[09-Jun-2008] Ratings & Medals

[dalliance]

umm.... i personally think that would complicate things greatly. the previous system of positive neutral and negative was good enough; reading the feedback gives you a good enough idea of high or low positive/negative.

[Esn]

Interesting "solutions", MasterGuns... I like #1, I don't mind #2. I think the rest of them aren't as much "solutions" as they are "possible additions", because those things were never there in the first place.

The "two leagues" thing doesn't have much to do with feedback as far as I can see.

[Magiw]

Wanted to chime in and say thanks for the update! Looks like it could be fun!

[dalliance]

yo rocky mountain, we joind CC on the same day!

[dalliance]

and almost the same time

[rocky mountain]

yoohoo!!! i've played more games and have more post though...

[dalliance]

yeah

[Esn]

How about if you had to leave a comment anytime you left a 1 or 5. That would make sure that people leaving really high or really low had to tell why?

Well, that could lessen the damage. It wouldn't prevent someone from just leaving all 2s, of course.

[bischoffconverse]

u guys suck

[rocky mountain]

why are you so upset? you only had one negative. its not like you lost 30 positive or something. you can start fresh!

[MasterGuns]

i've probably said this like 5 times but here it is again: feedback is still viewable under profile.

.....Yes I did see that, but moving forward I believe the new system may be a little too vague and therefore some players make receive rankings they dont deserve or others will receive rankings that do not describe well enough what negative things you should "watch out" for with that player.

-MG

[rocky mountain]

i have to leave now so have fun discussing and arguing about the new system without me!

[dalliance]

i think this star rating will be worth less than the feed back. for example, 123 positives and 0 negatives is very impressive, but a number from 1 to 5 doesn't mean much

[Hound]

I guess I'll hold judgment for now...

But I really don't like not having comments directly attached to ratings. A lot of time I can judge from the feedback whether the person leaving the feedback had valid reasons or was just being a tool. So even if someone got negative ratings, I'd look to see why, then decide if I want to play them. The combination of the "Wall" and the ratings stars is much more complex and unreliable. I know the feedback will remain for a while, so now I actually have three places to check!

Yes this is easier for the mods, but I think it makes it more difficult for the players. But as I said, I'll hold off on totally slamming it until I've lived with it for a bit.

[MasterGuns]

i think this star rating will be worth less than the feed back. for example, 123 positives and 0 negatives is very impressive, but a number from 1 to 5 doesn't mean much

Agreed,

-MG

[azezzo]

don't be an tool, rocky mountain - most people don''t have the time nor the inclination to peruse the forums. most people are here to play on a great site. people like us are posting now because we feel strongly that this set of changes, in particular regard to losing the old feedback system, is a HUGE mistake.

i aggree with limey.

one other good thing about the OLD feedback was that by reading it on an opponent you could sometimes gain insight as to how your opponent plays.

PLEASE, bring back the old feedback system.

[azezzo]

i think this star rating will be worth less than the feed back. for example, 123 positives and 0 negatives is very impressive, but a number from 1 to 5 doesn't mean much

[sandypants]

The stars are lame. They completely nerf the feedback system, which might have been the best thing about this game. If I don't have feedback to read, what can I do while I'm waiting for people to move? Plus, a few sentences tell a lot more than a stupid star.

[azezzo]

The stars are lame. They completely nerf the feedback system, which might have been the best thing about this game. If I don't have feedback to read, what can I do while I'm waiting for people to move? Plus, a few sentences tell a lot more than a stupid star.

yah,i totally agree with what he said

[feenicks]

cool - tho i will miss the comments when they eventually dissappear

[tammsmu]

AH Good stuff!!!

[osujacket]

like it

[Dako]

it would be great to have an ability to see the progress in your medal things - some page with your current achievements in each of them.

and i want a medal for FFA games

and i still will miss the old feedback - spent some nice time reading them... some people did them very well, like some small novel

[lancehoch]

4) Create two Leagues: One for Premium Members and one for Non-Premium Members. (the reason I suggest this is because people who pay up for premium ussually dont break the rules as much because they have something to lose. Therefore, I can start a game for random players to join who are only premium and on average are more respectful players.) This would also be an incentive to purchase premium.
Regards,
MasterGuns[/color]

Clearly you do not go to the forums much. If you had, you would have noticed that one player was busted 4 different times last week for multis. He bought premium for both accounts on every occasion. That was over $225 in a week. Clearly some people do not care about the money.

[azezzo]

I think that the majority of people who like this new rating system are the people who have the most negative feedback. They will be able to hide easier.

I dont think this is fair to all the quality players who have obtained positive feedback.