Map Movement XML

by **chipv** on Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:16 pm

Concise description:

Create a new XML for script writers to access that allows calculation of map movement.

Specifics:

Use one tag per map which is a numerical number = total active games + total finished games for that map.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:

Map movement is extremely cumbersome at the moment and would be easier with a single XML.
Prevents multiple AJAX reqs to retrieve same information from the game finder results

by **cspare** on Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:33 pm

Good idea chipv ^^
Chipv and I are working on a script that would create a historical chart from this xml. For such statistical purposes it would be necessary to retrieve the XML periodically (say once a day). I'll schedule a server script to get retrieve the XML.
This would require the XML to be available anonymously (without having to login), just as the Maps.xml.

by **MrBenn** on Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:36 pm

Number of games isn't necessarily the best measure of map popularity... Is there any way we could combine it with a unique number of players measure or something?

by **chipv** on Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:03 pm

MrBenn wrote:Number of games isn't necessarily the best measure of map popularity... Is there any way we could combine it with a unique number of players measure or something?

I never mentioned popularity.

If you wanted we could add average number of players but the thread was about map movement as this is a stat without any contention.
Introducing elements to try and measure map popularity is likely to cause uproar with map makers in my experience.

by **MrBenn** on Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:32 pm

You're right...

Is it possible to include stats so you can see the most frequently played 1v1s, 8 player games, freestyle, speed, etc? It would allow for a richer picture of map movement than simply the number of games played....