Look at this graph!

I was wanting to get a thread going from veteran and expert players what they thought a key or better metric for evaluating a game would be.



I have a few mock ups I wanted to post, but As I am still very new I need feedback on what players value first.




I am working on typical floating graphs and double metrics, using for example Liquidation worth (accumulated and per minute) with floating stock price (double axis).

And other various graph combinations. Something to provide more feedback to users after a match to better evaluate their play besides stock price, (as I personally feel stock price doesn't show as much as it maybe could)

 

I will post some Plot.ly examples soon!

*Edits adding images to ongoing examples*

http://puu.sh/krLFL/aa48ddbb09.png

http://puu.sh/krEjc/fb367c0897.png

http://puu.sh/krD3D/2acb5d60c5.png

 

Demo graph

 http://puu.sh/ks32G/741c0d66fc.png

http://puu.sh/ks35c/c74f6ce21e.png

against normal stock graph

http://puu.sh/ks35Z/80a29b35fd.png

 

 

I believe this to be a critical component to the game NOT just for post match analysis but for spectator as well.

Right now unless you are good at the game, you have NO idea what is going on screen, it is VERY hard to understand what is going on. But being able to provide live spectator statistics and metrics (graphs) more people can understand what they are seeing and process and connect better to that.


For example "team fight report" and graphs in Dota and league have done GREAT work for esports in broadening peoples understanding of the game.

seeing FN -10k at 45min to comeback was built up by these graphs being shown during play, And the same can be applied here as well. 


You can even get more dynamic by creating graphs such as player 1 having +2 water at 50$ and +2.5 steel at 100$ so the graph (floating line) would show player one with a total of  200$ income per tick, Getting complicated (and work heavy) but even basic graphs can do really good things for design/balance

in the office and in other games I have worked as the data guy This is the full embodiment and meme I get sent constantly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlNIVXpIns