Alright due to the massive growth of the points previously it was clear the system needed to be changed.
The change I have made however is perhaps slightly unusual, although I believe it to be fair and encourage competition.
The basic concept is, for each racer you beat you are awarded points based on the points difference.
As such if you beat someone with significantly more points than you, you will earn a decent amount of points, however if you beat someone with significantly less points than you you will earn less, or even no points, and if you beat someone with similar points to yourself you will earn some points.
In more detail, for each player you earn a default of 5 points for beating them. However for each point more than you they have you will gain an extra 0.01 of a point, and for each point less than you they have you will gain 0.01 less of a point, until that reaches 0.
This means point growth will in general be constant, although it will be easier to catch up with leaders if you race well.
One of the main negative aspects however is that in each race the points system can appear to be malfunctioning. Consider this situation.
Player1 whom finished first has 1000 points
Player2 whom finished second has 50 points
Player3 whom finished 3rd has 1100 points.
Player1 will be awarded 6 points
Player2 will be awarded 16 points
Player3 will be awarded 0 points
(Ignoring points received for finishing the race and toptimes etc.)
So the person who comes 2nd earns more points from the race than he whom won it.
Naturally to some this may seem unfair, and perhaps all ye might not like this system.
Let me know what ya think.
Cheers,
Demiveil.
