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:* Rounding errors in the ranking start at rank 150 because lots of people have the exact same very low score.. |
:* Rounding errors in the ranking start at rank 150 because lots of people have the exact same very low score.. |
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; What is good? : The ranking itself (above the rounding error boundary where lots of people have the exact same score) is accurate |
; What is good? : The ranking itself (above the rounding error boundary where lots of people have the exact same score) is accurate |
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; What is the bug? : |
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; Wait, logarithms are really difficult, don't they totally screw up scale? : Actually, in most cases the logarithm is a very natural thing: It's often used by biologists to describe grows of plants and animals. Applying logarithm to XP points has a very long tradition in role playing games. Of course, calling it "level" instead of "logarithm of xp" makes it a lot less scary. |
; Wait, logarithms are really difficult, don't they totally screw up scale? : Actually, in most cases the logarithm is a very natural thing: It's often used by biologists to describe grows of plants and animals. Applying logarithm to XP points has a very long tradition in role playing games. Of course, calling it "level" instead of "logarithm of xp" makes it a lot less scary. |
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