Regarding Player Ranking Systems.
I did a search on the web site and put in Player Ranking System, and
found almost 200 messages, starting on Sunday August 13, 2000 by
Laurence Tilley with his (original?) idea to compile scores based on
completing games.
I'm sure that there were other messages posted in regards to the
ideas surrounding PRS's of some form or another that did NOT find it's
way onto my search results.
What I have found (and yes, this is from going in and reading a number
of the messages...gotta love high speed access....) is that there IS
a definite interest in a PRS of some sort.
I was able to log 33 people who posted messages regarding a PRS. The
vast majority were supportive. Player input, via voting, was the
most popular style, while a Normalized VP score, as proposed by Marc P
and myself, was often cited by Clint also. (I think 33 is indicative
of MANY more than that interested spectators, as may of the 300 or
so members of this group usually are, no?)
I posted recently asking for ideas on how to merge the various data
"columns" into one single scale. None were forthcoming......
Laurence claimed in August that, in discussions with Clint regarding
the development of a PRS, Stage 1, the compilation of a Player Roster
was "in hand", and Stage 2 - the seeking of ideas/debate was coming.
I would presume that our discussions in October were Stage 2...?
Any results? Future aims? Anything happening?
Well, I'm gonna go out here and throw yet again ONE MORE proposition
out there...
A player roster with a number of columns containing various data items
that is interactive on the web site (ie, viewers can select their
preferred column to sort the players by...).
Games Started
Games Completed
Games Completed on Winning Team
Rating
You could always add Number of Times Individual Winner, or Number
of Times MVP, etc.... if it's desired.
The RATING? Oh yes. It incorporates all three preferred systems into
one simple scale. Exactly what the values for each categorie are can
easily be played with, but taking those that have already been put
forward, I'm combined them as such:
+ Games Completed - Winning Team=2, Losing Team=1
+ End Game Poll Results - ie MVP=1, (other categories?)
+ Number of Standard Deviations Away from Normal VP for Nation
3 possible numbers, all of a similar scale. Players would have their
AVERAGE "Rating" reported. For example:
Your team wins = 2
Your VP's for SG were 967, (Mean=900, SD=75) = 0.89 (ie 67/75)
You're Voted MVP = 1
Total = 3.89
Say, a Score of 5 would represent:
2 for a win
+ 1 for MVP
+ 2 for your VP score being 2 SD's from mean (quite good! by
definition, 2 thirds of results would be within within +/- 1 SD of
the mean. Getting a value of 2 or more is excellent)
Sort of like american Grade Point Averages (college marks with 4 being
the highest...), the numbers would be low (not 1000....) but
meaningful.
[LOTS OF WORK FOR THE COMPANY?]
Not really. I have offered to calculate the Means and SD's for each
nation a couple times. I'd even keep that information updated with
every completed game. The others are really quite simple.
[Hey! You can have a NEGATIVE Rating!]
Yes you can, if your VP is Below the Mean. If that is unacceptable,
simply at time of publication, add the negative value of the lowest
rated player to EVERYONES score, such that the lowest rated player is
at zero. Everyone else would still be slotted in their approprate
rank. (or lowest is at 1, whatever...
[Hey! Nobody will vote after the game! They're all just going away!]
Make it worth a free turn, or hey, even 2 free turns!
Say, #'s 11 and 21 in your next game!
The only way to incorporate it, realistically, is to make it an opt-out
system, or compulsary. If the complete listing isn't desired, every
players' front sheet can have THEIR ranking on it, while the weekly
company FS publication can incorporate a Top 10 listing, such that the
"winners" are recognized, while, everyone knows their OWN rank but
won't be embarassed publically if THEY are the "zero".
There you go. Concrete ideas, and the FOURTH offer to do much of it
for free for you. I think I'll leave you in peace now, unless called
upon to "put up". Thanks and best regards to all who've made it all
the way through this!
Brad Brunet
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