Change the voting system

Amiga1992 · 18 May 2009, 19:53

Please, I beg for two things to be banned from the competition voting:

1 - Double vote power
2 - Vote arrangement between members.

It took TWO PEOPLE to decide the game we are going to play in this round 6.
You might as well make it that the winner of the competition chooses the next game, because the voting power anybody else has is null.

No complaints about the game chosen, but I feel cheated as part of a voting system.

TCD · 18 May 2009, 20:10

I think you refer to the EMPL, since you mention round 6...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

1 - Double vote power

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=113

Read the first post in the voting thread again and maybe you see that is was already removed before you asked for it the first time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

2 - Vote arrangement between members.

Vote arrangement? Well blade and I did that on X-Out some time ago, but since then I can't remember that anyone arranged any votes. Because we haven't got many players (or voters) in the EMPL it likely to happen that a game wins with two top votes. That surely doesn't mean that your vote isn't important since Gunstar Heroes would have been chosen with only one point more.

Amiga1992 · 18 May 2009, 20:24

Scratch my first claim, then, or change it for something more fair.
As I said, it took two people to decide the game to be played! How can that be?

Graham Humphrey · 18 May 2009, 20:26

Two people voted for it in first place. No other game was voted for in the same way.

Really don't see the problem with this one?

Graham Humphrey · 18 May 2009, 20:35

Expanding on that a little...

Just done a quick count. Eight people voted for round 6 of the EMPL. 22 people voted for round 5 of the Super League.

That's it in a nutshell I think. Nothing wrong with the voting system, just less numbers means a couple of first-place votes can beat everything else. With more people taking part that doesn't happen.

Amiga1992 · 18 May 2009, 20:39

Ypuo are probably right, it's a matter of number of gamers.

TCD · 18 May 2009, 20:40

Spot on Graham. I won't change the number of votes or the points for them. With the small number of votes the double voting power was way too much, since it would mean that the game voted by the one with it would almost automatically win. Just to make it clear : If there is a tie between two games, the one with more votes would be played. Which means that if someone (of the 8 people that vored) would had given Gunstar Heroes one (more) point we would play that instead now.

Biscuit · 18 May 2009, 22:23

I'm not that familiar with some of the systems, so I find it helpful to see others top 5 lists. Gives me some games I've never heard of to check out in my spare time. If only I had more spare time.

Amiga1992 · 19 May 2009, 01:34

delete this communist thread!

john4p · 19 May 2009, 08:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

If there is a tie between two games, the one with more votes would be played.

Ah, good to know. That's different to the EAB/Lemon Super League where the most first place votes, then the most second place votes, and so on, are the tie breaker.

TCD · 19 May 2009, 08:59

First is the overall number of voters on a game, then the 'one point votes' and so on order follows. I'm almost done with the 'skeleton' for the schedule and some rules, so expect them this weekend

john4p · 19 May 2009, 09:02

I can't wait to know the next system. Is it the C64 or Neo Geo? Or do we play Arcade games <= 1996?

TCD · 19 May 2009, 09:08

Next round is MAME

Have a look here for further facts and chit-chat : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=549663#post549663

18 May 2009, 19:53	#1
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Change the voting system Please, I beg for two things to be banned from the competition voting: 1 - Double vote power 2 - Vote arrangement between members. It took TWO PEOPLE to decide the game we are going to play in this round 6. You might as well make it that the winner of the competition chooses the next game, because the voting power anybody else has is null. No complaints about the game chosen, but I feel cheated as part of a voting system.

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18 May 2009, 20:24	#3
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Scratch my first claim, then, or change it for something more fair. As I said, it took two people to decide the game to be played! How can that be?

18 May 2009, 20:26	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Two people voted for it in first place. No other game was voted for in the same way. Really don't see the problem with this one?

18 May 2009, 20:35	#5
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Expanding on that a little... Just done a quick count. Eight people voted for round 6 of the EMPL. 22 people voted for round 5 of the Super League. That's it in a nutshell I think. Nothing wrong with the voting system, just less numbers means a couple of first-place votes can beat everything else. With more people taking part that doesn't happen.

18 May 2009, 20:39	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Ypuo are probably right, it's a matter of number of gamers.

18 May 2009, 20:40	#7
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Spot on Graham. I won't change the number of votes or the points for them. With the small number of votes the double voting power was way too much, since it would mean that the game voted by the one with it would almost automatically win. Just to make it clear : If there is a tie between two games, the one with more votes would be played. Which means that if someone (of the 8 people that vored) would had given Gunstar Heroes one (more) point we would play that instead now.

18 May 2009, 22:23	#8
Biscuit Baked Produce Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Age: 43 Posts: 1,197	I'm not that familiar with some of the systems, so I find it helpful to see others top 5 lists. Gives me some games I've never heard of to check out in my spare time. If only I had more spare time.

19 May 2009, 01:34	#9
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	delete this communist thread!

19 May 2009, 08:59	#11
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	First is the overall number of voters on a game, then the 'one point votes' and so on order follows. I'm almost done with the 'skeleton' for the schedule and some rules, so expect them this weekend

19 May 2009, 09:02	#12
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	I can't wait to know the next system. Is it the C64 or Neo Geo? Or do we play Arcade games <= 1996?

19 May 2009, 09:08	#13
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Next round is MAME Have a look here for further facts and chit-chat : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=549663#post549663

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