Selnor putting together Forza 3 VGChartz Racing Championship.

[Wyku]

selnor said:

Wyku said:

selnor said:

Wyku said:
I'm not sure when I'll end up getting the game, but hopefully the championships before I can pick it up will be a success so they'll still be around when I do. I'm not the best at the game, but I have fun nevertheless ;).

Selnor, I'm curious why you chose the scoring system you did? Would it not make more sense to make it at 8-point system or even a 10-point system so people that participate at least get a point out of it? There will be no difference if a person races and gets 6th-8th and if they don't race at all with the way you have it.

Maybe something like this?
1st = 10 pts
2nd = 8 pts
3rd = 6 pts
4th = 5 pts
5th = 4 pts
6th = 3 pts
7th = 2 pts
8th = 1 pts

I was trying to keep it fairly real for what reality has for F1 etc.

The only thing that worries me is if First has 10 and last has 1 that is a 9 point gap rather than a 6 point gap. It would keep the championship tighter with less of a gap. But hey I'm open for suggestions. And the like. What do others feel comfortable with?

You could do without the bonus points for first and second and just make it:

1st = 8 pts
2nd = 7 pts
3rd = 6 pts
4th = 5 pts
5th = 4 pts
6th = 3 pts
7th = 2 pts
8th = 1 pts

Then it's only a 7 point gap. 

I don't know much about the F1 scoring system, but doing a quick Wikipedia search it seems like it matches my first suggestion exactly heh:

"Points are awarded to drivers and teams exclusively on where they finish in a race, with the winner receiving 10 points, the second place finisher 8 points, third 6, fourth 5, fifth 4 and sixth 3, seventh 2 and eighth 1."

What I meant was that F1 has alot of drivers that don't score. That is how real racing is. Not everyone scores. So I took the F1 model and shrunk it to account for only 8 cars. See? It means people will try to stay out of the wall and also try to push to their limit. All adds to the excitement. No?

I suppose. I guess my thinking is that it might help with participation more and at least show who showed up for their races better. But, whatever works ;).