In a previous posting, I
specifically acknowledged that someone who is eliminated shouldn't be
penalized in any way, but players who drop frivolously are the scourge
of MePBM. They should, at the very least, not be rewarded. (If they quit
the game for good because of this, it might be bad for MeGames business,
but will probably help the game's fun level in the long run.)
Unfortunatley, treating drop differently than elimination creates another loophole that some seeking higher ratings could use to exploit the system. It would be very easy for a player to "accidentally" buy 10,000 MO vs. 1,000 MO, causing him to be granted points for elimination.
Not that every player will look for loopholes.... What am I saying? We're gamers. We love analyzing a set of rules, determining the best way to benifit from them, formulating a plan, putting the plan into action, then seeing the results. That is what we do.
I can't be the only one that is sitting back and analyzing these ranking rules to see how I can exploit them to my own advantage, can I?
Darrell
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Probably not but I would actually enjoy being bottom of these rankings. I
feel you can boast a hell of a lot more if you are bottom of the rankings
without dropping out than being top.
Thomas
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I can't be the only one that is sitting back and analyzing these ranking
rules to see how I can exploit them to my own advantage, can I?
Exactly what "advantage" are you going to get out of them
after you learn how to manipulate* them?
You've made repeated claims that they will ruin the game and
turn us all into drooling, ratings crazy selfish fiends. The
facts clearly show that the most important 3 of the 4 ratings
are strictly team based. The other one is based entirely on
Victory Points....did I mention MEGames didn't invent them?
They've always been there. If they decide to rename them,
why give them such a hard time?
So, obviuosly, it isn't the proposed ratings formula that is a
problem, as the introduction of various team based ratings on
top of the VP's we ALREADY HAVE AND ALWAYS HAVE HAD will act to
bury them even farther from the gamers mind. This will improve
the team play and the overall gaming experience for all. No,
that can't the problem. The problem seems to be your name:
You don't want it on a "best players" list and you don't want
it on the bottom of your emails.
That problem has nothing to do with Middle Earth Play by Mail,
and thus, I have to agree with the others (Gavin?) who think
this thread has gone beyond the purpose of our egoup.
*Oh yes, as I said at the very beginning of the discussion:
The way to manipulate the ratings, over time and many games
as you continue with your hobby, is to play a good team game,
sacrificing the individual nation needs where necessary, in
order for your team to win more often.
Go ahead, manipulate away, anonymously if you prefer.
