r/duolingo • u/OkBig9015 • 1d ago
General Discussion If Duolingo completely removed XP, leagues, chests and streaks tomorrow, would you still use it the same amount?
I’m curious how much of your Duolingo habit is actually about learning vs. the gamification.
If XP, leagues, chests, and streaks disappeared tomorrow, would you still use Duolingo the same amount?
Or would you slowly stop opening the app?
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u/tottasanorotta Native: 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 Learning: 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 18h ago
No, I like the streak thing. It's what keeps me coming back on days that I don't feel like doing lessons.
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u/Usual-Astronomer4671 18h ago
You forgot they A/B tested this from ground zero. Everything unnecessary you see was likely data-proven to make people stick around longer
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u/talldean 16h ago
You can only A/B test with the users you have, which feels the only gap.
I wish streaks gave us weekends off, or somesuch. ;-)
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u/oatbevbran 9h ago
Or holidays. Christmas, Thanksgiving, I’m doing Spanish lessons. I’ve had eye surgery and came home to make sure I got a lesson done. A handful of grace-days would be awesome. Happy to earn them, too. I’d feel better about that than using “streak repairs.”
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u/Comfortable_Sir_5007 8h ago
Yeah, every weekend feels like it's a bit much, but personally, Birthday, Christmas and Boxing day would go a long way
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u/BelltowerApologist Native Learning 7h ago
Anything that builds dependency will ultimately benefit Duolingo's bottom line with investors. So I'm disappointed, but not surprised, that it worked so well.
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u/YazidAlMajid Native: 🇬🇧 Learning: 🇪🇸 18h ago
No, I believe the xp and league does work on me, makes me learn more
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u/ThorpeThorThorpe 17h ago
Yeah, the streak thing is motivating. Everyone knows you have to be consistent, so getting some kind of reminder plus an absurd little dopamine ping for checking off that practice, even a super short single lesson for the day, is helpful, is reinforcing.
This is the only “game” I indulge. And really, really—is there some language learning that takes place without our at least noting our own measures of progress? Without amusement involved? Maybe they cram a language into recruits heads in the military. Cool. Cool. Don’t let anyone stop you from the cramming. Is learning in a class with a textbook divided into chapters so much different? Color, humor, songs, culture-all kinds of enrichment typically go into language learning. OG language learning is life-falling down, running around, eatingdrinkinglaughinglisteningspeaking. Why are people who hate the cutesy-ness of Duolingo here complaining all the time? There are other language apps, go, fly, be free? Learn, you serious as a heartattackers, stop whingeing around.
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u/Nouvellecosse 17h ago edited 16h ago
Nope. I've used other language learning methods, both apps and stuff like books and never ended up sticking with it. And there are many times when I was tired or not feeling in the mood where I forced myself to open the app and do something to maintain the streak or compete when I absolutely wouldn't have been motivated enough at that moment otherwise.
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u/BelltowerApologist Native Learning 17h ago
Yep. I've never paid attention to any of it. It's just extra shit to click through to get to my next lesson.
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u/Lady_of_Link Native:🇳🇱 Learned:🇬🇧(at least c1) Learning:🇩🇪(35) 16h ago
Goed zo en dankjewel dat je de goede taal kiest
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u/Vivid_Strike3853 17h ago
If it wasn’t for my +1800 day streak, I’d probably forget to open the app every day, but as far as XP and leagues, meh, I’d be fine without.
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u/Swanlafitte 17h ago
Yes and when I figured out how to remove notifications it became better. I am on day 1000 today with a score of 100. I only like the streak because it tells me how many days I have studied.
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u/Business-Raise2683 Native: 🇭🇺 Speaking: 🇺🇲 Learning: 🇩🇪 17h ago
Probably no. Streak motivates me to open the app and do at least one lesson even if I don't really feel like it. This also helps me to sit down and open the app, which sometimes leads to longer learning sessions.
I think on days I'm already motivated enough the gamification aspects does not help or even hinder, but on days I'm not motivated enough these things help. Obviously language learning will happen on days I'm able to do more, but those days happen more frequently if I'm already opening the app even if I don't really want to learn at that moment.
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u/sdep73 17h ago
I'm using Duolingo to learn Spanish in conjunction with taking courses taught by a real teacher, and yes I would still keep using it if all of the gamification aspects were removed.
Within a couple of weeks of starting my 2 year streak I set my profile to private so I wouldn't have to take part bin leagues. I also never use the 'Early Bird' and 'Night Owl' chests that apparently give you an XP boost because I don't care about XP. The only thing I do sometimes use is the gems, and that's only for buying some extra time to complete timed recap lessons, where the app deliberately gives you barely enough time for the 2nd level and even less for the 3rd.
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u/ThorpeThorThorpe 17h ago
So…that part which I completely IGNORE somehow is the only part that another USES. Hmm. Could be that people have different learning styles and preferences.
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u/gengarimperator Native:🇺🇲 Learning: 🇫🇷 for Russian Speakers, ♟️🇵🇱🇮🇪🇩🇪 17h ago
I loved duolingo well before it added any of it, I would certainly still use it as much.
You're really asking whether we're more intrinsically versus extrinsically motivated to learn. I came to the app because its a convenient and fun tool among a number of others I use consistently that aren't gamified or aren't gamified to the same degree. And thats to say nothing of the books I use outside of tech at all. Duo is a warm up when im having coffee in the morning, the real stuff comes later, but its all part of a regime.
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u/Yavkov 17h ago
I would like to keep my streak, but I would be happy to lose the xp and leagues.
Sometimes, I end up doing zero learning because I’m just trying to gain xp to not get demoted out of diamond league. And I have an easy and fast way of getting xp, it just doesn’t help me with learning anything.
So I might end up using Duolingo more, to spend more time doing lessons that would otherwise give me less xp per minute but I continue with the learning process.
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u/grrr-to-everything Native: 🇺🇸 Learning: 🇲🇽 16h ago
Yes. I am on Duolingo, taking Spanish at the local college (currently on level 2), watching Spanish TV shows with English subtitles and listening to Spanish music. The gamification just makes it fun but I would be doing it regardless.
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u/Away-Theme-6529 18h ago
I don’t use any gamification as I switched it off. I found it to be a distraction. What I get as XP and gems just pile up, unnoticed.
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u/DiligentWolverine957 Native: English Learning: Gaelic and French 16h ago
I don’t like the gaming part at all, personally.
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u/Sad_Reindeer5108 Native ; Learning (120) 16h ago
At this point, yes. I'm nearly done with the Spanish course. Might be harder if I start a new language next.
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u/Tammy993 14h ago
Yes. These things are a bit motivating, but I pay for Super to learn. I've completed three languages and intermediate math.
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u/BelltowerApologist Native Learning 7h ago
How are the math courses? I've considered taking them along side using Khan Academy, but haven't even seen them mentioned much.
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u/Alternative_Funny247 13h ago
The two aren't mutually exclusive.
I've learned a ton with Duolingo, but the gamification -- the streak freezes in particular -- helps keep me learning during slumps when my enthusiasm wanes. That's very helpful in keeping a habit I've established going vs lapsing and having to restart again.
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u/jhfenton 🇺🇸N|🇲🇽C1|🇫🇷B2| 🇩🇪B1 17h ago
I made my account private, so while I have a streak and monthly quests, I don't have leagues.
I probably do use Duolingo less than I would if I were still in the leagues, but I don't really use it less than I want to. I spend far more time, currently 6 days/6 hours per week, doing conversation classes on iTalki.
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u/AnimalFarm20 17h ago
I would. The structure of daily practice has moved me beyond my previous attempts at learning Spanish and even without the gamification, I would use this app as one of my tools to learn the language (and potentially others down the road).
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u/Elegant_Bee849 17h ago
yes, i'm motivated by finishing the course. but streaks and xp still motivate me a lot
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u/DRose23805 17h ago
I opted out of leagues some time ago. The streak is fine, except for the number of times it has not counted days I practiced causing me to use a freeze.
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u/WikAudio 16h ago
I hate the streaks. The fact that it forces me into choosing a streak goal makes me intentionally skip a handful of days on a regular basis.
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u/TheRealCabbageJack Native: 🏴Learning: 🇻🇦🇮🇹🇪🇸 16h ago
Yes - I do roughly the same number of lessons each day and if I get a chest that is something that would disrupt my learning I ignore it (do 3 chess lessons being the most common…the lessons are awful, I just like playing games of chess from time to time)
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u/NoEsNadaPersonal_ 14h ago
Yup. I’m there to learn. The other stuff is a bonus, but I don’t need it
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u/OkRadish11 14h ago
I'm pretty sure there's scientific evidence showing that gamification gets people to engage more, for better or worse.
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u/luckymom22 14h ago
Agree. I keep going for the streak. The leagues, rewards, icons, etc. are annoying garbage.
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u/La_Morrigan 14h ago
Yes, I don’t care about the xp and I have removed myself from the leagues years ago.
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u/jtheperson_ N B1 L | Golden owl in ES>FR 9h ago
Never liked chests and streaks, but I have mixed feelings about XP and leagues. On rare occasion leagues motivate me to push myself a little bit more if I've already done a lot that week.
As for XP, I like how it (kinda) shows incremental progress but it unfortunately isn't true representative data. It would be amazing if all lessons were 10xp again.
I really just use duo to explore and try out different languages, but I think there is more gamification to it than just the leagues, XP, chests, and streaks that keep me coming back.
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u/Ironmonger3 16h ago
No, the streak keeps me there. That's why I fail to use Busuu or Babbel
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u/cnaiurbreaksppl 16h ago
Busuu also has a streak though.
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u/Ironmonger3 5h ago
It's not as addictive they don't remind you of it or anything like duo with push notifications
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u/Sternschnuppepuppe Native: 🇩🇪 C2: 🇬🇧 Learning: 🇪🇸 16h ago
Yep, I’m here for learning a language in a reasonable time, and I’m making use of all features available to me. I’m always in the top spot for diamond without trying.
I get everything to legendary because I see it as a review. I use practice section to work on previous mistakes. I would still use these features because it’s part of learning.
Edit: I’d keep the streak though, just to be able to figure out my learning speed.
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u/Wonderful-Click9431 16h ago
No, if the actual language learning content isn't improved, and only stuff were removed, then I'd have much less of a motivation to continue using the app.
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u/k9fan 16h ago
I admit the streaks and related reminders motivate me to do at least a short lesson each day and that is good for developing my learning habit. I would want to keep those.
The leagues, awards, and competitions are all negatives to me, and I would eliminate them completely from my experience if I could.
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u/Prudent_Honeydew_ 16h ago
I would do my daily lesson, yes. I live by routine and it has helped keep me thinking about language.
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u/MIZUNOWAVECREATION 1k Streak Club 16h ago
Leagues, chests, and xp…yes
Streak…no, that’s 100% of my motivation
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u/SlemFett 15h ago
I do 2 units per day, about 12 lessons, and I would continue to do that if they removed everything else. I see it as a book that I will finnish and then be done with.
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u/xxcopperheadxx 15h ago
Honestly I wish I could opt out of leaderboard and XP grind element of it. Especially by getting rid of XP multipliers. I would actually use the app more if I didn’t feel compelled to wait to a certain time of day to use the triple XP multiplier.
Yes I could technically just not care about competing against internet strangers but if I’m forced to see where I am in the rankings after completing a lesson, I want to make sure my name is not near “demotion”.
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u/LeopardComfortable99 15h ago
Yes, because it can be a really helpful learning tool alongside other means of educating myself in a language. I don't need the pointless gamification.
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u/Dangerous-Safe-4336 Native:🇺🇲 Learning:&sv;🇸🇪🇩🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹 15h ago
I turned off the leagues a while ago. The chests are just a nuisance. I do find streaks motivating.
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u/LandoSmooove 15h ago
I asked myself that same question a few months ago and I said "no". So, I stopped using it. Stress levels are lower now.
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u/Jikoniau 15h ago
I like the streaks, but the rest could go away without impacting my use. Streaks motivate me to log in each day, and simply would do it less without that feature.
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u/Cholinergia 15h ago
That would get me to start using Duo again, especially if they also got rid of the AI.
Duo was at its peak ten years ago.
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u/two_hyun 15h ago
Yes. I stopped paying attention to those things. I use Duolingo as an interactive textbook. Il
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u/perchedquietly Native: Learning: 15h ago
I would do the same regardless. Though there are times when trying to complete quests that I will do something special for that.
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u/Bagheera187 15h ago
I would use it more, for some idiotic reason I feel I need to keep my streak and to compete when I should just be studying my Russian and Navajo. That is really the reason I am on DuoLingo. I do like the blogposts and podcasts in Spanish.
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u/JMurph3313 15h ago
Sometimes staying in a league motivates me.
If they brought back the forums I'd use it much more!
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u/HipsEnergy Native: 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 Learning: 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇪🇬 fluent 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 15h ago
Maybe sometimes, but I'd happily disable it, I find the competition more annoying than anything.
Most of the time, I just care about advancing. I'm fast and accurate, and accumulate a lot of xp. Because of that, I will often do 15+ min a day, sometimes up to 45, so I've won diamond league and tournament several times now. But I also skip days, I rarely look at my XP or standing, and I didn't even know it was a thing when I first started doing it.
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u/DashiellHammett Native: English Learning: German B1 14h ago
The premise of this question makes no sense at all. Learning requires practice. Gamification increases practice and, therefore, increases learning. Gamification and learning are not opposites as your first question implies. It is as if you are saying learning only counts if it is dreary drudge-work that you have to force yourself to do despite it not being enjoyable.
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u/BelltowerApologist Native Learning 7h ago
The gamification is solely to build dependency and keep users in-app as much as possible, and what they're hoping for is that you spend money. That is not healthy. It's just been normalized by the community here.
If a person cannot focus without receiving constant stimulation, that's a condition that requires psychiatric evaluation to treat at best and a dopamine addiction at worst.
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u/surviving606 14h ago
XP, leagues, chests … don’t really care. Streaks? Yeah I definitely wouldn’t remember to use it as much.
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u/Alexkazam222 14h ago
Considering leaving Duo for another app because of all the BS they've added over the years.
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u/Ok-Bass395 14h ago
I would use it the same amount or even more. Somehow the timed boosts stress me, because I'm also competitive. I wish I could just turn my profile private, and leave the XP race madness, but I can't. Instead I spend all my boosters on pronunciation exercises in the training section, and when I have used them up I finish a unit. Without the XP race I would instead do two or three units a day, but I would still do the pronunciation practice, because the sentences help me remember the vocab and gender (I'm learning German at level 93), and I also analyse the sentence including the case + gender and translate it into Danish, because I'm learning it from English. I usually do one in under a minute, and that's 60 XP. Easy XP, but I wish they didn't exist.
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u/merrittgene Native: Learning: 14h ago
The major reason that I practice every day is because of the streak.
The rest of it is fluff, and a deterrent/annoyance.
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u/Important-Long-9287 14h ago
I'd they removed everything expect the streak, I'd stay, but if they kept everything but the streak, I'd delete it very quickly...
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u/TomeThugNHarmony4664 14h ago
I enjoy the games and they do motivate me because I am competitive. I will be honest that when I have a multiplier going on I won’t stop and read about why an answer is right or not until the multiplier is over. When I don’t have a boost, I will actually write down phrases or words they use but haven’t officially taught us and review WHY something was right more.
However, I also listen to Spanish language music; turn on Spanish closed captions for familiar movies; watch futbol in Spanish, especially during the World Cup; and I do practice verb conjugation and other grammar outside of Duo. SomI’d probably do Duo a bit less, and do those other things bit more. But I would still spend a good amount of time on Duo, because this is the first time in my life that I actually feel like i am learning some language.
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u/No-Lifeguard-5308 14h ago
The streak definitely works for most of us, and at least in my case, having an achievable miner (eight) of really small lessons in units which then add up to score increases really helps as well. Many days I’d rather just quit after one or two lessons, but I push through to complete a unit pretty regularly.
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u/An1nterestingName 14h ago
I don't care about XP, leagues and chests. If streaks were removed then I would just stop using it.
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u/Fishy_Fish_WA Native: English Learning: French 14h ago
The XP and leagues content could stay… Streaks, meh, and all of the little stupid chests and animations and stuff could just go right now
I actually like some of the update they’ve made even if I agree that some of the AI stuff is a little cringe
But all of the ridiculous time wasting animations and stuff is just a turn off for me
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u/VoiceofMidnightStorm Native: Learning: 13h ago
I don't mind it, but I can see that it can be distracting to others. When I'm playing(?) Duolingo, I like to add video game background music for more immersion.
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u/MatildaRose1995 Native: English🇦🇺 Learning:Spanish🇲🇽 13h ago
No way, I need the gamificación to keep me going porque I'm muy perezoso 🦥
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u/PlanetSwallower 13h ago
I have to admit, all this stuff keeps me doing just that little bit more, to hit their fake targets.
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u/hockeyandquidditch 🇸🇪 completed 🇲🇽/🇪🇸in progress 🇳🇴🇻🇦paused 12h ago
I do a lesson or two a day, I’d be somewhat disappointed to lose my 2075 day streak but would likely still do it as it’s part of my routine after five and a half years
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u/beatissima 12h ago
If they got rid of quest badges, I'd probably do more lessons per day and make faster progress because I wouldn't have to worry about being penalized for my increased productivity with having to do more quests the next month. As it is, I'm loath to get more than 30xp a day.
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u/Loose_Match6820 12h ago
I’m already unhappy with Duolingo because they stopped counting the years . I’ve studied for 3+ years . Also they just boosted my number of XPs for the monthly badge . I had 25 in a row but stopped because my number went up to 70 ! Not ok
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u/AlarmingDelivery9311 12h ago
Streaks? Maybe not, everything else ive given up on because its either unbalanced or completely tipped the scale. I'd gave up on badges because 70 is to much for a free user.
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u/NoRegret1954 12h ago edited 12h ago
I would be fine if they removed all those things. I almost always ignore them. Occasionally I’ll forget myself and compete, but it really interferes with the learning, especially when I try to optimize next day triple points at the expense of doing lessons.
On the other hand, it seems to work for other people. It’s easier for me to ignore things that exists than then it is for other people for whom they motivates to not have them.
So I just try to do the lessons and ignore just about everything else. And I am very pleased with my language learning progress, so what’s not to like?
Edit: honestly, now that I think about it ,I have almost a two year streak, so that does motivate me daily to not break that— although I’m very mildly ashamed to admit that. As to Everything else though, I wish development effort would rather prioritize fixing mistakes, annoyances, and improving their speech to text recognition during conversations. Really sucks when Lily goes off on a major tangent about something the engine misinterpreted.
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u/fortunata17 12h ago
My streak is all I care about. The rest is kind of useless. Even gems are useless unless I need more streak freezes, which is rare. Obviously I care about the learning too, but I’m more on Duolingo to familiarize myself with the different languages, not to learn one single language super seriously.
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u/ironmanchris 11h ago
I’ve got a 2066 game streak and if they ended I’d be relieved. And honestly, I don’t even know what XP is or does, nor do I care about what league I’m in. I do one lesson a day to kill time between taking my morning pills and having to wait 30 minutes before eating.
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u/LetsNotGetDangerous 11h ago
I’d mostly enjoy the app more. I hate having to tap through all the gimmicks.
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u/Yermishkina Native: 🇷🇺 Learning: 🇵🇱 11h ago
Yes, absolutely. I have been using Duolingo since 2014 and I love the app. But I hate all the leagues, chests and streaks, they are the most frustrating part of Duolingo for me.
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u/One_Discount_4898 11h ago
If they removed all of that, AND the stupidly long animations between doing anything I'd definitely use it more.
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u/_Cyber_Mage Native:🇺🇲 Learning:🇲🇽🇩🇪 11h ago
Yes, I ignore all that stuff anyway. The only reason I do extra is for the occasional friends quest with my daughter that needs it. They're motivating for her.
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u/Sad-Tale-8123 11h ago
I like the streaks because it helps me remember if I’ve logged in for the day or not. I honestly do not keep up with anything else. If the streaks were private that would be fine too.
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u/ckwebgrrl 10h ago
My streak keeps me opening the app daily but there have been times when I’ve taken a break and then come back to use it quite heavily for awhile.
For me, the streak gives me a reason to keep my hand in between those more dedicated times. I don’t pay attention to any of the other things mentioned.
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u/Tahereh_Safavi 9h ago
I recently deleted Duo in favor of AnkiDroid, which is just a bunch of free flashcards with zero bullshit. I love it.
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u/Organic-Title-1309 9h ago
I made my profile private about a year ago and that took me out of the leagues. There is no pressure to do anything daily. If I miss a day there is a streak freeze.
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u/conbrio37 9h ago
I don’t do it for the leagues and XP and gems and chests and all that other game crap. I have a 7-year streak and it’s not because of a silly “weekend quest.”
If all that worthless shit disappeared, they’d have to invest more in actual content that helps you learn, and I’d probably use it MORE.
In my first two years, I learned enough to use my target language (Spanish) exclusively during two international trips, and I frequently use it at work and in restaurants. Once they changed to “the path” it was less about learning and about nursing the user along a predetermined sequence of motions. When they killed the forums, it went downhill fast. The lessons weren’t perfect, and the forums provided a way to get answers from experts, peers, and explore discussions which broadened understanding. Now we’re trapped in a robotic, sterile owl hell.
It was around that time I started exploring additional languages. A year later I settled on French. After four years, I’m nowhere near where I was after 2 years of Spanish, and I blame gamification entirely.
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u/Fresh-Length6529 Native: 🇮🇳 Learning: 🇪🇸 9h ago
Chests going would be actually much better for me, same as leauges.
Streaks though.. idk then
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u/PerkyTricks 6h ago
i used to look at the league, but don't even pay attention to it now. I do enjoy the day streak, and friend quests/motivation things. Chests are more annoying that anything to me, i find it takes me out of the learning, which is a nice break, but then gives me exp i wont be able to use on my 15 minutes anyways. It just makes me feel like im making a bad choice, by only playing for 5 minutes.
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u/cmyk_rgba 5h ago
the streak kept me opening it for like 200 days and i learned almost nothing in that time lol, i was doing teh 1 minute lesson at 23:50 just so the number wouldnt reset. so yeah without it id use duo way less, id probably also learn more
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u/Abstrata Native: Learning: and Latin 4h ago
No, because losing the streak is very effective on the brain; we are loss averse
and the streak freezes play on guilt and shame, which is very effective too
I like those things being built in
the streak freezes and nagging me like it does— “you didn’t put in the work today”
Memrise has streaks too but no hideous obnoxious reminders so I use it far less
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u/Cathy_ynot 3h ago
I like the streak, but I haven’t seen a league for at least 8 years. According to a Duolingo friend I’m apparently in the Amethyst League
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u/Sideways_with_style 3h ago
As long as it bought back the forums, tree, no energy or hearts, and was actually useful again, then PLEASE, YES!
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u/Vivid-Most-3960 2h ago
no because for me the fundamental problem is how unengaging and ineffective the path is. if they undid that, i would probably spend more time on it despite its toxic cartoon characters.
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u/bobsonreddit99 2h ago
When I joined Duolingo I really didnt think that stuff mattered, but keeping my streak has been motivating and in turn that has meant I have made incremental progress
I probably would skip days and that means I wouldnt get the consistent progress.
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u/Ok-Muscle-2131 2h ago
I’d like to think so…but the reality is that the gamified features of Duolingo do motivate me at the margins. I don’t regularly check how I’m going in the leagues and have opted out of notifications, but if I have a friends quest I feel I don’t want to let the other person down, especially if they have a long quest streak. The gamifying has some positive aspects if you don’t take it too seriously but also some downsides.
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u/Smooth_Development48 🇪🇸 🇷🇺🇰🇷🇧🇷 1h ago
I never paid much attention to anything but the streak when I first started out. It helped me get into the habit of remembering to study every day but it's been a few years now and I don't need it anymore because I automatically sit down to study each night. So if it all disappeared today it wouldn't bother me. Even if Duolingo were to disappear I would still continue on. More than anything I want to study every day because I enjoy it on and off Duolingo.
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u/CoastalWitch 49m ago
I would. If they did away with the energy, I'd probably use it more again like I used to. Before the switch to energy, most days I'd get on Duolingo three times a day and often do more than one lesson. Now it's only twice a day and just one lesson each time
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u/Upbeat_Panda9393 17h ago
I’m trying to wean myself off the app. I no longer keep up with the monthly challenges. I’m just trying to hit my 1300 streak (I’m at 1235). After that it’s bye-bye Duo, at least for a while. Let’s call it a Duo detox
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u/Ghostbearcake 17h ago
Yes please get rid of these things. It is so annoying to click through endless chests and gem menus that do absolutely jack shit. I just want to learn.
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u/h2ohdawg native intermediate learning 17h ago
I’d actually like it more. When I get too caught up in XP, streaks, and leagues, I feel like I learn less.
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u/SweetPeasAreNice Native Learning 17h ago
If XP and chests disappeared that probably wouldn’t have any impact. My streak definitely does motivate me. Friends quests do too. Gems not at all, I have 42,000 of the useless things.
Leagues are a tricky one. I have been in Diamond for so long that staying in Diamond has become a motivator.