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D = Default = R – C, except not quite that simple

[raw] LD25LD - Misc 20. Dec 2012 · 15:55 UTC · 6 days after compo start by csanyk · 2

So for example, my game’s rating numbers, right now…

D = 47 =

R = 22

–

C = 24.

 

Except not quite that simple.  I mean, I guess not.  22-24 = -2, not 47.  What do these number mean?  R = Ratings, C = Coolness, what is “Default”?

I take this to mean that I’ve been rated 22 times, and I have rated 24 games.  But I don’t get what the “default” number 47 is, or how a slightly more complicated subtraction of R – C somehow equals 47.

Comments

20. Dec 2012 · 16:13 UTC
Yeah, that is a very confusing subtraction :)

Whatever they use for kind of formula, it seems to do a good job of making games visible that “deserve it” (high coolness relative to ratings).
20. Dec 2012 · 16:16 UTC
It has something to do with how many ratings you have. If someone has R5 C5, their game has more visibility than someone with R40 C40. The 47 is just some kind of a base number that rises with the ratings.
AnnaGavaldaKedavra
20. Dec 2012 · 16:21 UTC
It means that visibility is based on the ratings you make and the ratings you get, the actual formula is more criptic than R-C= D and we don’t need to have it.
Patacorow
20. Dec 2012 · 16:23 UTC
No! Stop talking about D! It will create a black hole!!

Some things just can’t be tampered with!!!!
sorceress
20. Dec 2012 · 17:21 UTC
D = 50 + R – 5*sqrt(C’)
20. Dec 2012 · 17:36 UTC
That is a very good formula for getting everyone involved. It is also great that you can’t really tamper with it beyond 100 ratings.

I have never seen any use of L though. The “looser” part of the equation, if it is even in there :)
mrhill
01. May 2014 · 14:02 UTC
I think the math is more like (C/(C+R))*100, that is the procentage of games you rated. so if you rated as many games as you have received review from, that would giva a default of 50 %