I've been reading and participating in the discussion about the PSR change, and it suddenly hit me: we should use a pilot's Average Match Score for the PSR. While the Match Score is factored into PSR, I think we can simplify the system to just use a pilot's average match score to directly establish his PSR.
The Match Score is already deciding how well you did in a match. The Average Match Score for all pilots forms a distribution, which can be used to establish tiers. You decide what percentage of pilots should fall into each tier. If you want 5% to be considered Tier 1, then the top 5% of pilots ranked by Average Match Score are in Tier 1.
Can you post a distribution of the average match scores for each of the mech classes? I'd be curious to see what that looks like.
This has several benefits:
- It is simple.
- It is based directly on the visible score you attain based on your contribution to a match.
- You have a different skill rating for each mech class, which factors in the different capabilities of each mech class and your ability to pilot each one. You may be excellent in an assault mech but stink in a light mech.The skill rating used by the match maker would be based on the class of the mech you have chosen to pilot for each match.
In this way, members of the losing team with a high match score are not penalized for being on the losing side. They just don't get a bonus. Or maybe they have some points deducted for losing.
Likewise, there is still the issue about having pilots from different tiers playing in the same match. This can be addressed by adjusting a pilot's match score based on the difference between their Skill Rating and the average skill rating. I pilot with a skill rating significantly higher than the average skill rating for a match would have their match score for that match reduced proportionately. Likewise, a player whose skill rating is significantly lower than the average in the match, would have their match score increased to compensate for playing against better players. While this doesn't completely even out the playing field, at least it rewards all pilots relative to the skill of the players they are fighting.
Sorry to keep bringing this topic up, but it's at the core of creating good matches and giving players a sense of pride in their accomplishments. Thanks for your all of your hard work!
Edited by SharDar, 30 July 2020 - 05:42 PM.