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Edit: This thread originated from a joke between me and OhFancy, because he had 2 points more than me (192/194) because I sponsored a friend nearly the entire menu, but I have better Stats 
You log into a game. You see a player with a lot of points, and check their stats, only to find that they have relatively few wins, and a less-than-ideal ratio.
Or, alternatively:
You log into a game, and find out that a player has a large amount of wins, a 1/5 ratio, but almost 0 points - virtually none at all!
Which makes a bigger difference to you?
Most experienced players would agree that the wins are what count. Points can be bountied away, used to sponsor Tributes, and lost easily. Records, however, last longer and are clearer indications of a person's experience.
However, players who are new to the network and unfamiliar with the workings of the Survival Games Bounty and Stats system may have the impression that the number next to your name is significant, and the color of your name. After all, who wouldn't be impressed with a player walking around with a bright blue or green name, and a four-digit figure?
Taking into account both new and old players, would you say that a high number of points or a high number of wins (or a good ratio) is more significant in terms of surface impressions?
I recently had an uber-srs conversation with OhFancy about whether wins or points are more important, and he put his money on points, whereas I insisted that your records carried more weight.
What do you say? Points, or stats?
(psst: if you don't vote stats you're gonna get 'em reset)
You log into a game. You see a player with a lot of points, and check their stats, only to find that they have relatively few wins, and a less-than-ideal ratio.
Or, alternatively:
You log into a game, and find out that a player has a large amount of wins, a 1/5 ratio, but almost 0 points - virtually none at all!
Which makes a bigger difference to you?
Most experienced players would agree that the wins are what count. Points can be bountied away, used to sponsor Tributes, and lost easily. Records, however, last longer and are clearer indications of a person's experience.
However, players who are new to the network and unfamiliar with the workings of the Survival Games Bounty and Stats system may have the impression that the number next to your name is significant, and the color of your name. After all, who wouldn't be impressed with a player walking around with a bright blue or green name, and a four-digit figure?
Taking into account both new and old players, would you say that a high number of points or a high number of wins (or a good ratio) is more significant in terms of surface impressions?
I recently had an uber-srs conversation with OhFancy about whether wins or points are more important, and he put his money on points, whereas I insisted that your records carried more weight.
What do you say? Points, or stats?
(psst: if you don't vote stats you're gonna get 'em reset)
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