Who Are The Spoilers?

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Who Are The Spoilers?

Posted By: Wolfchild
Date: 2001.10.28.13.26

Much of the time on a KotH server it seems like there is at least one person who is not interested in playing King of the Hill. Instead they want to hang around the sides picking up cheap frags by pot-shotting those who *are* trying to get on the Hill. I am going to do something to punish these players.
The problem is coming up with an algorithm that can allow UT to discriminate between spoilers and players who are simply not doing well. This is my thinking so far:
If you have more than your share of frags and less than 20% of the total Hill time among all players, you are a spoiler.
My reasoning is that if you can get more than your share of frags and still not get much Hill time, then you're really not trying.
To annoy these players and also to allow them to become non-spoilers, I'm thinking that spoilers get suicided immediately. Thus when a spoiler gets a frag that pushes them over the edge they get killed and loose their weapons. The suicide will lower there score and make them non-spoiler again. The next time they frag someone the same thing will happen. If by some chance the can accumulate some Hill time without killing someone they can still get out of hot water.
However, I'm looking for suggestions on a better way to programmatically identify spoilers. Anyone have any good suggestions?
woof

Messages In This Thread

Who Are The Spoilers? -- Wolfchild -- 2001.10.28.13.26
- a modest proposal -- Anaphiel -- 2001.10.30.20.31
- Uhm. I don't mind them... -- CyberBob =PN= -- 2001.10.30.07.43
- Who Spoils the Spoilers? -- Captain Kewl -- 2001.10.30.07.20
  - Re: Who Spoils the Spoilers? -- Wolfchild -- 2001.10.30.10.12
- Re: Who Are The Spoilers? -- Djof -- 2001.10.28.13.40
  - Re: Who Are The Spoilers? -- NeoN -- 2001.10.29.02.45

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Message: : Much of the time on a KotH server it seems like there is : at least one person who is not interested in playing : King of the Hill. Instead they want to hang around the : sides picking up cheap frags by pot-shotting those who : are trying to get on the Hill. I am going to do : something to punish these players. : The problem is coming up with an algorithm that can allow : UT to discriminate between spoilers and players who : are simply not doing well. This is my thinking so far: : If you have more than your share of frags and less : than 20% of the total Hill time among all players, you : are a spoiler. : My reasoning is that if you can get more than your share : of frags and still not get much Hill time, then you're : really not trying. : To annoy these players and also to allow them to become : non-spoilers, I'm thinking that spoilers get suicided : immediately. Thus when a spoiler gets a frag that : pushes them over the edge they get killed and loose : their weapons. The suicide will lower there score and : make them non-spoiler again. The next time they frag : someone the same thing will happen. If by some chance : the can accumulate some Hill time without killing : someone they can still get out of hot water. : However, I'm looking for suggestions on a better way to : programmatically identify spoilers. Anyone have any : good suggestions? : woof
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