Training pays a quarter, and the level bar wears its endpoints

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/profile.js

@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ export function beginRunXp() { runXp = 0; runFrom = levelAt(prof.xp); }
 export const runDelta = () => ({ xp: runXp, from: runFrom, to: levelAt(prof.xp) });
 
 // ONE guard for every no-stakes mode, in the shared function — a call site cannot forget it.
-const muted = () => G.drill || G.bench || G.testMode || (G.match && G.match.train);
+// The training court left this list 2026-08-29 (Oliver: zero pay made it feel pointless in a
+// meta game): it pays A QUARTER now — reps count, the real court stays strictly 4x better, and
+// the no-permadeath grind can never be the optimal one.
+const muted = () => G.drill || G.bench || G.testMode;
 
 export function award(kind, n = 1) {
   if (muted()) return 0;
-  const amt = (XP[kind] || 0) * n;
+  let amt = (XP[kind] || 0) * n;
+  if (G.match && G.match.train) amt = Math.round(amt / 4);
   if (!amt) return 0;
   const before = levelAt(prof.xp);
   prof.xp += amt; runXp += amt;