TANKI=LIFE Ep.2 (D/L in depth)

[Person_Random 4,991]

Tanki=Life

In-depth: D/L Ratio is like your GPA (a 4.0 is like a 1.00 D/L, if you haven't already guessed). If you are a good player, reading this is a joke. :D

 

When I started Tanki as a noob loser a while back, I didn't know how to do anything except run away from the enemy tanks.  (Not true)  At least, that's what I've been told. So then people would kindly "help" me by playing for me. And back then my D/L was in the 0.20s (I think).

 

One day, I got the computer to myself. During those hours, I ranked up from a loser private to a Staff Sergeant, increasing my D/L to about 0.60. I still remember (this was about a year ago) that I had about 900 kills and 1500 deaths. Then I stopped playing Tanki for about a year.

 

Then one day, I got back to Tanki after I realized there was an HTML5 version (No, I didn't watch any V-logs) found out that Flash worked on my new computer. After logging back on, I played for a few weeks and became a First Sergeant. That was when I really started to pay attention to my D/L.

 

TOO LATE!  My D/L was virtually unsaveable, like the failed finals in school that drop grades to B's. (Like my math grade in 8^th grade - the teacher made a new assignment every three weeks) Like any other determined gamer, I was hoping to get that D/L up to 1. But that would take a good amount of work, and with people judging me whenever I played, that would only increase the pressure of maintaining a good D/L without becoming a pathological drugger.

 

I finally started to get better when I began to play while studying for bio finals when nobody started judging me. (By the way, I only missed one question, and the smartest person in the class missed eight). Anyways, during that time, I had some great battles. (Mostly on Forest CTF - my favorite map)  That brought my D/L up to what it is now: 0.83 as of 6/4/18.

 

A D/L ratio is kind of like your GPA.  In the beginning, a poor battle could make it plummet, and an excellent battle could rocket it up past 2.00.  But after the Sergeant Ranks, it's pretty much unsaveable.  Unless you are in the late 0.90s, where it can probably be fixed (if you are extremely skilled and lucky)

 

Why is a D/L so hard to fix (to a 1.00, if you don't have one, that is)? Well, imagine the GPA.  If you have all A's but one C, that brings it down to a 3.67.  With one F, that's a 3.33.  If you have to get a 4.0, I guess you have to ace a few AP classes to bring it back up!  Likewise, you'll have to play several games with a D/L above 1.00.

 

This is where it gets hard.  Suppose there's a Third Lieutenant with 10000 kills and 15000 deaths.  That's a difference of 5000 more deaths than kills.   And say this tanker's goal is to get a 1.00 D/L.  And let's also suppose he's really lucky and gets 15 kills and 10 deaths in every battle.  This will take about 1000 battles to finish, if this player actually maintains his goal.  Well, in my case, I have a difference of about 4926-4089=837 kills to make up.  837/5= 167.4, meaning I have to play around 167 battles to get my D/L up to 1, if I can get 15/10 every battle.  If you'll excuse me, I've got a quite a few hours of Tanki to play.

 

Update: now I have a difference of 5294-4575=716 kills.

Edited June 10, 2018 by Person_Random

[KillerGnat 3,135]

Good stuff once again.

 

Edits:

• Minor grammar edits. Comma splices and the like.
• Formatting changes. You don't need to put two spaces after a period. One works fine :).

Approved.

 

The strikethrough runs strong with this one  :ph34r:. I like your style lol short and sweet with a touch of humour. With slightly better article quality, you could do great things :). 

 

And just a word of encouragement. When I was a WO1, I had a D/L of around 0.65. Now it's nearly 1.20 (last I checked at least). With a bit of dedication, anyone can bring it up.^^

[Person_Random 4,991]

Good stuff once again.

 

Edits:

• Minor grammar edits. Comma splices and the like.
• Formatting changes. You don't need to put two spaces after a period. One works fine :).

Approved.

 

The strikethrough runs strong with this one  :ph34r:. I like your style lol short and sweet with a touch of humour. With slightly better article quality, you could do great things :). 

 

And just a word of encouragement. When I was a WO1, I had a D/L of around 0.65. Now it's nearly 1.20 (last I checked at least). With a bit of dedication, anyone can bring it up.^^

Maybe not for my alt...(I can't smoky)

Edited June 5, 2018 by Person_Random