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A Bit Disappointed, but Glad I Entered

A topic by Convg created Sep 10, 2023 Views: 250 Replies: 7
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Submitted(+1)

This jam took place on the last week of our school holiday, so after pouring a huge amount of effort into our game, we were right back in school the day after. With the start of a new school year, stuff was pretty hectic and I forgot to rate other people's games until the last couple of days. Because of that, we are still 8 ratings too low at the end of the jam. Its sad that our game won't get a ranking at the end after all the effort and passion we put in, but we're still really proud of what we've accomplished, our most ambitious project yet. And I definitely won't forget to give back to such an amazing community again. Congrats to all who submitted a game, you're all awesome :)

Next jam we'll get 10,000 ratings 馃槑

Submitted

The whole 20 ratings threshold seems kinda weird honestly. Looking at the results here, the game that got 6th only passed the threshold by 2.

As in, if two people hadn't stumbled on it, one of the best games submitted wouldn't have been noticed, which is completely insane.

Submitted

Its an imperfect solution for sure but i can't think of a better method. While it does work better on more established jams like ludum dare where you have a well-balanced karma system and the rescue group thing, I still think its good how it requires you to give back to the community. Definitely could be better tho, and it turns out you still get a rank if you're too low, you just cant come first place which isnt too bad ig. We're both rlly happy with our results :)

Submitted(+1)

I guess, but the game that came first was dangerously close to 20 ratings too.

Maybe it would be better to establish the threshold after the jam based on a publicly known formula? Something like the median minus a predetermined amount?

Submitted(+1)

Interesting, I like that idea

Submitted(+3)

yeah because honestly the more review the harder it is to win, because it is more precise. It is a pretty unstable method of getting an average.

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

That is what itch does, if you see how it says raw score and score the, raw score is the ratings from everyone and the real score is ratings after being penalized if under the median, but the formula isn鈥檛 public afaik

Submitted(+1)

From what I have been able to observe by participating in a few Jams, having many reviews is disadvantageous in terms of the final score. The one who comes first usually has the minimum or slightly more than the required number of reviews, having many reviews means that where your game falls short, you can more easily receive very low ratings. In my experience, I always try to have few reviews, and so far, it has never disappointed me.