Ray the Wanderer explained how game scores are adjusted by the Metaverse. Here is his explanation:
The key reason behind this disparity in scores is the monthly block effect.
For you, all your games are still in one 30-day monthly block. So the basic formula of total number of points divided by sqrt total number of games is applied to give you a score of 49,562. You have 13 games in your denominator.
This player has games stretched over a period of time so he has three 30-day monthly blocks. The basic formula is applied to each of his blocks separately:
Current 30-day monthly block
8/16/2003 13,420
9/7/2003 10,860
9/9/2003 15,220
Total : 39,500
Divided by sqrt of 3 (3 games) = 22,805
Current block's scores are not aged so this block's contribution to his overall score is 22,805.
1-month old block
7/20/2003 14,640
7/26/2003 11,970
Total : 26,610
Divided by sqrt 2 (2 games) = 18,816
Multiply by 95% = 17,875
Ageing is 5% for every month for the Metaverse listing scores and 10% for player profile scores.
2 month old block
7/5/2003 9,640
7/5/2003 5,089
Total : 14,729
Divided by sqrt 2 (2 games) = 10,415
Multiply by 90% = 9,373
Overall score = 22,805 + 17,875 + 9,373 = 50,053.
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Please note that these numbers are examples. Also, Primipilus Alexus has devised a score calculator in Excel spreadsheet format. It would be very handy for you.
Hope this helps!
Whoops, forgot about your second question. Check out this http://fotr.galciv.org/faq.htm for a general overview of what scores higher/lower.
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