diff --git a/lib/app/scoring.js b/lib/app/scoring.js
index 499fb1d378..7aa8b28b61 100644
--- a/lib/app/scoring.js
+++ b/lib/app/scoring.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ setupNotifications = function() {
 expModifier = function(value) {
   var dmg, modified;
   dmg = user.get('items.weapon') * MODIFIER;
-  dmg += user.get('stats.lvl') * MODIFIER;
+  dmg += (user.get('stats.lvl') - 1) * MODIFIER;
   modified = value + (value * dmg);
   return modified;
 };
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ expModifier = function(value) {
 hpModifier = function(value) {
   var ac, modified;
   ac = user.get('items.armor') * MODIFIER;
-  ac += user.get('stats.lvl') * MODIFIER;
+  ac += (user.get('stats.lvl') - 1) * MODIFIER;
   modified = value - (value * ac);
   return modified;
 };
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index e896065234..cd235f45cd 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ setupNotifications = ->
 # Calculates Exp modification based on weapon & lvl
 expModifier = (value) ->
   dmg = user.get('items.weapon') * MODIFIER # each new weapon increases exp gain
-  dmg += user.get('stats.lvl') * MODIFIER # same for lvls
+  dmg += (user.get('stats.lvl')-1) * MODIFIER # same for lvls
   modified = value + (value * dmg)
   return modified
 
 # Calculates HP-loss modification based on armor & lvl
 hpModifier = (value) ->
   ac = user.get('items.armor') * MODIFIER # each new armor decreases HP loss
-  ac += user.get('stats.lvl') * MODIFIER # same for lvls
+  ac += (user.get('stats.lvl')-1) * MODIFIER # same for lvls
   modified = value - (value * ac)
   return modified