MMR in Fishing Planet

[stepotronic]

I would like to start a discussion about a revamp of the competitive games. Please read it carefully to the end and be constructive.

I have my experience in some competitions and tournaments, where my focus is on tournaments. I only play competitions when I want a certain lure. E.g. I have been chasing the crayfish for some time now, but I don't play the others anymore since for me it does not make sense to compete in a ranking that is broken.

I also played multiple platforms and in pretty much all leveling attempts and trying to play competitions that are near the level that I was at that time I noticed these things:
- You level out of range very fast
- Amateur competitions are never happening
=> Both are addressed with the removal of Amateur competitions.

However now there is a gap for newcomers. Being in a team with some people with less experience and/or time, some of them are not able to compete with people who spend a lot of time in the game, making it less attractive for new people. A thriving competitive community will keep the game active for a way longer time so it is beneficial for the development team.

So I thought something that other games already do really well should be added here.

A skillrating in tiers, with seasons and prices at the end as well as currency for wins that is also dependent on the tiers you play in (just an example, all the values should likely be adjusted)

0-500 Bronze       1-3
500-1000 Silver   4-6
1000-1500 Gold   7-9
1500-2000 Platin 10-12
2000+ Diamond   13-15

• Players would only play the competition with people in their tier => allowing amateurs as well as experienced players to play it
• Players who enter a competition are forced to finish it. Dropping to not lose rating should not be possible
  • Maybe signup is possible way earlier (i hate missing a competition by 5 minutes, happened too often), but if you do not show up you are punished
• Inactivity will be punished with losing points?
• A reset every season?
• Elo based ranking? (a bit weird with RNG being in place)
• Reduce players needed for a competition to start to 10 in lower tiers

Discuss away

 

[Nachtrausch]

 This will not be possible simply because of the bad server connections. As Germans, we have  an average ping of over 100
 

now comes the topic of rng, this algorithm seems to be so complex that i can hardly imagine that this is competitive.

That would only split the community even more! i would prefer that the top .5 of recent tournaments and matches always get cooldowns! it's obvious that the same people are usually in the top 5 ranking, you can say whatever you want!

[stepotronic]

On 10/27/2022 at 9:49 AM, Nachtrausch said:

 This will not be possible simply because of the bad server connections. As Germans, we have  an average ping of over 100

I also am in Germany and have bad connections. That is however a different issue in my humble opinion.

 

 

On 10/27/2022 at 9:49 AM, Nachtrausch said:

That would only split the community even more! i would prefer that the top .5 of recent tournaments and matches always get cooldowns! it's obvious that the same people are usually in the top 5 ranking, you can say whatever you want!

It would split it, that is the idea. It however gives a better game experience to the people, who are diving into the competitive scene. Instead of being super far away from the top places then can get a top place in their bracket and move up. Learn more and get to a point where they can compete with more experienced. If you are in the top5 there is a reason for it. Lots of people put a ton of work into it. I can tell you that working on mixes, spots or similar sometimes requires 100h+ of combined team testing. If you spent that much effort I think It is fair to be on the top for a while.