I am Docta Pain of the Seraphim. I track my match data. Here is my data since 1/1/15 of 907 public matches and why I disagree with the implementation of a single Pilot Score Rating (PSR).
(I apologize for my lack of interweb picture skillz)
[Consider the source: I'm a self-described semi-casual founder who somehow managed to rank #7 in Battlemasters and #48 in Shadowhawks and top 20 in a couple other ladders, but still only believe that I'm slightly above average. Those were hard-fought achievements for me. My Mechs of choice in order are: TDR-5S(P), KGC-000(L), BLR-1S, SHD-2H(P), HBR-A]
1) Average Score (chassis listed in order of frequency)
Assault: 63.6 (64.5 Clan (WHK) / 62.6 IS (BLR,KGC)) (149 matches)
Heavy: 56.0 (58.7 Clan (HBR) / 55.0 IS (TDR)) (243 matches)
Medium: 57.1 (60.5 Clan (SCR) / 55.8 IS (CDA,WVR,CN9,SHD) (405 matches)
Light: 51.4 (only IS (FS9,SDR) bc I haven't purchased ACH for c-bills yet) (110 matches)
Conclusions
1) a. I am a bad Light pilot (and I know it). I actually enjoy scouting but have found it inferior in accumulating the all-mighty c-bill to harassers in MWO, so I am stalling for what MWO wants lights to be.
1) b. Match scores vary considerably from Light to Assault. If Match Score is the principal basis for a single PSR then I perceive from the patch note explanation that it will be UNREPRESANTATIVE of my underlying skill across weight classes. If it is a single PSR, I can drop my PSR by piloting Lights, and raise it by piloting Assaults.
...draw your own conclusions from this background data...
2) Kills/Assists (mechs referenced above)
A: 1.40/4.48 (1.49/4.57 Clan / 1.31/4.38 IS)
H: 1.19/4.56 (1.40/4.76 Clan / 1.12/4.48 IS)
M: 1.08/4.14 (1.11/4.16 Clan / 1.07/4.14 IS)
L: 1.19/3.71
...I'm such a bad light pilot I can't even get assists... I mean, wow. So bad.
3) Damage (Clan first / IS last)
A: 473 (475/470)
H: 404 (407/403)
M: 333 (363/325)
L: 280
As expected.
4) Match Rank
A: 4.54 (4.60/4.47)
H: 4.71 (4.81/4.68)
M: 4.82 (4.18/5.00)
L: 6.06
There are several points that could be raised here. I'm a bad Light pilot(and I know it), Lights are dis-incentivized in the current MWO format(?), I am about as good a pilot in Clan v IS in Assaults and Heavies according to Elo, but my SCRs are far superior to their IS counterparts, and I'm bad at Lights.
Mainly I just wanted to get this out there because I have been tracking all of this data since Open Beta myself (with no support tools from the developers) and the lack of transparency is detrimental, in my opinion.
...I think PSR should be by weight class...
Edited by Docta Pain, 17 August 2015 - 09:24 PM.