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The Scoring System

The Scoring System is a complex, extremely accurate score of a House or Coven. A Score is broken down into the following parts:

33% is based on the average Rating of all House/Coven members.

33% is based on the average Status Level of all House/Coven members.

34% is based on the amount of Favor the House/Coven has.

The total House/Coven score is a value between .66 and 10. Although a score of 10 is theoretically possible, in practice it is not attainable.

RATING

This portion of the score is easy to compute. The Profile and Portfolio Ratings for all House/Coven members are added together. The total is then divided by the total number of ratings. Finally, this number is multiplied by .33 (one third).

This portion can range between .33 and 3.3.

STATUS LEVEL

To achieve this portion of the score the numeric levels of each House/Coven member are added together. The total is then divided by the number of House/Coven members. Next, the number has to be proportioned to a scale of 1-10. If this is not done (to reflect a score similar to the Rating portion above), one third of this value will over balance the total score. This is how the score is proportioned:

 House/Coven Status Score        X
---------------------------  =  ----
100 (Represents Level 100)       10

Solve for X then multiply by .33 (one third). The result will be a score between 1 and 3.33333.

This portion can range between .33 and 3.3. Members can obtain a level higher than 100. When they do, they offset lower ranked members of the Society. But this portion of the score can never be higher than 3.3.

FAVOR OF THE PRINCE

Favor of the Prince is earned by House or Coven members through a member's level of activity on Vampire Rave. Favor is an important portion of the House/Coven score (34%). After Favor has been earned, it may be traded or given to another House or Coven. It can be considered currency, and is often used to facilitate trades between a House or Coven.

All Favor earned by a member belongs to the House or Coven Master. It is up to the Master how Favor will be used. This includes Sire's who have chosen to join a House or Coven versus starting their own Coven.

Statistics are maintained showing how much Favor a member has earned. This statistic is not what Favor the member possesses (Their Favor belongs to their Master). However, this statistic is useful for Master's who are considering trading members.

Favor is earned in the following manner:

25 page views equals 1 Favor. 1 page view equals 1/25 Favor.

15 minutes of time spent equals 1 Favor. 1 second of time spent equals 1/900 Favor.

Important Note!

Although the primary method of earning favor is through website activity, it is not the only way. The Prince may distribute Favor in any way The Prince deems fit. Often times The Prince is very unfair about how such disbursements are awarded.

To achieve this portion of the score, the total Favor of a House/Coven is divided by the Maximum Favor (This is the House/Coven with the highest Favor). This number is then adjusted like the Status Level portion to represent a score between 1 and 10.

 House/Coven Favor       X
-------------------  =  ----
   Maximum Favor         10

Solve for X then multiply by .34 (one third). The result will be a score between 0 and 3.4. Because Maximum Favor will always be held by at least one House or Coven, this portion of the total Score can be maximized to a value of 3.4.

TOTAL SCORE

Finally, the total Score is achieved by adding together the above three parts. The result will be a House/Coven score between .66 and 10.

Because of the complex nature of how Scores are computed, Scores are only updated every 10 minutes.

VAMPIRE ALLIANCES

An Alliance is formed between two or more Societies. When Societies align, their favor and members are combined in the computation of Society Standing.

Members of an Alliance can freely move between aligned Societies. When you are in a Society that is in an Alliance, you can move freely within the other Alliance Societies. You can access their news page, message archive, chat, polls, forum, and private internal pages just as if you were a regular member. You can also post in their forum or vote in their polls.