Do you crave games with online rankings?

[DoOs_101]

Hello

I'm doing a study on how effective online ranking systems have stimulate growth in the popularity of certain games. As such we shall begin with a brief introduction of what an online ranking system is.

Online Ranking System:

It is a system where players who compete in a particular game get ranked in a server. For instance, the Battle.net quickplay melee games lets you level up, players get ranked by the level, and % of wins vs. losses.

The question:

Does it really affect your desire to play the game?

 

[Zombie]

Imo, it's a good thing. Gives you motivation and you won't get bored of the game so easily.

 

[zipeater1990]

I'm neutral with this system. You know, it's really good thing when you go for the rank from the beginning of the game, but it will be a demoralizing system when you joined the game (so very) later, and can only compare your rank with the 1.000.000th user, and can't even hope to beat the 999.999.999-point- Rank-1-User.

It's nice to see our name in the top ten, but it really sucks to see out name in the below 1000th

 

[terradont]

I love ranking systems, it gives the player a feel of achievment for playing the game.

But there must be a nonranking system too(like in all xbox live games)
Because sometimes you want to play hardcore, sometimes you want to just fool around.

 

[Razorbrain]

i dont really crave it, but its a good bonus

 

[VeljkoM]

I don't care.I can't play on line.

 

[Gilles]

I suck at video games in general, so I don't personally like them, but they would be awesome if you were actually good enough to rank high.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

I'm more into the CoD 4 system of gaining new stuff and goodies for your new weapons and all. There's not much of a reward in War3 when you have like 1000 wins and 20 lost games you only get some numbers displayed on your profile a ranking on the ladder and get to pick a new avatar...

I have no idea how to solve this problem but once you've seen the CoD 4 system you will see the future.

Lulz!

 

[DoOs_101]

I'm more into the CoD 4 system of gaining new stuff and goodies for your new weapons and all. There's not much of a reward in War3 when you have like 1000 wins and 20 lost games you only get some numbers displayed on your profile a ranking on the ladder and get to pick a new avatar...

I have no idea how to solve this problem but once you've seen the CoD 4 system you will see the future.

Lulz!

Is it a system where your points can translate into buying goodies in the game?

 

[reza sword2]

I think so. And I don't think an online ranking system affects on how i play. Doesn't motivate me.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Is it a system where your points can translate into buying goodies in the game?

No.

It's more like the higher level you get the more weapons,challenges and perks you will unlock, by praticing weapon skills you will receive attachments for those weapons. Thats how it works.

 

[thegreatsmite]

online rankings makes any game better, but give the option to turn them off so n00bs dont cry

 

[busterkomo]

Depends on which type of game I am playing. I just hate when people think Win/Loss and Kill/Death ratios are an accurate representation of your skill.

 

[Code Lyoko]

Online ranking is neutral for me... I don't care about it, but not hate it either.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Online ranking is neutral for me... I don't care about it, but not hate it either.

Your posts are also neutral.

 

[zipeater1990]

Depending on your poll results, we should not expect too much from ranking system to boosts playability of a game. After all, it's MOD-ability (is that a real word? lol) that made you want to play a game again and again and again and again and again ...


Anyway, you can see that WC3 did gained such reputation AND replay-ability from 3rd-party mods


LONG LIVE FOR ALL THE MODS!

 

[Airandius]

Well, I hardly care about rankings, it's nice and all but it should not affect game play at all. The CoD4 system looks bad in my opinion if you can get extra items and stuff.

It's better to just have useless stuff added like colors, flashy things and avatahzzz.

I never play games online for the rank, I do it because I have nothing else to do. xD

 

[DoOs_101]

Well, I hardly care about rankings, it's nice and all but it should not affect game play at all. The CoD4 system looks bad in my opinion if you can get extra items and stuff.

It's better to just have useless stuff added like colors, flashy things and avatahzzz.

I never play games online for the rank, I do it because I have nothing else to do. xD

Well the reason why I made this survey is because I made a map that has a ranking. The problem is that I've been observing the lack of its effects. Maybe I should try to focus on integrating the map with a CoD4 system or so something like colors and flashy things that will interest the players.

If you'd like to test the map itself its right here, Jade Wars , if I'm not mistaken, its the first wc3 map to have online rankings .

 

[Airandius]

Well the reason why I made this survey is because I made a map that has a ranking. The problem is that I've been observing the lack of its effects. Maybe I should try to focus on integrating the map with a CoD4 system or so something like colors and flashy things that will interest the players.

If you'd like to test the map itself its right here, Jade Wars , if I'm not mistaken, its the first wc3 map to have online rankings .

Many maps have rankings, but they never get popular enough to have people play them a lot, next to that it fails hard.
The only map that has a ranking is Dota. And I dislike that map so meh. xD

 

[DoOs_101]

Many maps have rankings, but they never get popular enough to have people play them a lot, next to that it fails hard.
The only map that has a ranking is Dota. And I dislike that map so meh. xD

Not necessarily, in ideal situation it would work well and with a reward system, player gets more attraction. However, ppl majorly play wc3 because of dota these days, those you see playing custom maps are either mapmakers or ppl who are dedicated to warcraft games. So its a small population.

And I figured out that what the_wand_mirror said is true, because its pointless to compete in rank for a game that is not competitive and well-balanced. The CoD4 system will work because it creates an incentive with the absence of competitiveness.

Aside from DotaRank, I think there are no other games that have rankings online. If you're refering to games like notd, it is ranked but only ingame.

 

[BearMan]

A game without ranking systems can be just as good as a game that have that system. IRRELEVANT

 

[Ulfus]

Not at all