GAMETRACKS

[Rocket]

How does this thing work? I started the week a master srgt. so far i've been going down this week(rank wise),now I've been positive all week been averaging 2 to 4 medals a night,so why can't i move up in rank?
Can anybody explaine how to move up in rank?

[[XL]69er™]

Its a lot different from the other trackers we've seen. It doesnt even take into account the medals earned.

The medals you receive in game are not part of the rating formula even though they are recorded. Medals in game are as much a function of what server you on and if you joined the game from the start as they are your real skill. As such it was not considered as a factor in determining your overall rating. Also the polling interval of 60 seconds could mean you miss out on a medal or a higher level medal with some last second heroics that didn't get tracked.

More on the rating system:

Gametrack's rating algorithm tries to factor in how difficult it was for you to achieve your standing when compared to your team mates and opponents. So if you did well in game where you had little support from team mates then your rating tends to get boosted by a modifier. If on the other hand your team dominated and was slaughtering the opponents then your absolute rating gets modified down a bit. The modifiers are not strong so the adjustment is small. Consider it a nudge, but it is there and usually explains why similar scores result in different ratings. If you go to this game detail link you can see a graphical representation of the modifiers at work:
bf1942.gametrack.org/game.php?pid=55254&start=20040703021521 (this one there was little support from team mates so the rating is modified up)
bf1942.gametrack.org/game.php?pid=55254&start=20040629230821 (this one the player's team dominated so the overall rating was modified down.)

This came from an FAQ which should answer most questions:
kindra.net/faq/faq.htm

[[VR]69er™]

Dont 'worry about the stats... Don't be an army.

[808snaus3]

[quote author=[Rocket]69er™ link=board=BFgeneral&thread=1092882162&start=0#0 date=1092882162]How does this thing work? I started the week a master srgt. so far i've been going down this week(rank wise),now I've been positive all week been averaging 2 to 4 medals a night,so why can't i move up in rank?
Can anybody explaine how to move up in rank? [/quote] no...but i can show how to move to the bottom ;D

[[EZ]69er™]

I can give you great tips to make it to the bottom of the ranking system... Just don't play... I think I'm damn near ready to fall off all the charts... haven't played in a couple weeks (if you don't count DC)....

[dabe]

Hey rocket, I'm noticing that on gametracks its VERY slow and hard to move up. Much easier on bftracks....
Overall, number #1 key is taking flags (FTPM) without a doubt.
On gametrack, team strength is highly important, so make sure your on a losing team, and do real well...
bftracks rewards agressiveness, so take flags, names, numbers, kill em all, sort em later...You can rise FAST in bftracks... Ask Jose lol .......
My example is that I just stopped practicing engineer this week, and I went from around 400 to 172 on bf tracks, but stayed the SAME rank on gametrack...
PS. gametrack is NOT always accurate, I changed sides on aberdeen because blue outnumbered red by about 6 players and was winning by 100. Well we came back and narrowly won, but I check gametrack it says "your team had significant advantage" .....ha dont think so...penalized for trying to help out......
But either way, FTPM is most important stat easily....