New Game Features Tournament ranking categories

[edeba]

When the tournament came out 1000 points for winning was a lot relative to player score, but the exponential growth in scores, it's relative value has been declining. I suggest breaking up the competition by where people are in the game. Currently there is 100 spots that give ranking points. I suggest 50 spots per competition level, and opening a competition level be defined by chapter.

So players up to chapter 6 would have a top ranking point win of 250 points, chapter 7-10 top ranking point win of 500 points, chapter 11-14 1000 points, chapter 15-18 2000 pts.

So level 1 (chapter 1-6) competition points might go 250, 225, 200, 180, 160, 140, 120, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 35, 34, 33...

Level 2 (opens beginning chapter 7) competition might go 500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 275, 250, 225, 200, 175, 150, 125, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 19, 18 17...

Level 3 (opens beginning chapter 11) competition might go, 1000, 900, 800, 700, 650, 600, 550, 500, 450, 400, 375, 350, 325, 300, 275, 250, 225, 200, 175, 150, 125, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20...

Level 4 (opens beginning chapter 15) competition might go 2000, 1800, 1700, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1100, 1000, 900, 800, 750, 700, 650, 600, 550, 500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 190, 180, 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Level 5 (opens beginning chapter 19) competition might go 4000, 3600, 3400, 3200, 3000, 2800, 2600, 2400, 2200, 2000, 1800, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1100, 1000, 900, 800, 700, 600, 500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 190, 180, 170 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100, 90. 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5. I would suggest the new competition levels have a one chapter offset on release, so this technology would not be added to chapter 19 until chapter 20 comes out. This way you have an opportunity to have a bunch of players ready to populate the new competition level.

I suggest a new competition level every 4 chapters, and the top ranking point score be double the previous competition level.

Put a technology into the tech tree to open a new competition level. Make them optional, but with opening level 2 competition, 50 AW levels and 4 premium expansions no longer count, opening level 3, an addition 75 AW levels and 6 premium expansions no longer count, opening level 4, an additional 100 AW and 6 premium expansions levels no longer count, opening level 5 an additional 125 AW and 6 premium expansions levels no longer count.

I would make all AWs up to level 6 just not count.

Now you've introduced some super interesting strategy, especially if the tournament levels have an optional technology. So, if you stay in a lower competition level, your ability to compete is getting more difficult, and what you can win is lower, but the most competitive players might all go for the higher prizes, so it might be easier to win more in a lower competition level...

 

[Richord]

something like this, but not this.
Way too many points.
It doesn't help me, because too many big accounts have been pushed, so too difficult anyway to get into the top 100. (without great effort)

Anything better than the current setup, but this ain't it

 

[Karvest]

in current mechanics pushed accounts should make much greater effort to win in tourney...

 

[edeba]

I put 50 spots in each category, so actually more prizes to win.

But, when the second version of the tournament came out, I believe woodelves was the highest chapter or maybe it was short after the new tournament that woodelves came out. A top score then was in the 300k range. Now the top score is in the range of 6-7 times greater, but I only doubled the kp for the competition level for top players.

We need more chapters before the level 5 competition would open.

The points from the tournament have remained constant and relative to what it gave when it first came out, it does have an over 80% devaluation relative to top score levels from when it came out to now.

It isn't too many points, but it does reflect that the prize has not grown like everything else in the game.

something like this, but not this.
Way too many points.
It doesn't help me, because too many big accounts have been pushed, so too difficult anyway to get into the top 100. (without great effort)

Anything better than the current setup, but this ain't it

 

[Aeva]

There is nothing wrong with the system as it is. If you make the most points in tournament you win and you gain points for the ranking. Just because the best players keep winning does not mean there is something wrong with the competition. It's a bit pathetic to think that more competitions change anything besides a bit of cosmetics. The best player in the game is still the best player in the game. Like with soccer the real champ is the winner of the professional competition, though boys E can win a nice trofee also and be praised for that.

 

[Richord]

i recall I suggested chapter/citysize based rankings in the beginning. nothing happened (of course).
for the amount of kp's we WERE able to get; that was a nice points-boost too.

with this new system, prizes might indeed need to get bigger/more.

 

[Marindor]

We currently have no plans to implement this idea. I'll archive this thread now.