25AUG11 - Overall ranking and score |
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GM ThunderCat
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Posted: 29 Aug 2011 at 01:19 |
Back in March 2010 I said I'd post how overall scores were calculated. After extensive searching I seems I never followed up - so to complete the circle... We use a dynamic relative scoring system. A players total score is calculated as follows: As a player's score (playerTotalScore) is relative to the server total score (totalScore) a player who does not add to their score is likely to drop in total score as the server's combined score increases. Each category portion of a player's score is a ratio of the player's score in that category (popScoreplayer) to the top player's score in that category ( max(popScore) ). e.g.
This means if you had the maximum score in all categories the bit in the brackets above the line would sum to 8. This bracketed calculation is then multiplied by the total score of the server across all categories. We then divide by 8000 - which is 8 x 1000. The 8 is to reduce normalise the eight contributions and the 1000 is because the numbers were getting too big A consequence of this is if you push your score up, you can push another players score down. If a player is scoring higher than you and their contribution is only from a few categories you can overtake them by adding to your score from other categories etc.
Edited by GM Stormcrow - 17 Oct 2016 at 03:20 |
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Kilotov of DokGthung
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i fail math so ...
i agree whit you. |
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Leungarific
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I know how you feel
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Ander
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Calculating the ratio against the top player's score allows just one person to skew up the whole ranking system (Trade Rank 1 - we never see that guy in the market. Nobody else's trade score matters much because of the same reason)
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Rill
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lol Leungarific, good one.
And the top trade scores are held by someone who trades with his/her alt.
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fluffy
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not that it really matters, I heard that when Tv2 comes out, they are resetting the trade scores.
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<Squill>
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Oxoxen and King Bhany.... Billions in trade, everyone know there trade rank is not a true indication of there trade/economy. Perhaps the GM's should find ways to insure that rank/score is not just a number but actual an indication of strength in a particular field. |
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surferdude
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http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/rank-vs-score-what-can-we-learn-about-progress_topic1930_post20060.html#20060 |
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Angrim
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Perhaps trade score should include a formula that takes into consideration not just the amount of goods/gold traded, but also the number of different partners.
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wouterverbraak
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What is the formula used to determine the technology ranking?
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