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Venetoland
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Are national rankings real?

Postby Venetoland » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:46 pm

Or are they arbitrary?
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Postby Slaytesics » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:48 pm

real
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Postby Gen Italia » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:51 pm

As real as everything else here! :?
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How do they figure it out?

Postby Venetoland » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:51 pm

Most regions have literally thousands of nations.
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Postby Kandarin » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:54 pm

National rankings are a direct result of nations' stats, as affected by Issues and World Assembly resolutions. So (for example) if you make issue decisions that improve your environment, you will go up in Most Beautiful and down in Most Polluted. If you're a WA member and a General Assembly resolution gets passed that protects the environment, this too will move your ranking in those areas. There are dozens of different stats and rankings, so you may rank very high (or low) in some areas but not be particularly notable in others.

There are a few exceptions to this rule. Most Influential is determined by a complicated mixture of endorsements, history, and region size that most players needn't be concerned with. Largest Nations is determined by your population, which is to say simply the amount of time you've been in the game.
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when modifying rankings

Postby Venetoland » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:39 pm

Do you move incrimentally, or do you jump?
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Postby Slaytesics » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:43 pm

Venetoland wrote:Do you move incrimentally, or do you jump?

You jump, no question. A lot of people have the same environment, or influence, or population, as you.
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Postby LaDecharge » Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:33 am

Well i am glad to say that i am:

LaDecharge is ranked 1st in the region and 22,609th in the world for Nudest.
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Postby Enistopia » Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:47 am

Real as Pie =)!
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Postby Bears Armed » Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:50 am

Enistopia wrote:Real as Pie =)!


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Postby TurtleShroom » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:57 am

I was actually "First" in my reigon for "Most Devout Citizens" a while back. That made my day.

Morales seem to be rubbing off onto my citizens as I keep deciding issues.
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Postby Virabia » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:44 pm

Bears Armed wrote:
Enistopia wrote:Real as Pie =)!


'They are "Real as Pie",
But they are not "Real as Cake" _
The Cake Is A Lie.'



Ik, its a sad truth but The Cake is a Lie
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Postby Paradoxany » Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:52 am

Venetoland wrote:Most regions have literally thousands of nations.

Only 6 regions (TP, TNP, TSP, TEP, TWP, Lazarus) have over a thousand nations. Six out of six thousand is not most. ;)

MOST regions probably have 15-40 nations. (It'd be cool if this was averaged.)
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Postby Sedgistan » Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:59 am

The world contains 52,958 nations in 6,297 regions. <<<< Means 8.4 nations per region on average.
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Postby Paradoxany » Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:10 am

Sedgistan wrote:The world contains 52,958 nations in 6,297 regions. <<<< Means 8.4 nations per region on average.

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