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JCirri
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: Cross-Platform Rankings are up! |
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Ever since the launch of GH2 for the 360, the single most requested feature has been for the ability to compare your scores globally across all platforms. As request threads kept coming in, our only response has been SOON™. After many months of planning, designing, redesigning, and implementing, I'm happy to announce this functionality is now available for you at ScoreHero.
I've tried to keep the interfaces very simple and intuitive, hiding nearly all the complexity that is involved. But there are several things that require explanation:
First, you may be wondering how the system deals with songs that differ across platforms (due to star power differences, note chart differences, and/or game engine differences) which is something we've pondered for a long time. After considering many options ranging from excluding every song that differed by any amount at all, to including all shared songs and not worrying that some ranks are unfair. I was not a fan of either of those extremes, and as a compromise, have decided to use our knowledge of upper-bound scores (thanks to debr's amazing work) to calculate "adjusted scores" strictly for the purpose of generating combined ranks. This method results in fair ranks, while every shared song still contributes to the overall totals.
For those who care, the simple formula is as follows:
Code: | adjusted_score = (score / platform_upperbound) * overall_upperbound |
So if the platform_upperbound (upper-bound for the score's platform) is the highest upper-bound across all platforms (overall_upperbound), then the adjusted_score would be the same as the score. Otherwise, it gets scaled accordingly based on the percent you've obtained of your platform's upper-bound.
The system isn't perfect, as it depends on the upper-bound values being accurate which is not always the case. We will continually update our data as proven otherwise (i.e. top scores beating the upper-bounds, or revisions in the upper-bound calculating software).
However, even though adjusted scores are used for combined ranks, the primary focus of score-tracking is, and will always be on actual scores that were obtained on the specific platform you played - we don't want to reinvent things. Therefore, the adjusted scores are not shown on any page except for Rankings (only because it wouldn't make sense to see a lower actual score with a higher rank). And even there, a column still exists for the actual scores with the usual picture/video proof links.
One thing I still want to add is the ability to compare different platforms against one another on Compare Users (i.e. compare your GH3-Wii scores against your friend's GH3-360 scores). Right now you can only compare your combined bests all at once by selecting "All" platforms.
Most everything else is self-explanatory - just click around and you'll see how things work.
Also, like all major upgrades bugs are inevitable. So if you notice anything wrong or strange, please report any issues in Bug Reports.
Enjoy, and let me know what you think. _________________
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adzicents
Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 1207 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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YES! THANKS SOOO MUCH JCIRRI!
You and the staff of ScoreHero are beasts!
Thanks so much for finally getting this out of the way.
So what's next, eh?
EDIT: Toymachine, apparently EVERYONE is first on Sunday Morning...
EDITII: That's actually happened for a few songs.
Also, when I check my scores through the manage scores page, I have a global tier ranking, but I don't have a platform global ranking? _________________
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toymachine
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 9629 Location: Toronto
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sentimentalgeek
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 1075 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet! I've been waiting for this. Thanks for all the hard work! _________________
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Kane40
Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 762 Location: Belgium
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DanielDunn
Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 277
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Amazing! |
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Miwco
Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 225 Location: Espoo, Finland
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Cool!
Great work. _________________
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charliehorse55
Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 452 Location: Right Behind You
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Sick! I will finally have more competition than the 130 people in PC Medium. _________________
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Schmole
Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 528 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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holy crap i cant thank you enough!
great work - incredibly useful feature _________________
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WaffleCake
Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 812 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It appears I am ranked 1500 spots lower overall _________________
HEY GUYS! I'M UPPING MY AVERAGES. NOW I'M 100% IN THE CLEAR!
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nickb611
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 3731 Location: Villanova, PA
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Kudos, JC. Another great step in the advancement of ScoreHero. You must have a bunch of those magic 8-balls lying around. _________________
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LordMathias
Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 329
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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Nice, good work JCirri et al.
Also, lolwut at me being in the top 50 overall on Hard >.> _________________
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TheMagician
Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 1164
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GesterX
Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 1242 Location: Birmingham, UK
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Good jobs mods this is ace
Im ranked 666th, rank of the beast |
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Simpson
Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 122 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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I love it! Thanks for putting it together! Gives me much more motivation to try for higher scores. _________________
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