Rising in the Rankings

[SuperDonkey]

(05-31-2014 01:41 AM)[PETA] Cor13:4 Wrote:  I don't know, I kinda find it annoying that these games will also throw off the OSN statistics. Now that we have all the games recorded we were able to start doing some good analysis, but suddenly he inserts dozens of fake games that will throw off every statistic.

He doesn't have to derank his accounts if he wants them to drop off the list. All he has to do is cancel any games he has going and take no turns for a week or two and they will drop off automatically from the list.

Yes, this is the plan if the devs do nothing. I could ask the devs to delete the accounts themselves, but I've asked them to do several things and so far I'm batting .000 on that.

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I did this because it was interesting. I see no rule against it; it is possible due to a (presumably) unintended consequence of the structure of the game--which the devs are already aware of, as some have pointed out.

I expected a variety of responses to this. Some people are going to say 'Wow, that's really cool!' Like me, they're interested in the mechanics and the game within the game--or they just appreciate extreme power gaming. Some are going to say 'CHEATING! This violates the spirit of the rules!' And some are going to say 'Meh.'

All these responses are fine with me. I'm not going to argue for one or another--I can see this from all those points of view. Let each pontificate according to his own temperament.