Hello!
I’m here to propose a rework for the games system on discord.
This rework would favour speed and reward players in a more fair way than the current system does.
Issues with the current system:
- 3rd Place often receives more xp than both 1st and 2nd place (sometimes even combined).
- Users are able to look up answers on google and still receive large xp.
- Users are able to copy and paste answers and receive more xp. (refer: 1st point)
- It’s just so inconsistent and unbalanced.
Proposed Changes:
- 1st Place: 50xp + (25 - (3 * seconds))
- 2nd Place: 25xp + (25 - (3 * seconds))
- 3rd Place: 10xp + (25 - (3 * seconds))
(Note: This means that any answers not given within 8 seconds receive 0 additional xp on top of the base reward to help limit calculators/googlers.)
Chance based rewards:
- All 3 positions have a chance to receive a 2x bonus to their xp gained.
- 1st Place has a small chance to receive a double xp booster in addition the xp.
RNG Games:
These games take 0 skill so having them reward players with random amounts of xp like the old system is fine but I believe this could also be tweaked as receiving large xp while everyone else receives small xp for doing nothing is unfair. Instead have it generate a random value between 10-50 for each user on the winning team. These games are often spammed the most so keeping it at a maximum of 50xp would mean that users aren’t gaining crazy amounts for no reason.
Conclusion:
This means that the maximum amount of xp possible from any game is 150xp which is lower than the current maximum but of course these values can be tweaked to be higher or lower if needed but at least it solves a lot of issues with the current system.
I know this isn’t a very simple change and one that isn’t really important so so I totally get if the developers don’t want to waste time fixing something that isn’t necessarily broken but I think it would be good for the community if time ever allows it.