Solved: Arcade leaderboard is not fair - Page 2

avjayarathne · 02-19-2024 09:33 PM

How does google arcade leaderboard works? is it based on how fast someone complete the challenge or the accuracy or both or something else? Forgive my ignorance but how are we going to compete against a leaderboard that has zero transparency, and no human can par with speed of a bot.

By 'bot' i meant I've seen only few usernames on every arcade leaderboard for the past year. It's always this "QiKaiSi" guy. What is the point of this leaderboard system if it's always the same person going to get first place. Where's the diversity among the learners?

Google itself measure learners based on this leaderboard for certificate opportunities and more, yet no one know how that thing works. Can please someone from Google explain this dilemma?

MikaCloud

Dear avjayarathne,

The leaderboard works measuting time one spends completing lab's tasks (assuming all tasks were satisfactory completed for each labs' requirements). So the shorter the time, the higher the score. One who makes it in the shortest time will get on the top. This is the logic of the leaderboard. For me, this sounds as a straightforward and fair approach for merit-based games .

Once in the past I had a similar discussion with Qwiklabs Support Team. They said two things to me. One - if someone can gain a high score this means it is possible (the lab and the Google platform infrastructure allows this). Another - if someone can gain a high score, this means you can do it as well (by "you" they meant me). And they were right for both statements (at least my experience proves this). So, if I can do it then it means you can do it. The question how to do it is partially answered by Abhishek213 below (we chat about this topic with him some time in the past ). I can only add that practice and patience make perfection. And also that we hardly can imagine the power of the GCP. This is the subject I am exploring.

Best,

MC

P.S: I win quite often but not always. A game is a game - luck and uncertainty are always factors. In the past I lost in 100% of games.

P.P.S: It is not correct assuming that the high score comes without any efforts.

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