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Koochi-Q's avatar
5 years ago
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Unpopular opinion: Intelligence questionnaire for ranked

So... I'll post the question right away so you can answer it without reading my possible upcoming dissertation on why I'm asking it: Do games with ranked modes need an intelligence questionnaire next...
  • pastaclown's avatar
    5 years ago

    @Koochi-Q short answer, no. A pop quiz for skill is purely subjective and really doesn't have too many defining concrete definitions. 

    Biased answer, NO. 95% of the player population would fail. Especially if the smooth brained, no skill, snail like reaction time, salted slugs that I get on my squads are any indication.

    Long answer:

    Skill is entirely subjective and hard to weigh concretely in terms of numbers. It's why SBMM currently doesn't function properly. They may SAY your teammates are similarly skilled, but again, my salted slugs argue otherwise. On that note, it would be difficult to weigh knowledge vs. practice. For instance, how do you determine how much skill someone has in a scenario where they have amazing game-sense and overall knowledge of mechanics and rotations but has shoddy aim? A fast looter with great aim but absolutely no knowledge on when or how to push a target / hold a position? Even then, how does skill weigh differently between premades and solo players? Will a solo player have a higher skill metric? Or will the premades? A test implies right and wrong answers, and while there are favorable and unfavorable outcomes to certain situations that happen in game, overall there is no "correct" answer, simply multiple answers that will probably work, and multiple answers that probably won't. 

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