[Enigma-devel] Scoring System

[Medimaster]

Hi all,

i want to suggest a better scoring system for the game.
I never liked the old solved handicap system and now we have even only 
the record and solved level statistics left.
The solved handicap system had huge drawbacks. It was possible to just 
not play levels if they would detoriate
your score (not the hcp in the game of course, just the solved hcp 
statistics). Most important factor however is
that solving and playing new levels had practically no effect if a 
player had already played a significant number of levels. This is very 
bad for the motivation of the players.  A simple points system like the 
following would have been much better:

3 points for solving a level in one of the best 3 times (If more than 3 
players reach the same best time they all get 3 points.)

2 points for solving a level under PAR.

1 point for solving a level >= PAR.


If a player has attained more than half of the Maximum number of points 
(currently 2907x3=8721 points)
which is 4361 points at the moment he is declared a 'Master of Enigma' 
or 'Enigmaster' or whatever.
It doesn't matter. It's just to have a goal that can be achieved by 
almost everyone (not only by dev0,daydreamer or me) but OTOH is 
relatively hard to achieve (otherwise it would be pointless).

Currently time play for many levels is pointless because the levels are 
simply 'dead'.
To reach the record time is practically impossible as player with a 
mouse (if you don't want to play the level for weeks or even months that 
is). I've made hundreds of these but dev0's 34 seconds at 'Slide Show' 
is for example also of this category. The players Moneymaker,Lurcane and 
Stupid made a lot of these times too but they seem lost now after the 
break. The players have not resubmitted their scores.

If instead of one record time the 3 best times would be displayed in the 
game it would keep levels open for time play much longer.


rgds

Medimaster