Talk:Trade Market/@comment-4654623-20150411234747/@comment-3241231-20150412191406

No, it's definitely possible to go off of the amount of essence and not increase smoothly. When you reach the amount of essence in the second column, you get the corresponding bonus.

For example, my guild has the Health silo opened up to level 20. The current stored essence amount is 4404920/4862030, which puts us above the level 18 amount, but not the level 19 amount. My current health bonus is 4.25%, which reflects the level 18 bonus.