surely u need to get more points for winning,ive not even been getting a full point(0.8),hardly worth having,then u get beat once and that costs u 6 points. My maths say id need to win 8 times just to get back to square one.

Don't play low ranked players all the time then.

That's a true point Damee.

If you feel your not gaining enough points then find some higher ranks or a 10 man game and then you can't complain.

See here truehotshot:

http://www.funkypool.com/help/rankings

Explains all about the ranking systems in place accross all games

you cant choose who u play like the other pool games which have ranking options to play ppl who have similar scores,anybody low ranked can play against you on killer lewis i won a 5 player yesterday and got a whooping 3 points

Thats nothing, i won a 10 man game yesterday and won 1.7.

It all depends on the opponents because a bit ago now, when i was a bit lower, not much, than my current rank, played a 10 man and got over 10 points due to their being 4 900+ in the game.

i'll soon have no points to lose

i think that in games like killer, there should be a different type of ranking system.

even if it resembles fake money, people can 'gamble' points that goes into a pot, then winner takes all.

To cover the point for "oh what about not teaching kids to gamble" - well its not true gambling, and you can have a disclaimer to say that kids should not gamble

KIller was based on points when it first started but changed to ranking soon after. I prefer it as ranked.

true - i forgot that, so maybe we need to change that system up a bit??

maybe people can enter how many points they want to put into a pot - with a minimum and maximum amounts allowed to placed into a pot.

I think that if this site ever wants a real money service, then what a better way to actually test this out, with killer!!

No reason to change a system that isn't flawed in the first place.

A system where you wage bets would be fun, but also impossible as long as we base our progress rates on daily reductions.

how about two systems then??

or would that get too confusing??

I think it would be an excellent idea to wage fantasy points on a game type - and I think killer is the best game to do this on.

i think that rankings on killer may be misleading as well. you might play a lot of 10 player games and come 2nd or 3rd a lot of the time and get no recognition for it. yet the guy who plays 3 player games may win 90% of the time with a lot less competition and be rewarded acordingly...

Killer, in my opinion is one of those games on here that does not really require a strict ranking system.

A true ranking system on here would be the percentage of balls potted - i may be wrong though.

So maybe a fun, 'Funky Dollars' could come in to lighten things up, and perhaps make Killer a very popular game again where we see multiple 10 man games going at once.

Or perhaps 'Funky Pounds' for us Brits

ive looked at the ranking system but cant find any bonus points based on safety success?

Thats because you don't. Its just part of your stats on your profile and its part of the killer leaderboards.

Something that hits me a lot. I've ended 2nd a good few times in 10 man games, really gutting it is

That would lose the aspect of taking into account which opponents you are playing.

A players rating should be based on how good that player is - period. And to get a more or less correct picture of that, you need to include the opponents' skill into the equation too - which the current ranking system in fact does very well.

Pot percentage is a great indicator, but suffers from not taking into account opponent level.

Nor is it really always a good representation of skill in killer. Skill in killer also should include, to some extent, safeties.

A really good player can win his/her games after 10 shots, at only 1 life remaining, because of being a great safety player - thus killing others fast.

OR the same player could win after 40 of 40 pots, with non-existant focus on safety play.

Both are fine ways to win the game and should count equally toward the rating.

The current ranking system does precisely that.

Conclusion: No need to change what isn't broken.

without safety the game is a non event for me

hot shot? PMSL

Safeties is a statistic, not a goal. Sure, they are fun to play and an important part of the game to master if you want to do well, but in the end it's important to remember they are a means to an end, and not the goal in its own right.