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Buster Friently wrote:

low genius wrote:

Buster Friently wrote:

low genius wrote:

so, as far as a 'player rating system' goes... here are my thoughts.

(lifetime warpoints / lifetime skillpoints) * KDR = player rating.

mine is 0.1116

tell me yours!

and tell me how good your are, and how much you play, and stuff like that so i can mull over it.

Player Rating: Play with a candidate. Rate them based on that.

KDR means nothing.

that's kind of why the kdr is a multiplier of a very small number. KDR doesn't count for nothing, just in that kills are lucrative on the warpoint front.

Actually by multiplying, you're making KDR supremely important, especially considering that KDR varies from near zero to something over 1, making the curve mostly dependent on KDR. So, while WP/SP is unlikely to ever go over 1, KDR varies by orders of magnitude.

Besides that, you'd be better off leaving KDR out altogether considering it really is meaningless. Now, of course you really just have a measure of how often someone plays. So, you're equation breaks down to:

time density of play * meaningless coefficient.

This is why I suggest actually teaming up with someone to evaluate how good they are.


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low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1288	Posted - 2014.02.25 06:04:00 - [1] - Quote so, as far as a 'player rating system' goes... here are my thoughts. (lifetime warpoints / lifetime skillpoints) * KDR = player rating. mine is 0.1116 tell me yours! and tell me how good your are, and how much you play, and stuff like that so i can mull over it.
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1289	Posted - 2014.02.25 06:17:00 - [2] - Quote Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: 5.82428 player! can i get your numbers?
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1289	Posted - 2014.02.25 07:26:00 - [3] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: .052 ish, going from memory and rounding a bit. "Dude, where's my skill?" awesome, thanks :)
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1289	Posted - 2014.02.25 09:01:00 - [4] - Quote TheDarthMa94 wrote: 22 million lifetime skillpoints Over 10000 kills Over 1 million war points Lifetime KDR 2.1 So i guess thats it.... 0.09545
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1302	Posted - 2014.02.26 04:15:00 - [5] - Quote Crimson ShieId wrote: 0.250322563 Befuddled expression that's a pretty good number, I would say
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1302	Posted - 2014.02.26 04:28:00 - [6] - Quote Buster Friently wrote: low genius wrote: so, as far as a 'player rating system' goes... here are my thoughts. (lifetime warpoints / lifetime skillpoints) * KDR = player rating. mine is 0.1116 tell me yours! and tell me how good your are, and how much you play, and stuff like that so i can mull over it. Player Rating: Play with a candidate. Rate them based on that. KDR means nothing. that's kind of why the kdr is a multiplier of a very small number. KDR doesn't count for nothing, just in that kills are lucrative on the warpoint front.
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1304	Posted - 2014.02.26 04:53:00 - [7] - Quote Buster Friently wrote: low genius wrote: Buster Friently wrote: low genius wrote: so, as far as a 'player rating system' goes... here are my thoughts. (lifetime warpoints / lifetime skillpoints) * KDR = player rating. mine is 0.1116 tell me yours! and tell me how good your are, and how much you play, and stuff like that so i can mull over it. Player Rating: Play with a candidate. Rate them based on that. KDR means nothing. that's kind of why the kdr is a multiplier of a very small number. KDR doesn't count for nothing, just in that kills are lucrative on the warpoint front. Actually by multiplying, you're making KDR supremely important, especially considering that KDR varies from near zero to something over 1, making the curve mostly dependent on KDR. So, while WP/SP is unlikely to ever go over 1, KDR varies by orders of magnitude. Besides that, you'd be better off leaving KDR out altogether considering it really is meaningless. Now, of course you really just have a measure of how often someone plays. So, you're equation breaks down to: time density of play * meaningless coefficient. This is why I suggest actually teaming up with someone to evaluate how good they are. I wasn't trying to offend you by using the kdr. i'm not sure it's something you need to be overly concerned about. the kdr statistic in dust 514 is broken, as it doesn't represent kills, just casualties. that still doesn't make it unimportant in a first person shooter. this equation specifically renders a number that is basically (grind * KDR) if the amount you grind dust 514 is represented by your warpoints divided by your skillpoints. it does not represent the 'quality' of the player in any way. only how dedicated a player has been to dust 514 since they started their character. if you took a month off, your number went down. simple as that. i'll agree that the equation would probably be a better indication of 'quality' if you add one to your kdr. if your kdr is below 1, then the equation is harsh, but it only means that second decimal is where the spread from low to high starts. within this equation if your number is below 0.02 then you're probably very inactive, or very bad at video games. if your number is above 0.4 you're probably one of those guys who throws up 40 kill games on the regular.
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1304	Posted - 2014.02.26 04:59:00 - [8] - Quote Awry Barux wrote: (1,295,759/14,911,863)* 1.77 = 0.1538032793 I run solo 99% of the time, my gun game isn't great but I'm the most victory minded blueberry you'll ever meet. I would guess you're in the top 4 or 5 on your team most matches.
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1304	Posted - 2014.02.26 05:01:00 - [9] - Quote I was editing my post too lol. I said from the beginning this equation does not represent how good a player is, but it's still an interesting number to me.
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 1304	Posted - 2014.02.26 05:41:00 - [10] - Quote Crimson ShieId wrote: low genius wrote: Crimson ShieId wrote: 0.250322563 Befuddled expression that's a pretty good number, I would say Just stares, confused as to what to make of this information @_@ it kind of means you're kdr is good and you're a pretty active player. you probably get your 20 kills a match without much issue.