Talk:Tutorial: Leveling/@comment-180.62.235.240-20140608113942/@comment-24332640-20140608124249

You can't beat PvP for XP per resources spent, but obviously there's a limit to how many times you can do it.

Otherwise...a node costs the same resources on any map. Obviously later maps give more XP per node. But you also have to consider the potential repair costs if you can't reliable beat your enemies with no/minimal damage. That's what makes 5-4 and the southern 5-2 nodes a good choice since they're also pretty easy. But if your ships are low level you might want to stick to 3-2A for a while since the only thing that should be taking damage there is a cheap and easy to repair sub.