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cRPG => Beginner's Help and Guides => Topic started by: Corsair831 on August 08, 2012, 04:47:39 pm

Title: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Corsair831 on August 08, 2012, 04:47:39 pm: hey, someone who actually knows please,

i notice that each team gets a number for the autobalance, how is this number calculated please ?

is there an algorhythm anywhere showing us ? (so i can exploit it to the max)

does the score comprise of KDR overall, KDR in the current game, value of equipment, level, etc ?
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: BlindGuy on August 08, 2012, 04:50:11 pm: Quote from: Corsair831 on August 08, 2012, 04:47:39 pm
how does autobalance work ?

It doesnt.
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Corsair831 on August 08, 2012, 05:23:03 pm: i think that's rubbish, autobalance on the whole does seem to work.

besides that, that's not actually what i was asking ... what's the algorhythm pls :)
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Jarlek on August 08, 2012, 10:16:33 pm: I don't know the algorithm, but I think the variables for a players "rating" were Kills and Deaths (now score, probably), total equipment value and character level.
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Malaclypse on August 08, 2012, 10:37:01 pm: Banners seem to play heavily into it AKA it doesn't.
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Patchedcow on August 09, 2012, 04:57:17 am: Quote from: BlindGuy on August 08, 2012, 04:50:11 pm

It doesnt.
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: dodnet on August 09, 2012, 02:43:32 pm: Quote from: BlindGuy on August 08, 2012, 04:50:11 pm
It doesnt.

Amazing. I only read the thread title and that would have been exactly my answer. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Shieldoom on August 09, 2012, 03:22:57 pm: well it works not as it should be for sure ^^
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Andswaru on August 09, 2012, 04:47:41 pm: 9:50 AM <chadz> since like forever, the formula used 0 as the kill counter for every player
9:50 AM <chadz> so increasing death influenced the autobalance
9:50 AM <chadz> but not increasing kills

saw this on IRC 2 days ago when chadz said he'd fixed something in the auto balance, which was it not using the increasing kills.
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Gravoth_iii on August 09, 2012, 04:49:09 pm: Im pretty sure autobalance works, but it just does a small part. Problem is that the losing team never changes strategies even when they have lost 3 times in a row, they rely on autobalance to make them win. Occasionally one team gets totally steamrolled no matter what they do but this doesnt happen that often for me, only when cav is being stacked on one team or a good clan is stacked. And sometimes first round can be a roflstomp aswell but autobalance usually kicks in and fixes that after the first round.

As for how autobalance works, I have no idea ^^
Title: Re: how does autobalance work ?
Post by: Toodles on August 09, 2012, 05:06:12 pm: Not that this answers the question in any way, but just a word to the naysayers : game does a pretty good job of evening out the overall skill level but can't possibly be held responsible for individual players' lack of will and or capacity to adapt to situations in which running forward senselessly can't work.

Some matches require thought to be won and it's one thing I quite like about this game.

(this being said, system breaks down easily on low player numbers but this is hardly an issue)