OK, I've put together all of the issues raised on the scoring system thread, and there are some excellent suggestions! Great input! Perhaps we can start voting on these ideas to decide if we want to proceed and if we agree to do anything, then figure out the how...(posted 9779 days ago)There's really two main categories: Leaderboard scoring--what counts and what doesn't and then the wonderful clone problem. If I'm not mistaken, for each item the first 11 AYEs or NAYs is what we'll do.
Leaderboard Issues: Use Percentage Scoring System (top score=100%): YES Allow scores outside of top 3 to count: YES Allow scores from games in current betas: NO Allow scores from games recorded before ROM changes: NO Enforce a minimum req'd score (e.g. 10% of top) or only top X: NO Allow unethical play/point leeching/slow rates/sound off: NO
Clone Issues: In general, clones will not count (with exceptions below): YES Allow clones with clear differences in gameplay (e.g. Trog): YES Allow clones when originals aren't working (e.g. Choplifter): YES Allow clones in multi-game variations (e.g. bowlrama): YES Allow clones--harder or sped-up (e.g. Asteroids, Ms. Pac Turbo): NO Allow originals that are actually clones (e.g. Hyper Olympic): NO