Does the database track whether a game was *random map?

by **Queen_Herpes** on Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:01 pm

Does the database track whether a game was started on a random map?

by **AndyDufresne** on Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:03 pm

I think the answer is currently no, but I am not certain.

--Andy

by **Woodruff** on Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:20 pm

Queen_Herpes wrote:Does the database track whether a game was started on a random map?

No. I definitely wish it did, as I think it would be a fascinating statistic showing real flexibility in skills, rather than who can specialize the best.

by **Queen_Herpes** on Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:55 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:I think the answer is currently no, but I am not certain.

--Andy

Might be nice to track in case a random medal was ever implemented.

Woodruff wrote:
Queen_Herpes wrote:Does the database track whether a game was started on a random map?

No. I definitely wish it did, as I think it would be a fascinating statistic showing real flexibility in skills, rather than who can specialize the best.

I didn't think of that. Would be nice to see who can win on random, if a medal doesn't come out, I'd think a player who plays and wins a lot on random is, as you said, skilled and flexible.

by **jpcloet** on Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:41 pm

There are several suggestions around random games. But the current answer is NO.

by **lord voldemort** on Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:30 pm

indeed it would make things better

by **Arama86n** on Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:50 am

Very interesting question. I've assumed the answer is no, and it would appear that It is so.

This should definatly be changed, as it says a lot about a player! Also, A random medal should then definatly be implemented, In my opinion a very meaningfull medal. It would almost be the medal that says most about a player, after xmap medal perhaps.

Q_H I beleive you are well aquainted with the Suggestions sub-forum, perhaps next time the urge to suggest takes you you can throw up a suggestion regarding this, firstly that CC should start registering random games, secondly that it should be shown that a game was random, and thirdly that a random game medal should be implemented.

by **mgconstruction** on Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:40 pm

It would defiantly be better for map rank. That "Random map" in the "Maps Not Completed" tab is driving me nuts! :lol:

by **Iron Maid** on Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:07 pm

mgconstruction wrote:It would defiantly be better for map rank. That "Random map" in the "Maps Not Completed" tab is driving me nuts!

What about my nuts? All my goals look forfilled and then only that stupid 1 on Maps Not Completed stays. :sick:

by **chipv** on Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:17 pm

I asked about this when investigating stats on random maps.
Unfortunately if you start a game as random it is recorded as a game played on the resulting map selected.

That means that a random medal would miss all of these games as there is no way to determine which maps
were started as random.