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If its achieving the same results as the previous system with #1 places on the two leaderboards, then whats the point in it?
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The new leaderboard isn't supposed to hold active, good sparrers back. How would that make sense or be fair at all? If players were #1 under both leaderboards, doesn't that mean they deserve that position?
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It just appears that it creates a bigger gap between first place which is the only place with any significance and the rest of the places, as perfectly demonstrated by Sarah who already has more than a 3000 point difference on the closest person to her on the rankings, correct me if I'm wrong but the difference between #1 and #2 on the previous system was not as vast as it is now.
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The gap was that big. You're thinking in numbers, not percentages. Again though, you're treating the leaderboard change as if it was supposed to hold people back. It isn't. It's not a punishment for good sparrers, it's an encouragement for everyone to spar more actively and win against the best sparrers.
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I don't see this system as being encouraging to new sparrers or those not as well known, sure enough you can't lose your points but their spar stats are still affected and they'll still be as hesitant as before to spar. How are they supposed to get any sort of respectable ranking once the season has begun, or if they don't have enough time to dedicate to sparring as others do?
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No change to a leaderboard will encourage new players to spar. Hats and other incentives will encourage new players to spar, and that's why I've also suggested those changes. The leaderboard change encourages sparrers to spar more.
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Not a fan. I loved the spar rating system because loses count against you. Ive wanted PK scores to account for deaths one way or another for awhile. Now spar loses dont affect you and getting on the board means sparring the most. The exact problem the PK boards have always had.
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You loved it so much that you literally never spar?!
Losing does count against you, in many ways:
- You gain 0 points when you could have gained >0
- You waste time, assuming you spar for ranks
- You get a loss in your profile
"Now spar loses don't affect you and getting on the board means sparring the most," is completely inaccurate, because you can spar 1000 times in a day, and if you never win then you gain nothing. If you win against 1-10 players, you gain close to nothing. If you spar and win against good players, you gain a lot.
It's been 24 hours and IMO, as someone who is very active in sparring, the leaderboards already look a hell of a lot more healthier and refreshing. There are no alts, no horrible sparrers, no one who abused a glitch to achieve a rating, etc. Both leaderboards are a mix of very good and very active sparrers.