Questions tagged [ranking]
A method of prioritizing a set of similar entities by comparing a value. Can be used to order players by competency (win %) or equipment by cost.
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Inconsistent ratings when drawing using Trueskill
I'm using Trueskill to try to create a rating system for a tennis tournament among my friends. Games are 1v1, so I'm trying out the following: ...
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How to implement Glicko-2 rating system in a scalable way?
I have a multiplayer game that, similar to chess, will have a win/tie/lose outcome in a 1v1 setting. I've been looking at Elo versus Glicko & Glicko-2 and it seems Glicko-2 might be a good one to ...
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How to ensure new players aren't blocked from the leaderboards?
There is a simple word game, where players score points for each game they play. It creates a global chart, ranking players by their score. The problem is that when a new player comes into the game, ...
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Limit PvP dogpiling
Browser-based strategy game where you play an empire vs other player empires. The main PvP element is battles between empires where outcome results in gaining or losing rank. Troops are also damaged/...
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Why do game developers force new players to play a big amount of unranked games before playing ranked?
I have noticed that CS:GO and Overwatch, two very popular competitive games, force you to play a rather big amount of unranked games and gain a certain "level" before you are allowed to play ranked. ...
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ELO Rating System & Multiple Games Against the Same Player
I've decided to use the ELO rating system for my chess-like strategy game. I've implemented the algorithm but I don't really understand it completely (I'm not a maths person)... I've decided to give ...
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which is the best approach or algorithm to calculate real-time ranking
I want to know the fastest and most efficient way to compute points and ranking in real time. I'm doing a betting football game (a game where users try to predict the outcome of a game before it). In ...
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Stock Game Ranking System [closed]
I'm currently making a stock game where the user can buy fictional stocks. Upon registering the user will receive 1.000.000 DKK (danish krone) to spend on stocks. I'm trying to create a ranking ...
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