Cap for awarding points?...

dragonz20 · Post by **dragonz20** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:34 pm

Is it really fair for high ranked players to lose so many points from lower ranked players?

Wouldn't it make sense to place a cap for scoring?... like maybe 40 or 50pts?... It would still be a very nice haul if you beat a high ranked player.

Herakilla · Post by **Herakilla** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:37 pm

its at 100 already which is perfect

hwhrhett · Post by **hwhrhett** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:39 pm

yeah, 100 is perfect.

Wisse · Post by **Wisse** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:43 pm

if tehy would make 50 cap for scoring then it would be to easy for the high ranked players, i already lose 30 points when i lose to a player with 800 points...

dragonz20 · Post by **dragonz20** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:46 pm

ah i am not ranked high enough to lose 100pts. lol.

i just think 100pts is an insane amount for one loss...

Herakilla · Post by **Herakilla** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:49 pm

technically if you had that many more points than the other person that you lost 100 werent the odds against the other player since he is so much lower in rank?

and i think my highest gain/lost prolly isnt any higher than 30 the only time youre going to see the cap getting hit is when like a cook plays the people on the top half of the first page of scoreboard or something but those guys mostly play private games so not gonna happen often lol

Scott-Land · Post by **Scott-Land** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:50 pm

hwhrhett wrote:yeah, 100 is perfect.

of course

I wouldn't know what a fair amount would be.......... I've counted my speed games in the last month where I lost over 30 points. In those 14 games-- I lost something like 451 points. It just makes me not want to play with those odds but I still do.

lagger-no-1 · Post by **lagger-no-1** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:44 am

How does the points system work? Just wonder if knowing can alter my stratagy. can't keep realying on luck alone

Herakilla · Post by **Herakilla** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:44 pm

wow no1 answered yet?

here the formula

(loser's score / winner's score) * 20, up to a maximum of 100 points from each opponent.

MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:17 pm

lagger-no-1 wrote:How does the points system work? Just wonder if knowing can alter my stratagy. can't keep realying on luck alone

rely on strategy then.

peanutsdad · Post by **peanutsdad** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:04 pm

I see nothing wrong with the cap where it is now. I play anyone, anywhere, of any rank. I like it that way. It's always a challenge and it's always a risk of how the board will lay out and how the dice will roll... But i'll always have skills to play with.... If you don't trust em, don't play.......

Scott-Land · Post by **Scott-Land** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:45 am

add another 56 points to the list-

rebelman · Post by **rebelman** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:32 am

Scott-Land wrote:add another 56 points to the list-

Twill · Post by **Twill** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:47 am

wow scott, 56 points - what happened to ya

For those who don't remember we did actually used to have no cap at all on scoring.

the 100 point cap was added in relation to a user jtb04 or something like that who seemingly went on a race to the bottom in order to steal lots of points on his way back up...or so everyone was afraid.

The scoring system makes it increasingly difficult to stay at the top. We like it that way. It makes being at the top mean that much more (actually, it means being above about 2500 mean that much more with the current point distribution)

It's easy to get into it - get points fast from other players, it's hard to stay in it - you lose points even faster than you gain them.

But yes, you do lose a lot when you are at the top, just not your whole point pool in one fell swoop

0ojakeo0 · Post by **0ojakeo0** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:58 am

i got 100 points in a win once. Low ranks FTW!

nikola_milicki · Post by **nikola_milicki** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:27 am

Scott-Land wrote:add another 56 points to the list-

Im always in for a 1on1, so if you wanna save your points by losing ~30 points a game please pm me

seriously now, Scott pm me any time if you wanna play good 1on1s

owenshooter · Post by **owenshooter** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:01 am

i thought this thread was going to be about a cool CC hat or something...-0

Gilligan · Post by **Gilligan** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:39 am

I gained 4 points from a game yesterday.

richardgarr · Post by **richardgarr** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:45 am

Herakilla wrote:technically if you had that many more points than the other person that you lost 100 werent the odds against the other player since he is so much lower in rank?

and i think my highest gain/lost prolly isnt any higher than 30 the only time youre going to see the cap getting hit is when like a cook plays the people on the top half of the first page of scoreboard or something but those guys mostly play private games so not gonna happen often lol

Darn Cooks and their private, snob games

zarro · Post by **zarro** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:53 am

lagger-no-1 wrote:How does the points system work? Just wonder if knowing can alter my stratagy. can't keep realying on luck alone

I realy on back stabbingmy allie... I mean skill

AAFitz · Post by **AAFitz** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:24 pm

the handicap is very necessary... without it, the top scores would never stop rising

the settup now gives everyone a shot at the number one spot.....theoretically

It just takes some getting used to...

the best solution, which would allow everyone to play together, would be a point free arena, even on a limited amount so that cooks can play higher ranks for fun, without insane risk on the higher ranks part