George's Calculations Using The Best Times As Of June 13, 1996


Hi Mike & Yonatan,

I reran my spreadsheet program on the current.tab times as of 13-June.
In the /.staging directory there are some improvements that are too good
to not include, so I used also:

0:38 for 15
2:46 for 17
0:58 for 24 (Anthe Kren)
3:07 for 29 (Anthe Kren)

I know I saw a COMPET-N recording of 02 recently under 0:45, but I couldn't
find it, so I left 02 at 0:57.

The results are tabulated at the end, first sorted by level and then
overall score (length-rank + %Par length).  Length-rank is the best
COMPET-N time, by the way, not the par as you seemed to think in one
of your e-mails, Mike.

Now at a gross level I think this rating scheme does OK, but the finer
points that make a level difficult are not reflected.  For example,
notice that 26, 32, 25 and 10 all come in order about in the middle,
while I think we all agree that for one thing 32 is much easier than
the other three.

So instead of dwelling my own "scientific" scheme (which has changed in
ranking only a very little), I instead will take the sets you both last
sent you to see if we can come to a consensus.  Mike's level sets
are already an amalgamation of that created by the three of us!!

Mike's Easiest: 01 18
Mike's Easy   : 03 05 08 15 21 27 28 30 31 32
Mike's Medium : 04 07 10 11 12 16 19 20 23 25
Mike's Hard   : 02 06 09 13 14 17 22 24 26
Mike's Hardest: 29

Yona's Easiest: 01 18 28 31 32
Yona's Easy   : 03 04 07 08 10 15 21 27 30
Yona's Medium : 02 05 11 16 19 20 22 23 26
Yona's Hard   : 06 09 12 13 14 25
Yona's Hardest: 17 24 29

First, there are the levels you both argee on (and me too, I guess.
Is 16 really medium??  I though maybe it was easy.)

Easiest: 01 18
Easy   : 03 08 15 21 27 30
Medium : 11 16 19 20 23
Hard   : 06 09 13 14
Hardest: 29

Now, thankfully, this list is larger than when Mike did this.  However,
there are 2 levels that were locked before but not now, 31 and 02.
Yonatan changed his mind on these levels, I guess ...

I'm reluctant to call too many levels "hardest" because that means
no D2SG will get assigned these levels.  People will probably substitute,
but maybe not.

Here is what I suggest for the remaining levels:

Map02: Despite what Yonatan says I still think this is hard.  It's
       too bad this was in the easiest set before so no D2SG ever did it.

Map04: Yonatan thinks this one is rather easy but I agree with Mike.

Map05: Now it is Mike that thinks this is easy but I'll agree with Yonatan!

Map07: This one is alot different than the others; there is no
       complex route to follow or tricky jumps to make.  Just straight
       kill, kill, kill, and stay alive in the process.  Still, seems a
       stretch calling it easy, esp in UV.

Map10: I can't see this one as easy either ...
 
Map12: I'm not too familiar with this one, those Cacos at the end can
       be nasty, I'll go with hard.

Map17: Hard or Hardest??  I still think it's only hard, the par is so
       long.

Map22: OK, Yonatan, you've convinced me this is "medium".

Map24: If this is hardest then so is 13, don't you think??  13 has
       a very low par for all you have to do.

Map25: This map is tough, but there's lots of weaponry.  It certainly is
       easier than 26 in NM, Mike!!  So I'm going with medium.

Map26: This map has migrated from easy to hard, Mike!!  The par is pretty
       long, but it's easy to die.  I'll go with hard.

Map28: The par on this one is so long I'm tempted to call it easiest.
       I think ID screwed up on the par on this one.  OK, but maybe
       it is a little tricky.

Map31: Yonatan makes a good case for calling this easiest, thing is
       the whole thing looks so similar I'm always making a wrong turn.
       So I think it should be easy.

Map32: For D2I, I did this one and still almost got under par, even
       including my dance!!  Easiest.

Sooooo, this gives:

Easiest: 01 18 32
Easy   : 03 08 15 21 27 28 30 31
Medium : 04 05 07 10 11 16 19 20 22 23 25
Hard   : 02 06 09 12 13 14 17 24 26
Hardest: 29

Looks to me like moving a level or two for Medium to Easy would level things
out.  Which one, 04 05 07 10???  Hmmm...  Maybe  05 or 07.

-George


Note: Overall Score = Length Rank + %Par Rank

Map Name                Par        UV     Under           Length  %Par Overall
                                  Best     Sec   %Par      Rank   Rank Score
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01 Entryways            0:30      0:06      24  20.00%       1      6     7
02 Underhalls           1:30      0:57      33  63.33%      20     32    52
03 The Gantlet          2:00      0:30      90  25.00%       4     10    14
04 The Focus            2:00      0:48      72  40.00%      14     23    37
05 The Waste Tunnels    1:30      0:31      59  34.44%       5     16    21
06 The Crusher          2:30      1:02      88  41.33%      22     24    46
07 Dead Simple          2:00      0:55      65  45.83%      18     28    46
08 Tricks and Traps     2:00      0:31      89  25.83%       6     11    17
09 The Pit              4:30      1:43     167  38.15%      30     20    50
10 Refueling Base       1:30      0:38      52  42.22%      10     26    36
11 "O" Of Destruction   3:30      1:10     140  33.33%      28     15    43
12 The Factory          2:30      0:55      95  36.67%      19     19    38
13 Downtown             2:30      1:13      77  48.67%      29     30    59
14 The Inmost Dens      2:30      1:08      82  45.33%      27     27    54
15 The Industrial Zone  3:30      0:38     172  18.10%      11      5    16
16 Suburbs              2:30      0:36     114  24.00%       9      9    18
17 Tenements            7:00      2:46     254  39.52%      31     22    53
18 The Courtyard        2:30      0:25     125  16.67%       3      3     6
19 The Citadel          3:30      1:06     144  31.43%      26     14    40
20 Gotcha!              2:30      0:41     109  27.33%      12     12    24
21 Nirvana              4:00      0:53     187  22.08%      16      8    24
22 The Catacombs        2:30      1:02      88  41.33%      23     25    48
23 Barrels O Fun        3:00      1:04     116  35.56%      25     17    42
24 The Chasm            2:30      0:58      92  38.67%      21     21    42
25 Bloodfalls           2:30      0:54      96  36.00%      17     18    35
26 The Abandoned Mines  5:00      1:02     238  20.67%      24      7    31
27 Monster Condo        5:30      0:46     284  13.94%      13      2    15
28 The Spirit World     7:00      0:50     370  11.90%      15      1    16
29 The Living End       5:00      3:07     113  62.33%      32     31    63
30 Icon of Sin          3:00      0:32     148  17.78%       7      4    11
31 Wolfenstein          2:00      0:33      87  27.50%       8     13    21
32 Grosse               0:30      0:14      16  46.67%       2     29    31


Sorted by Overall Score:

Map Name                Par        UV     Under           Length  %Par Overall
                                  Best     Sec   %Par      Rank   Rank Score
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18 The Courtyard        2:30      0:25     125  16.67%       3      3     6
01 Entryways            0:30      0:06      24  20.00%       1      6     7
30 Icon of Sin          3:00      0:32     148  17.78%       7      4    11
03 The Gantlet          2:00      0:30      90  25.00%       4     10    14
27 Monster Condo        5:30      0:46     284  13.94%      13      2    15
15 The Industrial Zone  3:30      0:38     172  18.10%      11      5    16
28 The Spirit World     7:00      0:50     370  11.90%      15      1    16
08 Tricks and Traps     2:00      0:31      89  25.83%       6     11    17
16 Suburbs              2:30      0:36     114  24.00%       9      9    18
05 The Waste Tunnels    1:30      0:31      59  34.44%       5     16    21
31 Wolfenstein          2:00      0:33      87  27.50%       8     13    21
20 Gotcha!              2:30      0:41     109  27.33%      12     12    24
21 Nirvana              4:00      0:53     187  22.08%      16      8    24
26 The Abandoned Mines  5:00      1:02     238  20.67%      24      7    31
32 Grosse               0:30      0:14      16  46.67%       2     29    31
25 Bloodfalls           2:30      0:54      96  36.00%      17     18    35
10 Refueling Base       1:30      0:38      52  42.22%      10     26    36
04 The Focus            2:00      0:48      72  40.00%      14     23    37
12 The Factory          2:30      0:55      95  36.67%      19     19    38
19 The Citadel          3:30      1:06     144  31.43%      26     14    40
23 Barrels O Fun        3:00      1:04     116  35.56%      25     17    42
24 The Chasm            2:30      0:58      92  38.67%      21     21    42
11 "O" Of Destruction   3:30      1:10     140  33.33%      28     15    43
06 The Crusher          2:30      1:02      88  41.33%      22     24    46
07 Dead Simple          2:00      0:55      65  45.83%      18     28    46
22 The Catacombs        2:30      1:02      88  41.33%      23     25    48
09 The Pit              4:30      1:43     167  38.15%      30     20    50
02 Underhalls           1:30      0:57      33  63.33%      20     32    52
17 Tenements            7:00      2:46     254  39.52%      31     22    53
14 The Inmost Dens      2:30      1:08      82  45.33%      27     27    54
13 Downtown             2:30      1:13      77  48.67%      29     30    59
29 The Living End       5:00      3:07     113  62.33%      32     31    63


Written by Mike Pratt on 1996 08 11. Footer, and nothing else, edited by fms. Online on the DHT site since 1996 08 14.