Feature: Levels Are Back

bobo · Mar 2, 2006, 06:19 PM

You can now view a user's "level" in their postbit once again. Levels are calculated using this formula:

log10 (POSTCOUNT) ^ 3) + 1

This makes it increasingly harder to level up on higher levels.

The Dopefish · Mar 2, 2006, 06:22 PM

Was it any different before?

TRZD · Local time: Mar 3, 2006, 12:35 AM

I'm pretty sure that was always the formula, or at least something in that region. You tend to get the first 20-25 or so levels really quickly, then up to about 35 take around about 100 posts each, at which point I've never been higher. 60 is somewhere around 10000 though, I believe.

Good to see this readded, are we gonna have EXP too? It makes sense to have either both added or removed, and since we have levels they might aswell be added.

Just being a bit picky, I do appreciate the hard work of course. =P

seanne · Local time: Mar 3, 2006, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by TRZD

are we gonna have EXP too?

I for one would much prefer if we could get the "percentage" system back instead.

Grawl · Local time: Mar 3, 2006, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by seanne

I for one would much prefer if we could get the "percentage" system back instead.

I agree, that was somehow nice.

And now I want to use a few new smileys.

:doggy: :fish: :sick:

jeremy77 · Mar 4, 2006, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by bobo

You can now view a user's "level" in their postbit once again. Levels are calculated using this formula:

log10 (POSTCOUNT) ^ 3) + 1

This makes it increasingly harder to level up on higher levels.

Um, bobo...

How many people do you think understand this formula?

jeremy

Tube · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 11:34 AM

Lol, yeah that forumula is soooo complex.

::fails third grade::

RacinReaver · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 10:06 AM

Quote:

log10 (POSTCOUNT) ^ 3) + 1

Would 3*log[10]|POSTCOUNT| + 1 be any more efficient calculation-wise?

Son of Wiseness · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by seanne

I for one would much prefer if we could get the "percentage" system back instead.

Dido.

Diversion · Mar 4, 2006, 01:27 PM

Man, I tried my own system for levels in an IPB hack, and ended up with a formula like this:

(($levelco / 2) + sqrt(($levelco * $levelco / 4) + ($levelco * 2 * $postcount))) / $levelco;

Works exactly the same, just different points of levelling.

And it would be nice to have the percents back!

Timberwolf · Mar 4, 2006, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by seanne

I for one would much prefer if we could get the "percentage" system back instead.

I also liked the percentage system.

bobo · Mar 4, 2006, 02:44 PM

Your percentage to level up is now displayed next to the level.

TRZD · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 09:56 PM

Nice, now the levels mean something more again.

How about HP and MP too? (no)

xiaowei · Mar 4, 2006, 05:12 PM

I'd rather see the class system back then the HP and MP.

Musharraf · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 11:14 PM

I don't see any chance that the HP/MP could come back. This message board has grown up, fortunately. A reincarnation of the class system would be awesome, though.

TRZD · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 11:17 PM

HP/MP was a joke.

I'd completely forgotten about the class system too, it's been quite a long time since we had that. That was pretty cool, though I don't know how much stuff we really need cluttering up on the left. Maybe now that we don't have ratings any more it could fill the big grey space next to the flag though...

CHz · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Would 3*log[10]|POSTCOUNT| + 1 be any more efficient calculation-wise?

From a technical standpoint, probably not; integer operations are faster than floating point ones, so log(POSTCOUNT ^ 3) + 1 has one step in which a floating point number is used (the addition), while 3 * log(POSTCOUNT) + 1 has two (the addition and multiplication).

This is assuming PHP's internal representation of integers and floating point numbers is different. Also, based on the speed of current computers, this would likely only make a difference if you're doing about fifty billion calculations or so, in which case you'd lop off a couple of seconds. So it probably doesn't matter much either way.

The final reason it wouldn't make a difference is that I don't think that's the formula in the first place.

Kaiten · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 05:28 PM

I'd also like to see our official postcount displayed somewhere near our avatar. Ever since hitting level 20 or so, I stopped caring about levels and put more attention to the postcount. I'd also like the voting system back as well.

Rayne · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 09:00 PM

I don't really understand the level up system. What if we get to level 100 (And GFF doesn't crash again)? Do we get to be a co-founder or something? Do we get money? What is the point of leveling up?

In video games, We get something when we reach a certain level.
In pokemon we get evolution.
In Final fantasy we get new moves.
In gamingforce we get.....

Free.User · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 05:05 PM

Respect.

Kaiten · Local time: Mar 4, 2006, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by bobo

You can now view a user's "level" in their postbit once again. Levels are calculated using this formula:

log10 (POSTCOUNT) ^ 3) + 1

This makes it increasingly harder to level up on higher levels.

~~What does that make someome with 2000 posts? Using my scientific calculator I got Level 11 as my answer. But last I checked I had ~2000 posts on the old GFF and was over level 30.~~

EDIT: Oops! I fucked up the order of operations:biggrin: