Marauder SASS #13056

With rank scoring, it can be like in a football game as to the impact of a problem. Say that two teams are nearly equal. Your team fumbles on your 10 yard line which resulted in the opponent quickly scoring. The opponent also fumbled, but on you 30 yard line. And you were able to defend that distance better. Or a gunfight where it is at more distance with barriers. Both folks miss some. and it doesn't matter too much. In another gunfight, it is up close with no barriers. One miss may and that fumble was fatal.... But Bud points out a weakness in that if you are competing towards the bottom of the bunch. You are being beat a little by your pard, then he screws up and gets a P and a MS. But since you are low on the board, that doesn't result in many rank points lost at all. So you still lose. His suggestion would largely improve that. I lost first place in my category by one rank point but was 1 second faster. But I realized that slight fumble on a fast stage did me in. I was beaten fair and square.

Bud, I agree with your analysis and proposed solution. You have highlighted one of the two major issues with rank scoring and it would be a great improvement as you have noted.