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I'd like to propose a minor change to leaderboard scoring system. The heart of the problem lies when a new MAME release comes out and the immediate gold rush for points that follows. I'm suggesting a new MARP rule to have a minimum of three submissions for a game, before any LB points are given out for that game.
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This in no way changes the majority of the 1/2 million + points already earned. Of course some players would see a decrease in their totals, but again the majority of MARPers would be unaffected. This would also be retroactive to day 1 as there are some older MAME games that do not have at least three scores.

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Again, my point is that I don't think it's right to give out 100 points for a game where there was no (or only one) competing player.

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Vote your opinion!!

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laffaye@ibm.net

Pat
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If it aint broke then don't try to fix it!!

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Nuff said

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GG

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gameguru@cableinet.co.uk

Here's the answer to this (non-)problem:
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For the first submission on a game, automatic score of 50 points.
For the second submission, 1st place gets 100 points, 2nd place gets
the DIRECT ratio (without the 15% scaling).
Up to the fifth submission, the scaling factor is brought up by 5%
each time (so 5% on the third, 10% on the fourth, and 15% on the
fifth).
After this, no change.

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Why am I calling this a non-problem? BECAUSE.

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peng@ddemongate.ath.cx

I'll disagree with this idea for a couple of reasons. First and
foremost, there are now a few thousand games in MAME and only a
hundred or so competitors that could be seen as regular competitors
here at MARP (less than a hundred, really). If you have to wait until
three people try it, there could be a decent wait for any points on
some games. The most recent example I can think of is Logic Pro 2.
This game came out in .37b5, but is just now enjoying some
competition. Granted, several games in that particular beta got lost
in the shuffle because of the .inp playback problems, but I don't see
the point of penalizing players who get to a game first for my second
reason.

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There are those at MARP who actually profit from the gold rush, and I
don't mean the gold rushers. There are those who know who the weaker
players tend to be, and exploit that knowledge now and then if said
player is holding what seems to be a weak first, or if they have
little competition for the crown on that particular game. That might
sound cruel to some, but it's really just business as usual here at
MARP. Raising the bar was always the point of this venture, if I
remember.

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And that brings me to the final point, one that pretty much mirrors
Game Guru's sentiments. We have a leaderboard that works, and frankly
I don't put any stock in it. We have Hisa-Chan down somewhere below
50th place and alphabet uploaders in the top ten. What score you have
on the leaderboard is no indicator of skill, it's an indicator of how
many games you can play. I don't think this kind of behavior needs to
be reinforced by making groups of players come after games for the
sake of everyone getting points for it. I can just see somebody
registering three names at MARP and going to town.

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I just don't think this is a good idea for MARP. Let the gold rushers
have their moment of glory. They make themselves prey for the rest of
the site.

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Cheers,
Brian McLean

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bmclean84@hotmail.com

Saying the leaderboard measures how many games you play and does not
measure skill DOES say the leadberboard IS broken.

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I don't think this new proposed change will make much difference, it
will simply not allow points for games that only one person plays,
which are usually new games. I don't think that should hurt anyone
who just wants to have fun, so i'm not against it.

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churritz@cts.com

You know what I think I'm seeing out of this conversation? Back to
10-3-1. Yeah - 10 points for first, 3 points for second, 1 point for
third.

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I'll mention this though: with the exception of the averages of the
scores(everyone deletes the non-100 pointers and we'd have about a
150-way tie for 1st) or raw scores(Stefano's 600 million point
Mysterious Stones recording beats all) - it really doesn't matter
what leaderboard you use - BBH will be 1st. If that's what the MARP
is aiming for - I vote against it. 99 % chance not - but as far as
I'm concerned - I must go with Game Guru - if it ain't broke - don't
fix it.

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Therefore - My vote shall be nay. GB9

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goldengameboy@yahoo.com

I should have read my last paragraph a bit more carefully. What I
meant to say is that the leaderboard works for what it is, but how
many points you have is ~not~ an indicator of skill. Nor is your
average percentage. Skill is a subjective thing, and I don't feel
statistics will ever tell the whole story.

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But that's a bit off-topic. I've already said my piece.

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Cheers,
Brian McLean

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bmclean84@hotmail.com

I always thought this current leaderboard has no real signification. I
think we should come back to the old good system ( 10 - 3 - 1 ), even
if it doesn't give me advantage . But in that case, we could
improve the attribution of points, giving points to a few more
players. For example, why not using the Formula 1 points :
10 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

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Cheers,

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Lagavulin.

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darre@cybercable.fr

You know what, I am smiling...
Remember when the discussion was to leave the medal leaderboard and
head over to the percentage??? I was the lone wolf in the crowd to
keep it where it was. Now, after some time has passed, voices in the
crowd surface as to wanting it back. (but that's for another post)

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About Pat's idea, the vote is Nay. Reason: Why penalize someone who
totally rocks at a game?
Example: We take like Han Hisa (I apologize for the wrong name, but I
don't remember at this time) and some of his great scores. Those
scores are such as they can scare anyone else off playing the game,
thereby having less than 3 (or whatever number is set) players for
the game. By Pat's suggestion, that great score gets 0! pts.
Now, if there is a person making an easy first, It will get TAKEN
AWAY from here, it's the way MARP has been, and will always be, weak
players first, then the big boys step in and kill.

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cparsley1@hotmail.com

I must agree with everyone else and say No to this, it's a very, very
bad idea. Put simply, it discourages competition. If somebody has 1st
on a game, why would you want to upload a weaker recording for it,
when it's probably going to end up being more of a benefit for the
player in first? So we end up getting less uploads. That's not a good
thing.

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I don't see why the "beta rush" is such a big problem. Like Brian
said, if there are players that can beat the scores, then they will.
Besides, there's already plenty of games ignored... I mean, there are
free 2nd and 3rd place slots open on shocktrj. I didn't upload that
recording for leaderboard points, I uploaded it because I love the
game. I'm pretty much the only ST freak on MARP (the score hasn't even
been confirmed yet). But I don't think we should act like it shouldn't
exist and not give points for it... what's next, a suggestion that
MARP only carry the "popular" games like Pac-Man etc.?

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The current leaderboard system isn't perfect, but this sure as hell
ain't gonna fix it.

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-B.S.G.

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lordbbh@aol.com

Actually, it's a very long time I'm not posting here at the board,
but I keep on "lurking" anyway....

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This time I think the issue is really serious, and I wish to add my
voice to the choir of "Nay".

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I totally agree with what Chris and BBH said. It will discourage
competition....in the long period we'll have only 1 score x game, and
it will worth 0 to the player.

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Another issue to which nobody thought about: what would happen if all
the scores below #1 are deleted...!?! Will the #1 score drop from 100
(or 10) pts to 0...!?! NO WAY!!!

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Cicca

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cicca@writeme.com

I did not down to honorble 65th place but climb up from 330th.
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I think now system is perfect.one problem is too few players join here.(but largest of the world).

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after millions of players join,all scores under 15th place wewe not given any %points.
even 1%points is honorble and top is worth not inferior than gold medal.

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anyhow,invite many players...

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my pipe dream B and C will be ignored??

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master, please do change anything you want to do.I want to do is not change afterall.

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weavuspert@yahoo.co.jp

The best thing of all would be to remove the leaderboard completely,
since earning # points for 1st place isn't a big deal after all... if
I remember correctly, the aim of MARP is actually to store in its
archive the best recordings available worldwide, not reward BBH, me or
Hisa-Chan for having tons of points in the leaderboard or having an
average score of 100 (and feel a better human being)...

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Anyway, if you want to keep the leaderboard, my idea is to award 10
points for 1st place, 5 for the 2nd, 3 for the 3rd and 1 for the 4th.
I never liked the percentage system (and I was away from MARP when it
has been introduced, so I hadn't the opportunity to express my
opinion). But I also like Lagavulin's proposal.

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vaz77@hotmail.com