On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 20:50 -0600, Sean Hunt wrote:
> The following is a Win Announcement:
>
> root and coppro have scores x + yi such that xy >= 2500.
I submit the following proposal (Title "Fix score loss after point
scams", AI 1, II 2):
{{{{
In Rule 2187 (Win by High Score), replace
{{{
Cleanup procedure: All those players have eir scores set to 0.
All other players have each of eir coordinates set to
floor(P*S/10), where P is eir previous coordinate along that
axis and S is the Score Index.
}}}
with
{{{
Cleanup procedure: All those players have eir scores set to 0.
Except if all those players gained at least 80 points (of any
type) total within a 10-minute period within the past months,
then all other players have each of eir coordinates set to
floor(P*S/10), where P is eir previous coordinate along that
axis and S is the Score Index.
}}}
Set the score of all players except root, coppro, and (if comex has won
by High Score between the time this proposal was submitted and the time
at which it passed) comex to what it would be if no cleanup procedure
from Wins by High Score had been performed within the last month.
}}}}
(This basically means that scams of the points system still give the win
to the scamster, but don't disrupt legitimate attempts to win by points.
root and coppro have what appears to be a correct scam to win by points,
but as a presumably unintended side-effect the legitimately earned
scores of other players are being wiped out. Likewise, CFJ 2450 implies
that comex is owed a very large number of points due to a scam,
sufficient to easily win by high score, which will again cleanup-reduce
the scores of everyone else to the extent that legitimately earned
points will be effectively worthless. I like scams, but I don't like
them interfering with legitimate gameplay; the best balance here seems
to be to allow the scam, but undo its harmful side-effects.)
--
ais523
