

WN8 is the latest iteration of the WN8* (WNx) project lead by Praetor77. With permission from CraBeatOff, original article can be found here. Players with zero battles are assigned a player rating of 0. tracks 8.8 - assisted damage via disabled tracks (since patch 8.8).radio 8.8 - assisted damage via radio (since patch 8.8).xp 8.8 - average experience per battle over all battles (excludes premium account bonus since patch 8.8).bc 8.8 - battles conducted since patch 8.8.dmg - average damage per battle over all battles.surv - ratio of survived battles over total number of battles (ranges 0 to 1).win - ratio of victories over total number of battles (ranges 0 to 1).bc - total battle count, As it takes battles played to calculate below statistics (just playing the game doesn't increase your Personal Rating).The formula for calculating Personal Rating as of 8.11 is as follows: The rating system accounts for a variety of statistics such as battle count, wins, damage, survivals, as well as numerous other factors. Personal Rating is a scale created by to evaluate player performance. 2.4 Limitations and Threats to Validity.The other downside of PR is it’s only available on, whereas WN and Efficiency are available on a number of sites and in-game mods. If the owners considered publication of the full algorithm, WN would get a serious contender. So while there are arguments about PR’s validity, it is a consistent method of rating players. It is, however, worth noting that a players PR score often tallies with their WN7 score – if one goes up or down, so does the other. In addition to this, the creators of Performance Rating do explain – often at length – some of the elements that go into making up PR, including what tanks are considered overpowered and Tier pentalies. This reason alone is a negative, leading to accusations from some members of the community that the score is engineered to make some players look better than others, i.e. So what are the pros and cons of PR? It’s hard to say, because they do not publish the exact algorithm. Performance Rating is no different to Efficiency or WN7 in having scores divided into categories:
