Altered ranking and its effects, SL Options

[Ragnar_40k]

With the new update the ranking has changed slightly. Here a little FAQ with explanations why and how:

SPM = Score per Minute
Non-PB = Server w/o cheat-protection, e.g. w/o PB or w/o an up-to-date ETPro.

Currently for most of the players the ranking increases. This is the result of the exclusion of non cheat-protected servers.

Q: Why does this impact my ranking?
A: The ranking is calculated relative to the average SPM value of the maps for all players. With the change the SPM-data of about one quarter of the servers is now missing and the ranking adjusts automatically to the new values. This adaption also happend in the past (daily), but the changes were only marginal. In 2-3 days the ranking should be consolidated.

Q: Why does the ranking increase for all players?
A: The ranking is based in the SPM value for each map. Currently the SPM is dropping (e.g. Oasis drop from 7.22 tp 7.09 in one day). One reason might be, that servers w/o anticheat produced a higher SPM value (I wonder why?). This is also the cause for the efficiency increase in the player statistics, since the ratio between player SPM and map SPM increases.

Q: Players from Non-PB servers are still ranked!?
A: That is (partly) true. We don't delete sessions from Non-PB servers or recompute the statistics. But these players wont get any new data from Non-PB servers. Unless they play on PB enabled servers, their rating time will drop as if they weren't playing at all. When they drop under the 5h limit, they don't get ranked anymore. The entire process will last about 14 days.

Q: Why do you compute the "SPM ratio", isn't that pretty complicated?
A: The SPM differs for all maps (as you can see here), so you can only compare maps when you calculate the ratio between the player SPM and the map SPM (i.e. the avarage SPM for all players on this specific map). With this ratio you can compare player efficiency across maps.

[stenup]

ive got a question. i was just ranked 90 last time it updated (my name actually is 32thehe4d). now im 140 and my efficiency increased and now there's a ton of RTCW players. at least 40 in a row. what happened lol

[Ragnar_40k]

The seperation of ET and RtCW is already in the pipeline.

[MuDeKi]

[stenup]

[[L-S]AsGard]

so, et ppl get their own "rank" were aint none rtcw ppl ?

[Soldaat v Oranje]

Non of my games get ranked anymore.

I played the last few days every day for a few hours, but my last recorded game was 62 hours ago.

I play only on PB enabled servers.

How can this be?

Edit: sorry for posting this question in this threat, i now posted the same question in the splatladder support section.

This post has been edited by Soldaat v Oranje: Jul 2 2005, 11:39 AM

[Mr Chuckles]

[[BSS]ApeiNe]

Sounds good my son

[DrZux]

Ok I can see some good improvements in SL.

My only complaint about the new scoring system is why has rallyfreaks map for Farcry been added as a scoring map. The whole point of this map is to try and drive a complete lap, which takes about 40 mins average. The only weapons in this map are the guns on the buggy which most don't use as we try to get round the map. This has had a major ranking effect on quite a few of the FC community.
I got a -7000+ score for it when it was added.
Surely it would be better not to use this map as a scoring one.
I remeber loads of ppl on our server doing a 90 min session on this without shooting anyone as emphasis was on getting round. That means I played for 90 mins without scoring a single point as did the others.
Just wanted to bring this to your attention.

[stenup]

[Eqqqu]

I can't see my or my teammates rankings no more... why

[(FTP)FUneral]

[DrZux]

Thanks for the quick action on the FC Rallyfreaks map.

[Mr Chuckles]