Player Power Rankings 11-9-2015

Just accepted an award, got assessed a score penalty, and want to know how your empire is really doing? Have an intergalactic empire and want to know how your holdings compare with other top players?

These are the ideas behind my Player Power Rankings idea, found here:

https://www.simcountry.com/discus/messages/8/24236.html?1446589956

With these rankings, you won't have to wait months to compete for the game-mandated top score. You can keep tabs on your progress every month.

I have gathered the data on many players. Mainly very active and top players are featured in my first list. Players are evaluated on Military Power (MP), Space Power (SP), Wealth Power (WP), and Finance Power (FP). These scores are totaled and the player is given a Total Power Level (TPL). Data is gathered from all player assets throughout all of the game's five worlds.

Here is my first list. Enjoy!

Aries MP 11 SP 4 WP 10 FP 9
TPL 34

SirSmokesAlot MP 9 SP 4 WP 6 FP 8
TPL 27

Orbiter MP 8 SP 4 WP 6 FP 6
TPL 24

Whiteboy MP 10 SP 4 WP 4 FP 5
TPL 23

Natures Wrath MP 7 SP 4 WP 8 FP 4
TPL 23

Laguna MP 8 SP 4 WP 8 FP 3
TPL 23

Blackeyes MP 9 SP 4 WP 5 FP 4
TPL 22

Drys0013 MP 8 SP 4 WP 5 FP 4
TPL 21

SuperSoldierRCP MP 9 SP 4 WP 2 FP 5
TPL 20

Khome y Peng MP 7 SP 4 WP 4 FP 3
TPL 18

Putin MP 7 SP 3 WP 3 FP 5
TPL 18

Zen MP 5 SP 3 WP 5 FP 5
TPL 18

Volvo MP 4 SP 1 WP 7 FP 5
TPL 17

Emperor Vespasian MP 5 SP 1 WP 6 FP 5
TPL 17

Zentrino MP 6 SP 3 WP 2 FP 5
TPL 16

Richard II MP 5 SP 1 WP 4 FP 4
TPL 14

Roving Eye MP 6 SP 4 WP 1 FP 3
TPL 14

Kingtimbo MP 4 SP 1 WP 5 FP 3
TPL 13

Letsie MP 2 SP 0 WP 7 FP 4
TPL 13

Crackerjack MP 3 SP 1 WP 5 FP 3
TPL 12

Jammiebrown MP 6 SP 0 WP 1 FP 4
TPL 11

Brandon Fleetwood MP 5 SP 2 WP 1 FP 2
TPL 10

John West MP 4 SP 1 WP 1 FP 3
TPL 9

Tony w MP 4 SP 2 WP 1 FP 2
TPL 9

Gmm54 MP 3 SP 1 WP 1 FP 4
TPL 9

Sunnyknight MP 4 SP 1 WP 2 FP 1
TPL 8

Christophe Shook MP 2 SP 1 WP 2 FP 2
TPL 7

The Ho MP 1 SP 0 WP 3 FP 2
TPL 6

Hcarl0804 MP 1 SP 0 WP 3 FP 2
TPL 6

John Smith MP 3 SP 0 WP 1 FP 1
TPL 5

Any questions? Not scored and you would like to be? Comments?

I think a better order should be proposed.

For example, players with multi world empires should have their own category entirely.

Putting myself up there with 2 countries (1 as a slave which needs a lot of work), alongside yourself, smokes, josias etc etc just seems, demoralizing.

May be better off to have categories for:-

Multi world players as one category

then break up the rest into

FB - KB - WG - GR - LU

Just my 2 cents.

https://www.simcountry.com/discus/messages/8/24236.html?1446589956

This is my only suggestion. Read the bottom.
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I appreciate the time it took to gather the info. I think sp is an important asset in the ranking, because the stronger the sp the faster response to a threat anywhere. It quantifies how capable a player is to project their military power.

Sunnyknight:

Subdividing the lists into world and multi-world lists could be interesting. Dividing my list into 6 different categories would leave just several players per list. If you are interested in putting together one or more lists, you are welcome to it.

Zen:

I agree with Smokes in the original intention of looking at access to shuttles. Just as diminishing returns in the utility of owning more shuttles is practiced by capping the space metric to 4 levels, one could imagine crushing diminishing returns in owning more military assets without having access to shuttles to deploy them. In this way, the space metric is sort of an extension to military power.


In reviewing the list, I have some other ideas about sub-lists. First, I think the list highlights players that prioritize war readiness or ones that focus more on economy and finance. Comparing military power with wealth and finance power shows this. I like that the rankings reward players either way.

War guys, where WP+FP is < or = MP:

Whiteboy MP 10 SP 4 WP 4 FP 5
TPL 23

Blackeyes MP 9 SP 4 WP 5 FP 4
TPL 22

SuperSoldierRCP MP 9 SP 4 WP 2 FP 5
TPL 20

Khome y Peng MP 7 SP 4 WP 4 FP 3
TPL 18

Roving Eye MP 6 SP 4 WP 1 FP 3
TPL 14

Jammiebrown MP 6 SP 0 WP 1 FP 4
TPL 11

Brandon Fleetwood MP 5 SP 2 WP 1 FP 2
TPL 10

John West MP 4 SP 1 WP 1 FP 3
TPL 9

Tony w MP 4 SP 2 WP 1 FP 2
TPL 9

Sunnyknight MP 4 SP 1 WP 2 FP 1
TPL 8

John Smith MP 3 SP 0 WP 1 FP 1
TPL 5


Econ guys, where WP+FP is at least double MP:

Zen MP 5 SP 3 WP 5 FP 5
TPL 18

Volvo MP 4 SP 1 WP 7 FP 5
TPL 17

Emperor Vespasian MP 5 SP 1 WP 6 FP 5
TPL 17

Kingtimbo MP 4 SP 1 WP 5 FP 3
TPL 13

Letsie MP 2 SP 0 WP 7 FP 4
TPL 13

Crackerjack MP 3 SP 1 WP 5 FP 3
TPL 12

Christophe Shook MP 2 SP 1 WP 2 FP 2
TPL 7

The Ho MP 1 SP 0 WP 3 FP 2
TPL 6

Hcarl0804 MP 1 SP 0 WP 3 FP 2
TPL 6


Other players fall in between. Some other lists:

Super-Military Powers

1. Aries MP 11
2. Whiteboy MP 10
3. SirSmokesAlot MP 9
4. Blackeyes MP 9
5. SuperSoldierRCP MP 9

Deep Pockets Powers

1. Aries WP 10
2. Natures Wrath WP 8
3. Laguna WP 8
4. Volvo WP 7
5. Letsie WP 7

Power Econ List

1. Aries FP 9
2. SirSmokesAlot FP 8
3. Orbiter FP 6

I have thought of ways to improve this but wonder of there is any appetite for it. However, for player to which this data seems foreign, be sure that this is the type of data that top players consider when choosing their allies and choosing their battles.

For the heck of it, I calculated my stuff one year later. It isn't easy to raise levels as you get higher but mine are up slightly.

Aries as of 11-19-2015 MP 11 SP 4 WP 10 FP 9 TPL 34

Aries as of 11-02-2016 MP 11 SP 4 WP 11 FP 10 TPL 36


My analysis is that my military rating is unchanged though that can be a bit deceiving. Remember that each rank is essentially double the previous. I am only 5% short of rank 12 and would guess my military is some 50-60% larger than a year ago.

On the other measurements, my wealth ranking is up 1, which means my cash on hand essentially doubled from a year ago. Financial ranking similarly is up 1, meaning my monthly country income is about double.

Rankings Summary: Military Assets>2560T Cash>5120T Country Income>2560B

If anyone else is interested, it is possible to check your own ranking by following the instructions on my Player Power Rankings suggestion.

I like this ranking system. Previously, Aries had this for me:

Zentrino MP 6 SP 3 WP 2 FP 5
TPL 16

I went through and calculated mine now as this:

MP: 8 SP: 4 WP: 1 FP: 5
TPL: 18

Up 2 military and 1 space. Same on finance and down one on wealth--because military is expensive

I would like to say that I'm also very interested in this system. I used to be an up and comming (super :P) power. This time I'm going to keep on going and reach for the stars :D

I'm not yet capable of figuring out every detail myself but I like this rating system a lot.

I would like to say that I'm also very interested in this system. I used to be an up and comming (super :P) power. This time I'm going to keep on going and reach for the stars :D

I'm not yet capable of figuring out every detail myself but I like this rating system a lot.