something by your name?
Im not actually receiving to power up from each level. For example my triple mojo lasted a few games then disappeared, and my x2 at the start of each game is no where to be seen. Is this is common bug?
"and my x2 at the start of each game is no where to be seen."
Look in the upper right corner of the screen. When you have the x2 multiplier power active you start at x2 instead of x1. It just starts you one step closer to the max of x9. From your post it sounds like you are expecting to see a x2 ball in the roll out during the start of the game. But that's not how it works. Hope that helps.
I realized just after i post that the x2 is a power up you have to select. My fault for not noticing that beforehand!!
The triple mojo on the other hand lasted for a few games after i leveled up but then it just disappeared. Is that supposed to happen? I thought once you gained double/triple mojo from leveling up that it was a permanent thing.
Thanks for your help :)
If the triple mojo was rewarded for levelling up, it was almost certainly 24 hour triple mojo, there is no permanent triple mojo award AFAIK.
I accepted the "Mastery" status and went back to level 1. I did get a "glowy box" around my profile pic, but it only shows up on my account. The people I'm playing against do not see it. Until that is fixed, I don't see the point in accepting "Mastery".
Free 3x mojo potion does seem to work for power ups bought early as well. I bought the chrono power about 4 levels before I was due to get it and got the free 3x mojo potion when I was due to get it for my level up reward.
Above comment: updating the note. Do you know if the 3x mojo potion in that case lasts for a certain number of games or 24h? Does the 3x mojo stack (like the timer can go above 24 hours?)
It was a 24hr potion but I don't know whether it stacks or not as I didn't have anything else at that time.
You say, "There are six degrees of mastery available." The first level you get the frame. Then what?
I was told that the other six add more gems to the frame but I haven't got that far yet.
More gems to the frame is not very motivating for me. I think we should get something like for 30 minutes a week, we get to use all power ups for free and work as if we are level 80 even if we started again and did not reach 80 again yet. If anyone reaches more levels, please post. Thanks.
Mastery levels image (Note: This is a spoiler)
Hi,
I would love to know how much xp one has to earn for the next higher level. Do you have a table showing that?
I'm in the mastery one stage, level 50. I already have to get nearly 30,000 xp to advance to 51...
Not sure if I mentioned this, but you can hover over the level number on the above table to get XP needed to level up.
The " (Unnamed Hand Drawn Lava Board) " is called Major Mouthful.
Sorry about the double post. I was looking through your screenshots of the older board versions and was wondering how you figured out the internal names of the boards, like you said the St. Patrick's one was called "Arches" and the Splish Splash board was called "Ripples". If you know the internal names of any of the other boards, could you please post them? Thanks for your time.
(Unnamed Hand Drawn Lava Board) was my personal name for it. The board didn't have a name at the time they mentioned it on Tiki Talk.
For the older board names: A web debugging tool revealed that in the past they used a level list for their boards. They fixed the structure so it's impossible to determine anything about other boards before it gets released as the file is not used in current releases of the game.
Using the debugger, the name of the board is mentioned in level.xml. The Splish Splash board was mentioned as 'lvl_ripples' hence it was called that internally. With some trial and error I was able to get alternate names of other boards. (level names are always subject to change, but it saves me time so I don't have to update them every time they re-use older boards.)
I've already listed the internal names for all of the boards that were interesting enough to be put up. Most of the newer boards now use a flipped version of a previous board, or others have just a level number (e.g. lvl50) so they do not have a unique internal name.
Ah thank you very much for the info. I'm trying to keep a record of each week's board design (from November 2 2010 up to current), and thus was wondering if you knew the internal names of the following boards (I had been guessing all day and managed to find most of them but not the following five):
The Easter Scarab, Above & Below, Beach Board (from 1/18/2011), the Holiday/Snow (from 12/21/2010), and the Hell Board (from 12/7/2010).
Thanks again for your time.
My multiplier for the spin went down to 1x from 7x when I started as Master level 2. (Does anyone have over 7x and if so how?) Last Hurrah I purchased for 25 idols and at level 7 instead I got 3x Mojo potion. I also purchased a power slot instead of waiting until level 9 to see what would happen. Unfortunately, instead I got 3x Mojo for 24 hours, but instead of adding, it only started over so that was less than an hour additional.
Is there anything that triggers the hot frog?Which do you think are the best powers to use?
Suggestions for Master. When going to new Master level, instead of simply going down from 7x to 1x on spin, getting less mojo, powers,... for a long time, just for a cartoon jewel on our frame, we should get something real. Here are some suggestions:
-spin multiplier goes up 1 for each level of mastery
-get extra power slot (e.g. can use up to 4 powers at once instead of only 3)
-seconds for extra time go up
-number of fire balls go up
-multiplier goes up
-lowest mojo on spin changes to idols as reward
-Hitting control and space bar gets rid of front ball color without penalty next color move up and random new color in back
-Get more mojo per game as mastery levels go up
I'd like others thoughts and suggest to Zuma
There's also a lot of stuff I'd like suggested as well, but this would probably be on another post, and it might be a new version of the game by itself.
I'm 80 level master.Well i'm going to became again 80 master . There are some gift x this new mastery level?
what is a good combination to get a score for 1,000,000.
Chronoballs- Multiplayer- bombs
Chronoballs-Multiplayers - Megahurrah
And a lot of fortune...
Some one is 2 time 80 level ( duoble master)?Actually i'm master 80 + level -> 50.
What happned if i become again 80 level ?
I made 2 million and did not unlock the quetzal. what's up with that?
2 million score doesn't automatically unlock the quetzalcoatl, you need to be at least level 78 to get it.
Has anyone received idols from using the coconuts, and if so do you have any idea why you got idols instead of mojo or is it just random?
Yeah I've had a couple of idols from the coconuts, but they're a rarity (to put it in perspective I've currently got a stockpile of 180 coconuts, and have had two idols). And yes, I believe it is completely random.
They've changed the mojo amounts you win each game. It looks like it's now the amount we used to get for levels 1-19 irrelevant of what level you are. I'm nearly level 70 and just got 515 balls but only 325 mojo.
Hello, I took advantage of the free coins and zero cost to power ups over the last couple of days. However now at the end of each game I am not getting the normal 500-750 'mojo' coins. Instead I get like 100-250...is that something new that the Zuma masters are doing to make it harder to reach levels?
Thanks, MH
The lower mojo gain appears to be a glitch with the 'more mojo' bonus not being applied correctly. Doesn't make it harder to level up though - same amount of XP.
No the XP has definitely dropped too, I've got 24 hour XP potion, am on level 64 and only getting 1 xp point per game where previously I was getting that or more before (without potion) and usually 3 points with an XP potion.
AND the fruit is wrong. I'm getting avocado when I should be, and was, getting peaches. (I'm not even sure if the critical hit bonuses and upgraded timeballs are working but thats just speculation due to the ridiculous low scores I'm getting, proper level 1-10 type score)
They've well and truly stuffed the game up this time.
JDPower: It's fixed as of 3pm, with a free 24h mojo potion to compensate. Couldn't verify the fruit and timeballs statement (they worked fine for me), but the critical hit multiplier is definitely broken.
Also verified: Epic fruit has NO effect on fruit appearance timers in this version. (two games were tested with and without the epic fruit powerup and each fruit was grabbed within 3 seconds of it appearing. Number of fruit that appeared in both games are the same.)
Can't get dailey spin to work? Anyone else have that issue...also game won't start after frog jumps off the lilly pad???
Yes the daily spin gets hung sometimes with only option to refresh. I am on L5 mastery atm . Is there anything for us after L6?
I am on L5 mastery and have noticed I never get chests. I am up to L35 without a single one appearing. Is that deliberate I wonder, or a glitch as there has never been a difference before?
Looks like the bugs from earlier this week all mostly gone. I'm still showing the wrong fruit in game though, avocado (I'm on level 68). But at least the score damaging bugs are gone, as far as I can tell anyway.
What's the Max. score that can be reached from levels 1-20?
The lack of chests seems to be a glitch. None of my zuma friends are getting them whatever level/mastery route they're on.
I agree, seems to be one of the bugs that has hung on since the bugfest of last week, I've had no chests since either.
Chests are back...
I would like to know how the mojo is determined. Is there some sort of scale? Does NOT seem to be based on the score.
See the link "show balls cleared to XP table" at the top of the page? It shows exactly what you're looking for.
Thank you, Brendan.
I have noticed that some of my friends have a blue frame around their pictures and when I hover over it is says "1st Degree Zuma Blitz Master". My question is how do you get that frame? I have won the weekly tournament more times than these friends and yet I don't have that blue frame so is there a certain level you have to reach to get it?
Read the entry in the above table for level 80M, its all explained there. You have to get to level 80 then reset to the first level again and you get master status
completed sixth level of mastery this week and VERY disappointed - absolutely nothing extra to show for it. That really is a let down popcap!
im on level 57 and im not getting better scores than 800,000 what is helpful for me to get a higher score like the millions positions
My friend got a new monument offered today. Spirit weasel. She said it related to cannon power, gave a x10 multi and had a yellow ball last hurrah but the cost was 48k mojo.
I have seen the Spirit Weasel twice, but it is too expensive for me to try until I reach level 80 again. I am not a big fan of the cannon power, so I am not sure I wish to test this monument.
Tempus Fugit + Multiplier + Super Chain combination have resulted in my best scores. Just a short while ago I reached a new personal best -- 1,626,130. Earlier today I topped 1.3 million and then 1.5 million for the first time. I am "quitting" on the day, and will savor my successes from today. My Zuma Blitz friends have really benefitted today from all of my success, if they claim all of the free mojo from me sharing my results.
tempus fugit + multi + epic fruit is the best combination if ull ask me.. got my new highscore (1970360)today
Wow, after reading all this, i am pretty sure i am not going over to #6 Mastery Level... I play with others, and have been way to frustrated trying to level up so i can even come close to competing! I have now reached into over 1 million a few times, and after having written a few times to the "ZUMA" crew, i have to say i am very disappointed that there is not something really worth anticipating going over to Mastery again... You lose WAY too much, and getting the occasional free 24 hr. "LIFE" is nice, but just doesn't cut it!!
Mar
This is probably a very silly question, but I'll ask anyway, if you don't mind. I'm not a Zuma Blitz master or anything, but I I have reached level 80 on Facebook & become a master, but my progress bar has disappeared & I just seem to be going nowhere fast. Is this the end of the game? Or what can I do?
Thanks,
Dee
Yes Deirdre, that is the end unless you accept mastery and reset to level 1 again, there are no more levels after 80.
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