GrowlingBadger Posted Dec 11, 2010, 8:36 pm	Hello, Not sure where to put this enquiry.... How/ when does final position get calculated? I was in 1st and nomad mercs gang in 2nd when the blue team won and the message saying combat over came up. At this point I exited the event. But then on checking the league it seems I came 2nd and nomad mercs came 5th. A bit dissapointed as I appeared to be first?
*sam* Posted Dec 11, 2010, 8:54 pm	Were you red team? All non-demo'd cars in the winning team get their points multiplied by 1.5, after the event ends.
GrowlingBadger Posted Dec 11, 2010, 8:56 pm	I was blue team. Thanks helps, next time I might risk not resigning. Thanks.
*sam* Posted Dec 11, 2010, 9:00 pm	Yep, sorry about that.. it's in the game FAQs: How are points calculated in an arena combat? You get points for damaging cars from the opposing team. You lose points for damaging cars from your own team. The amount of points scored is basically the damage amount, divided by the combat rating of your car. Combat rating is therefore a sort of handicapping factor which makes arena combats more challenging - you can't just enter with a massively armed vehicle and expect to cruise to victory. Note that any type of damage is included -- this is not just from weapon fire but also from crashing into the enemy. Also, whoever has most recently damaged a car will also gain points if that car subsequently crashes into an obstacle, even if that happens 10 seconds afterwards. Dropped weapons such as mines and spikes also score points. Some arenas also have 'gates' that you score points by passing through. Finally, you should also be aware that an arena combat runs for 120 game moves, or until all cars from one team have resigned. If the latter, then all non-resigned cars from the winning team have their points total multiplied by 1.5.
FireFly Posted Dec 11, 2010, 11:32 pm	No sam! Don't make people realize just how effective low CR combat builds are, it's such a well kept secret
*sam* Posted Dec 11, 2010, 11:36 pm	Before I made some changes, FF, I recall one combat where Alo turned up with a buggy armed only with a heavy rocket. One shot scored him tens of thousands of points and won the event.
*Dark Tempest* Posted Dec 12, 2010, 2:46 am	Wait, so what are these changes? A buggy with a HR still seems like it should do that.