Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 10:12:44 09/11/99
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On September 11, 1999 at 03:16:33, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On September 11, 1999 at 02:41:25, Tina Long wrote: > >>On September 08, 1999 at 18:08:56, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On September 08, 1999 at 17:36:38, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: >>> >>>>Should the game Rebel-Hoffman be taken in account to calculate the performance >>>>rating of Rebel in the GM challenge? >>>> >>>>-Yes 1 >>>>-No >>>>-Abstain >>> >>>Why such an absurd position as to claim it should count despite machine crashes? >>> >>>Because it does not matter *why* the outcome was as it was. >>> >>>If a GM defaults because he does not feel well enough to continue, does that >>>invalidate the loss? No. And neither should this one. >>> >>>No cries of "mess-up... do-over" should be allowed. >> >>The question is not "did Rebel lose" >>The question is how well does Rebel perform >> >>I race my racecar, it blows an engine, I come last. >>Result: I came last >>Performance ability: No data provided > >Data provided! >Car + Driver combination failed. >> >>I raced my car before, it didn't blow an engine >>Performance ability: seconds per lap, top speed, compared to other cars. >> >>Rebel has & is going to play lotsa games: >>To prove itself. To give Ed data on strenghts & weaknesses. To see how it >>performs on different platforms. etc >> >>When assessing a performance "rating", only bonafide games provide data. > >Assessing "Rebel" != assessing "Rebel on a Kryotech K6-3-600". > >Dave Silly thread. It is only one game so whether or not it is rated will make little difference in the long run.
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