A lot of people need to have some kind of way to measure their progress towards a goal. For those whose goal is to make saint the xp is a very quick measure of progress towards that goal.

It would be kind of like wanting to lose (or gain) weight but you were not allowed to use a scale. Over some period of time you would notice the change (loosing/gaining a significant amount of weight = reaching a new level) but day by day you would not have the instant feedback (seeing you gained/lost a pound today = seeing your xp gain/loss today).

This instant viewing of even a small amount of progress could be very important for keeping one focused on the goal.

Roy Alan