Medals vs rank

[Kemmler]

Personally I think that medals show experience across all game types... many players with many medals but low rank could pwn u at any setting like Paradice... whereas rank is reserved for the highly disciplined and depends on what game type you like. For instance, klobber has high rank but no medals and he sucks

[KoE_Sirius]

I dont really care about either .I just like playing good honest games and I prefer to win them .

[ParadiceCity9]

Personally I think that medals show experience across all game types... many players with many medals but low rank could pwn u at any setting like Paradice... whereas rank is reserved for the highly disciplined and depends on what game type you like. For instance, klobber has high rank but no medals and he sucks

Lol that made me laugh..

But ya just by that example right there shows that medals show more...adaptability.

[Timminz]

Medals show depth of experience, while rank shows how good you are at the types of games you've been playing lately (last 100 games, or so). They both tell something, but neither are the be-all and end-all. Take JR24 for example. He has 27 medals because he's played a huge amount of games on every setting, and he has a high score because he's won a lot within his last 100 games. It doesn't mean that he's exceptionally good at everything, but at a glance, high score + 27 medals might make people think that he is.

[ParadiceCity9]

Medals show depth of experience, while rank shows how good you are at the types of games you've been playing lately (last 100 games, or so). They both tell something, but neither are the be-all and end-all. Take JR24 for example. He has 27 medals because he's played a huge amount of games on every setting, and he has a high score because he's won a lot within his last 100 games. It doesn't mean that he's exceptionally good at everything, but at a glance, high score + 27 medals might make people think that he is.

But he does seem to win...a lot...

[Kemmler]

Well, I could be sergeant (now) or brigadier (2 months ago) and I'm stil lthe same player, even better

[Timminz]

Medals show depth of experience, while rank shows how good you are at the types of games you've been playing lately (last 100 games, or so). They both tell something, but neither are the be-all and end-all. Take JR24 for example. He has 27 medals because he's played a huge amount of games on every setting, and he has a high score because he's won a lot within his last 100 games. It doesn't mean that he's exceptionally good at everything, but at a glance, high score + 27 medals might make people think that he is.

But he does seem to win...a lot...

Yes, he's very good at a lot of styles, but he's not exceptionally good at ALL of them (as some people might assume). For example, just a week or 2 ago, he was trying to complete his assassin medal collection, and his score dropped down below 1500. I would wager that someone who is "exceptional" at assassin games, and plays the majority of their games in that style, would have a higher score than 1500.

[ParadiceCity9]

Medals show depth of experience, while rank shows how good you are at the types of games you've been playing lately (last 100 games, or so). They both tell something, but neither are the be-all and end-all. Take JR24 for example. He has 27 medals because he's played a huge amount of games on every setting, and he has a high score because he's won a lot within his last 100 games. It doesn't mean that he's exceptionally good at everything, but at a glance, high score + 27 medals might make people think that he is.

But he does seem to win...a lot...

Yes, he's very good at a lot of styles, but he's not exceptionally good at ALL of them (as some people might assume). For example, just a week or 2 ago, he was trying to complete his assassin medal collection, and his score dropped down below 1500. I would wager that someone who is "exceptional" at assassin games, and plays the majority of their games in that style, would have a higher score than 1500.

Well, he mainly played 3 man assassins (I think), and the two 8 mans I played with him, he won both of them. I dont know how much luck was involved, but 3 man assassins are somewhat of a toss up on smaller maps.

[Kemmler]

unless you play freestyle, which I could stay comfortably at coloenel at (3 player free assdoodles)

[xxtig12683xx]

good players...medals are irrelevant its just playing the proper amount of games to get them


when i played with you the other day kem, you were content to get a kill in a term game and then lose...so does that make you a good term player once you get your gold medal?


-tig

[hulmey]

Hmmm....medals show alot of experience in the particular game you have won them from! score shows you might be particularly skilled at the game of Risk. Most of the high rankers rely on beating noobs at quads or triples to sustain their points! Others farm (?), others use freestyle with fast connection and clickable maps. Others, just play the same old map (of course a hard one), over and over again!

CC has changed so much since i joined

[ParadiceCity9]

good players...medals are irrelevant its just playing the proper amount of games to get them


when i played with you the other day kem, you were content to get a kill in a term game and then lose...so does that make you a good term player once you get your gold medal?


-tig

Well what happened with me was I needed some more medals for all golds, so I started playing only those types of games that I needed. So obviously, since I was able to win at those game types while keeping up my rank, it does make you a good player when you achieve the highest honors in terms of medals.

[Shatners Bassoon]

I dont really care about either .I just like playing good honest games and I prefer to win them .

Agreed.

[max is gr8]

Lol, if either indicates a better player probably medals, but neither makes a difference

[Frop]

I dont really care about either .I just like playing good honest games and I prefer to win them .

So that's why you have your Map Rank stats quoted in your profile?

Interests: Totals118 Colonel424 +1576 Won 1383 from 3521(39%) Won 395 from 869 1793 (41) Serial Killer (62%)2979

[hulmey]

good players...medals are irrelevant its just playing the proper amount of games to get them


when i played with you the other day kem, you were content to get a kill in a term game and then lose...so does that make you a good term player once you get your gold medal?


-tig

Well what happened with me was I needed some more medals for all golds, so I started playing only those types of games that I needed. So obviously, since I was able to win at those game types while keeping up my rank, it does make you a good player when you achieve the highest honors in terms of medals.

what a load of rubbish!!! I saw you at SGT 1st class not long ago!! WIn a couple of doodle assassins and ur back up there

[xxtig12683xx]

good players...medals are irrelevant its just playing the proper amount of games to get them


when i played with you the other day kem, you were content to get a kill in a term game and then lose...so does that make you a good term player once you get your gold medal?


-tig

Well what happened with me was I needed some more medals for all golds, so I started playing only those types of games that I needed. So obviously, since I was able to win at those game types while keeping up my rank, it does make you a good player when you achieve the highest honors in terms of medals.

what a load of rubbish!!! I saw you at SGT 1st class not long ago!! WIn a couple of doodle assassins and ur back up there

annnnnnnnnd burn


-tig

[ParadiceCity9]

good players...medals are irrelevant its just playing the proper amount of games to get them


when i played with you the other day kem, you were content to get a kill in a term game and then lose...so does that make you a good term player once you get your gold medal?


-tig

Well what happened with me was I needed some more medals for all golds, so I started playing only those types of games that I needed. So obviously, since I was able to win at those game types while keeping up my rank, it does make you a good player when you achieve the highest honors in terms of medals.

what a load of rubbish!!! I saw you at SGT 1st class not long ago!! WIn a couple of doodle assassins and ur back up there

that's not all i've won..

edit: wait a minute i'm talking about like a month ago when I was retrieving the medals...lol what's going on with my score right now is completely irrelevant.

[owenshooter]

Well what happened with me was I needed some more medals for all golds, so I started playing only those types of games that I needed. So obviously, since I was able to win at those game types while keeping up my rank, it does make you a good player when you achieve the highest honors in terms of medals.

what a load of rubbish!!! I saw you at SGT 1st class not long ago!! WIn a couple of doodle assassins and ur back up there

QFT

[FabledIntegral]

Well, I could be sergeant (now) or brigadier (2 months ago) and I'm stil lthe same player, even better

It means that you're no better than anyone else at other gametypes, and are only a Brigadier at specific gametypes.

If you're trying to say that various gametypes make a good player, you just showed that you AREN'T a good player (although the same indeed), because you lost your "good" rank and became a sergeant.

[xxtig12683xx]

good players...medals are irrelevant its just playing the proper amount of games to get them


when i played with you the other day kem, you were content to get a kill in a term game and then lose...so does that make you a good term player once you get your gold medal?


-tig

Well what happened with me was I needed some more medals for all golds, so I started playing only those types of games that I needed. So obviously, since I was able to win at those game types while keeping up my rank, it does make you a good player when you achieve the highest honors in terms of medals.

what a load of rubbish!!! I saw you at SGT 1st class not long ago!! WIn a couple of doodle assassins and ur back up there

that's not all i've won..

edit: wait a minute i'm talking about like a month ago when I was retrieving the medals...lol what's going on with my score is completely irrelevant.

speaking for going for medals, im pretty sure if i had 8000 games under my belt id have 27 medals too


-tig

[ParadiceCity9]

good players...medals are irrelevant its just playing the proper amount of games to get them


when i played with you the other day kem, you were content to get a kill in a term game and then lose...so does that make you a good term player once you get your gold medal?


-tig

Well what happened with me was I needed some more medals for all golds, so I started playing only those types of games that I needed. So obviously, since I was able to win at those game types while keeping up my rank, it does make you a good player when you achieve the highest honors in terms of medals.

what a load of rubbish!!! I saw you at SGT 1st class not long ago!! WIn a couple of doodle assassins and ur back up there

that's not all i've won..

edit: wait a minute i'm talking about like a month ago when I was retrieving the medals...lol what's going on with my score is completely irrelevant.

speaking for going for medals, im pretty sure if i had 8000 games under my belt id have 27 medals too


-tig

Do I really have to say it again? I played a certain gametype to get the medals I needed..so obviously if I played every type regularly I would have had them earlier.

[waseemalim]

speaking for going for medals, im pretty sure if i had 8000 games under my belt id have 27 medals too


-tig

ditto. We should calculate medal/games played if we are to access the quality of the player. Even if you are a shit player, you can get medals by playing a large number of games.

[owenshooter]

Do I really have to say it again? I played a certain gametype to get the medals I needed..so obviously if I played every type regularly I would have had them earlier.

still doesn't make any sense. maybe you should try repeating it a third time, because i really can't follow the logic... however, next time use all caps.. when you shout on the "internets" your point becomes that much clearer.-0

[xxtig12683xx]

Do I really have to say it again? I played a certain gametype to get the medals I needed..so obviously if I played every type regularly I would have had them earlier.

yea but you started with like what? 22 medals, prolly in about 7200-7400 games so you took time to obtain another 5 medals or so in 500 games...so your point is kind pointless


-tig