The process to select an MVP for the wars has been plagued
with inconsistency and accusations (Joe!). So now that we have a full blown
site for this kind of stuff, I was thinking the process can run as follows:
Nomination (BCS Machine)
After consulting with the best minds in the field of sports
statistics and my local bartender, I worked up a spreadsheet that calculates a
performance value for every participant during the course of the war. The sheet
looks at the player ranks, performs an expected star value for attacks and
defenses, and then averages the result against the number of actions that occurred
for each player. As an example, if a #2 attacks a #6, the spreadsheet expects
the result to be 2.5 stars. If the #2 gets 3 stars, then the player scores .5.
If the player gets only 2 stars, then the player scores -.5. The higher the
score, the better a player has done during the war. A score of 0 would indicate
an average performance. A score below zero would indicate a Cleveland Browns-esque level of
performance.
To make things even more complete and fair, there are qualifiers
available that will be granted based on certain circumstances. Those are: 'necessity
attack' - you attacked a target because you had to not necessarily because you
wanted to (thanks for being a good teammate), 'Epic Defense' - You made a last
stand Helm's Deep style stand, or 'Epic Attack' - You attacked a superior
opponent and made them cry.
The goal being to identify, objectively, the highest
performers during the course of the war. Those who perform well enough will be
nominated for MVP.
Voting
I will take the highest performers and place them into a
poll on this site so that we all may vote on the MVP. I will also try to
highlight the reason they scored the way that they did.
So without further ado... here is a look at the highlights
and high scores:
War #9 Results
TheJoeEngle (score 1.58) scored 3 stars in each of his attacks
and added 3 stars to the team total. Joe also held his own against an attack
from their #2 only giving up one star. Most importantly however, Joe's first
attack, in true Hun form, was against their #1 and he crushed it. This attack
earned Joe the highest attack score to expected value and earning him the Epic
Attack bonus.
MightyMingus (score .75) played cleanup this weekend and
promptly 3 starred both of his opponents (#10 and #4) adding 4 stars to the
team total. MightyMingus also held his own against a revenge attempt by their
#4 yielding only one star. Overall, a strong consistent performance.
Rolf (score .75) despite being ranked first and being
heavily favored in all his attacks, Rolf managed to crack the top three by
virtue of his shutout of their #1 player earning the second highest defense to
expected score. Rolf also managed to add 5 stars to the team total via
victories over their #6 and #9 ranked opponents.
Maximus (score .6666), the merciful, would probably be ranked
higher if not for the stupidity of dragons during his first attack. Despite
getting a 97%, his one star attack on their #4 resulted in a small loss and a
narrow miss at besting Mingus and Rolf. His second attack (a three star beat
down against #5) and his defense (one star yielded to their #2) redeemed him and
placed him tied for 4th in rankings.
Cwood (score .6666) also tied for 4th, is on this list purely
for his epic defense against their #9. A defense so hilarious, it forced Blimpus
to record it and post it on YouTube. Not only did this attack rank the best in
terms of result vs expected, it was also received the bonus for epic defense. I
invite you to all to watch the reply again and find the exact moment their
player uttered "oh shit" (score .6666)
Electric_Oasis (score .6666), yours truly, tied for 4th place
by virtue of ballooning my opponents into submission (#7 and #8). I would have
given TheHun a run for his money if I had only done a bit better in my defense
against their #5. Getting 6 stars but yielding 3 of my own, I humbly submit
that dragon attacks are malarkey.
So that's the list. Thanks for reading. Please vote below
and leave any comments on how I can make this process better.
Also big thanks to Blimpus for putting the site together and for helping to design the performance tracking spreadsheet.
