New military formula, and why BH medal is no longer worth fighting for now

Day 1,082, 18:18 • Published in USA USA • by topspeed

In day 1081, we finally have out strength back, together with some sort of new military formula. Although the old formula remains a mystery with different types of military skills, the new one is relatively easier to guess. After hours of data collecting and analyzing, now we have the following new military formula:

D = ((R/50 + 0.4) * (S + 100)/5 + 10) * Q

D: the soldier's damage
R: the soldier's rank factor. You can also look up your rank level here
S: the soldier's strength
Q: Quality of the soldier's weapon factor. Q = 1 + Quality/5. If the soldier has no weapon, Q = 1. If the soldier is using a Q5 weapon, Q = 2.
(For non-standard weapons, Q = 1 + FirePower/100. Thanks to realjjj for reminding me of those self-configured weapons.)

Take me for example. My rank level is 36, and my strength is 959. So when I'm using a Q3 weapon, my damage should be ((36/50 + 0.4) * (959 + 100)/5 + 10) * 1.6 = 395
Let's look at more examples:
Lgabor72: rank level 48, strength 2101, weapon Q5, simulated damage: ((48/50 + 0.4) * (2101 + 100)/5 + 10) * 2 = 1217
Bogdan_L: rank level 49, strength 2144, weapon Q5, simulated damage: ((49/50 + 0.4) * (2144 + 100)/5 + 10) * 2 = 1240

There might be minor skews here as the formula above is only a guess. But we can also see it basically fits our actual damages.

Medals
Medals are still sweet, of course. But my point here is, the effort you put into ranking up does not mean that much now.

Let's get back to the formula and assume you have a strength of around 900. Then for each increase in your rank factor, your total damage increases by 4 points. And with only ten percent of your damage as your rank points, ranking up is ridiculously slow now.

Take me for example again. If I hit 10k damage every day, then after almost 100 days, I can rank up, and my damage can be increased -- by 4 points.
What if I put that money into training? I can use the 200% booster every day, and in 100 days, my strength will be 2500, and my damage can be increased by at least 300!

4 and 300, see how ridiculous it is? That's why ranking up is almost meaningless now. So does the money spent on food and weapons to rank up. And if our admins do not adjust this problem quickly, this new military and ranking system will be a disaster for our whole economy.