Suggestion: UPK 3BV/s Ranking?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:45 am
Hello:
I was wondering: would it be possible to have a UPK 3BV/s Ranking?
Before you start laughing at me:
1. I understand that this concept could be insulting to some of the world's best 3BV/s players (Kamil MuraƱski, Dion Tiu, etc.), whose best 3BV/s could be beaten by "newbs" with fast mice and good memory. I doubt there's a chance this will make it off the ground, but I'd be satisfied even if it were unofficial. I'd be fine even if it got nowhere.
2. I chose the idea of a UPK 3BV/s Ranking over a UPK Time (World) Ranking because times would be susceptible to patterns: everyone would play 2 3BV Beginner games, 30 3BV Intermediate games, etc, memorize the board and solve it in a very short time, leading to much better scores than their legal records (i.e., 20,121 Int -> 5,886 Int). But 3BV/s, the rate of required left-clicks/second, does have feasible limits regardless of UPK, and most likely would not skyrocket like best times.
3. Some players have quite a bit of fun in UPK mode, even some of the best in the world. With a UPK ranking, another dimension would be added to Minesweeper into which even high-ranked players might expand their challenges (IIRC, Kamil MuraƱski has a UPK Sup8 3BV/s on Int).
If this idea was accepted, obviously certain restrictions and limits would have to be enacted:
1. 3BV limits of 4-30-100 (the 4 on beginner is something Damien Moore set as a restriction on Beg 3BV/s to avoid excessive influence of luck on 3BV/s).
2. No flags can be placed on the field before the start of the game (it is possible to get 66,667 3BV/s on beginner with said flags...I have done it).
3. Players must have a total 3BV/s of at least AB,CDE. (I don't know what an appropriate cutoff would be with UPK...maybe 15?)
4-?. Any other rules which must be set up to prevent megalomania.
I'm new around here so I'm not quite sure this is a good idea...but I'd appreciate feedback. Just please don't flame me yet. =D
I was wondering: would it be possible to have a UPK 3BV/s Ranking?
Before you start laughing at me:
1. I understand that this concept could be insulting to some of the world's best 3BV/s players (Kamil MuraƱski, Dion Tiu, etc.), whose best 3BV/s could be beaten by "newbs" with fast mice and good memory. I doubt there's a chance this will make it off the ground, but I'd be satisfied even if it were unofficial. I'd be fine even if it got nowhere.
2. I chose the idea of a UPK 3BV/s Ranking over a UPK Time (World) Ranking because times would be susceptible to patterns: everyone would play 2 3BV Beginner games, 30 3BV Intermediate games, etc, memorize the board and solve it in a very short time, leading to much better scores than their legal records (i.e., 20,121 Int -> 5,886 Int). But 3BV/s, the rate of required left-clicks/second, does have feasible limits regardless of UPK, and most likely would not skyrocket like best times.
3. Some players have quite a bit of fun in UPK mode, even some of the best in the world. With a UPK ranking, another dimension would be added to Minesweeper into which even high-ranked players might expand their challenges (IIRC, Kamil MuraƱski has a UPK Sup8 3BV/s on Int).
If this idea was accepted, obviously certain restrictions and limits would have to be enacted:
1. 3BV limits of 4-30-100 (the 4 on beginner is something Damien Moore set as a restriction on Beg 3BV/s to avoid excessive influence of luck on 3BV/s).
2. No flags can be placed on the field before the start of the game (it is possible to get 66,667 3BV/s on beginner with said flags...I have done it).
3. Players must have a total 3BV/s of at least AB,CDE. (I don't know what an appropriate cutoff would be with UPK...maybe 15?)
4-?. Any other rules which must be set up to prevent megalomania.
I'm new around here so I'm not quite sure this is a good idea...but I'd appreciate feedback. Just please don't flame me yet. =D