The credit score can help increase a node's mining earnings, and it is also a key factor for voters to cast their votes.
Now, as a new node for the TOP mainnet, the credit score can start from 0.33, which makes it easier for a new node to grow.
How to be a TOP node?
http://developers.topnetwork.org/en/GetStartedonTOPNetwork/BecomeTOPNetworkNode/Overview/