Board Thread:Wiki discussions and announcements/@comment-3308937-20140828121932/@comment-3974211-20140908215121

Showing the level 1 value in a position where it could be understood as the "base" value would make more sense for the regular reader, as it would contradict how we present all other per-level information (such as in abilities). You're assuming that "regular Joe" failed mathematics and doesn't know his one-times-table.

P.S. In my first response to you I gave a reason.