Real stats for Top Military Units
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by Mysterious.Mind
As you all know a few days ago admins Plato changed the ranking system. Besides some obvious flaws it has there is one interesting statistic now, and that is Military Units ranking. Top 5 Military Units ranking to be more precise. While this is an interesting statistic to have it would be better if it would actually reflect the truth, but as this article will show, counting the kills a MU has is not the most accurate indicator of its real strength.
Either way, the eR presented Military Units ranking looks like this:
This is the ranking presented to us. Based on this I have gathered information regarding influence in the last week and last month about the above 5 Military Units, but only regarding the members that are part of the MU ingame. Whie I assume that all 5 have at least a few more members that are not members of the MU ingame, the purpose of the article is not affected, as it aims to provide REAL stats and rankings for this ingame feature.
Now lets see the stats shall we?
Also, if you can take your eyes off the lady above I would like to mentio that the eUS Training Corps, as the name suggests, serves a different purpose than the other 4 Military Units in this ranking. While these 4 are considered heavy hitters, the Training Corps serves as a starting point for newbs and helps them understand the game and particularly the military aspects of it.
The first thing we should start off with is the number of members each unit has, as it will clear some stuff up for later.
As a note SF=The Special Forces, SEAL= SEAL Team 6, UM=Ultramarines, USMC=US Marine Corps and USTC=eUS Training Corps. I did this in order to make the charts a little smaller.
As we can see 4 out of the 5 MUs are at almost maximum capacity. The only one that has a lower amount of members is the US Marine Corps. Keep this in mind when looking at the next charts.
Total Influence in the last week. This should be interesting.
Distribution of damage with the 5 units.
Here we have our first surprise. The US Marines surpass the Ultramarines in terms of total damage over the last week. When you factor in that The US Marines also have less members it helps you get a glimpse of other statistics.
After seeing the total influence in the last week we should check out the Total Influence in the last Month.
Distribution of damage last month
The percentages stay almost the same as in the chart of the last week, with an increase in Marines and Ultramarines and a slight drop in the rest. Again we notice the Marines put out more damage than the Ultramarines.
Ok, enough with the damage, lets look at efficiency.
This is how the chart looks for the Average influence per day per member of the MU:
Oh the humanity! To be honest, the word efficiency brings me back to the old Congress vs Military debate and how Congress always called the military inefficient. Well there you go guys, found the way to make the Marines,which recieve NO funds, deal more damage than the Ultramarines,members of the Armed forces who recieve quite a lot of cash, and SEAL Team 6, militia who also recieves some funding.
What can be better than damage that you do not pay for? Efficiency you say? Considering the Marines get no funding and are only 50k behind the Special Forces, I would disregard the chart above and call the US Marines the most effective military unit of the 5.
Lets also have a look at the Average Damage per member per day in the last month, though I have a feelings things are gonna be similar to those above.
Again the Marines are up there right next to the Special Forces, while the rest are somewhat behind. This again goes to show that the eR stats presented in the Top 5 Rankings where MUs are ranked by the number of kills is anything but an accurate indicator of their Damage Output.
Conclusions we can draw from the article:
1. The eR stats are flawed in ways I can not even begin to describe. Any of the rankings presented above would have been far more accurate in depicting how "good" a MU is, even the "Number of members" one.
2. I have to give credit where credit is due, The Special Forces is the biggest damage dealer in the country at the moment. Congrats guys.
3. The US Marines proved once again they are an elite fighting force. Honestly, whoever is incapable of acknowledging that both the damage output and the efficiency at which we operate is truly amazing, considering we get no funding, has nothing but hate in him and I kind of feel sorry for him. Yes I am talking about you pfeiffer...
4. Keep the legend going, enlist in the US Marines
Requirements: 4000 strength, rank of General, 940 minimum influence per fight with no weapon
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I agreee get the old army funding back !
Viva the USMC : D
Good article on the whole. Comparing USMC and SF (both of which have hit and strength requirements) to ST6 which has no req's brings your conclusions down in my eyes a bit though as it makes your slant a bit more noticeable. A smaller group, with a relatively high requirement to join will always be "more efficient" given the way you presented the data.
I have nothing but respect for USMC though, always have always will.
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3. The US Marines proved once again they are an elite fighting force. HELL YEAH!
Greetings to our bros in USAF o7
I like ur article.
Only one flaw, i think u also have to take into account the gold buyers, who tank heavy with their own money, no matter what unit they are in.
But for the same u can dissect the whole unit.
that is why its best to just stick to dmg.
@Antiko
I collected the data for each member of each unit and I am telling you now that there are about 2 people who use gold fights in the Marines and 2 in the Special Forces, 1 in Ultramarines and 2 in SEALS. This means they are pretty much even and do not affect the stats that much.
@Maxx
I compared the units presented to me in the Top 5 Rankings by eRepublik. That may not be fair, but still as you also factor in the cash flow you may have a change of heart. Besides, they choose not to have str requirements, they are not forced.
Good Article. Voted up Infinity!
Well, tbh, brother, you gotta remember that SF is actually much larger than what's represented by our MU. In reality, we SHOULD have two MUs. X_x
Otherwise, good article.
nice article
yeah plus what LO said xD
Dear MUs of USA, take a look at this http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/win-gold-with-useless-currencies-1834702/1/20
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USMC has always been and always will be an elite force with incredible damage. Anyone who doubts this would be foolish to do so. It's a shame we can't go back to the good ol' days where we fought together as one family.
@LO
Again, this was only based on the ingame members of the MU. If you want you can check the SF MU and see that most of the heavy hitters are there. So this makes for an accurate average damage per player, I believe. If not, I encourage you guys(or someone who has access to your list of members) to gather the info and publish the stats for the entire unit.
Special Forces o7
I don't think anyone can argue that the marines aren't a top fighting force
Also, you should run these stats like weekly!
@infinity
look at egov site (full list is there i believe)
i like ur article, but the conclusion must be that we should rearrange all the branches to make it more effective.
Because currently the top fighters are in multiple MU and therefore we cant get the supplies to where it does the most dmg.
but nice article.
UM has like 30 more people not in the MU, and we accept any strength level.
Anyhow, glad to see USMC is still dealing damage.
@Kell D
We are still fighting for the same cause, but I do agree that we arent necessarily fighting together. Exactly why is that and what role we had in it, we each have to decide.
@Jelly
I might try and do that, but only if I find a better way to collect data. This article took @8 hours of work in total and that is quite a lot to do on a weekly basis.
Well, tbh, brother, you gotta remember that SF is actually much larger than what's represented by our MU. In reality, we SHOULD have two MUs. X_x
Otherwise, good article.
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TC is very proud to be included in such an impressive array of stats. Yayay 4.7 % of damage.
I've sent tickets to admin (yes, I am a fool) to ask for total influence to also be added so that there are 2 ways to sort. I also suggested increasing the number of ppl. I have half of TC out of the MU.
The rankings does at least gauge activity and considering the same groups are almost always the Top 5, I think that holds true.
Infinity, I do not even want to ask how much work went into this. This is very... (I want to say insane but I will say) complete. Good job!
The disciplined timing, coordination and power of the eUS Marines in action is awesome. Swear to Plato, every time I reach the min strength for the eUSMC His Airness moves the bar a 1,000 🙂.
voted.
Amazing stats! USMC continues to go above and beyond expectations. Keep kicking ass guys! O7
No worries, Infinity. I ain't tryin to steal your thunder. 😉 Just clarifying.
@Antiko
I do not need supplies from the eUSA, you can not rearrange anything because I am free to play where ever I want and that place will never be the Special Forces.
nice stuff infinity, and keep 'em going. I did notice a few, that were in the MU, but not in the Marines :/
I don't think anyone ever questioned the fighting ability of the marines...
Why does the member chart use increments of 15 and top out at 60 members?
Infinity, the SF actually has only 47 members in our MU, though that has fluctuated over time.
Did you track membership increases/decreases in each MU over the month?
I'd be interested to see what happens when you adjust for differing strength/influence levels in each of the MUs.
This is a great article and congrats to both the Marines and the SF for putting out some damn impressive damage (ST6 and the UM aren't too shabby either 😉 ).
As XO of the Training Corps I want to say that I'm really proud of our people. The only stat you can really pull from the rankings is activity - and the fact that the TC is in the top 5 means our guys are showing up day after day and laying down their influence. It may only be 4.7% but as these guys gain strength and filter up into other Branches they will be making more and more of a difference.
Activity and damage are both very important factors, especially in a young group like the TC where newer players are growing. So it is great to see a group like the TC to be one of the most active fighting groups as well. Well done, TC.
I'd be interested to see what happens when you adjust for differing strength/influence levels in each of the MUs. x2
But, I think we may be asking too much out of Infinity13. He already did a lot of work...Take it up Evan.
Marines!!!
Yeah, heaven forbid you ask the guy who wrote an article with the slant he has, using statistics (which, to be honest, anyone with half a brain for mathematics knows you can make stats look as good or as bad as you want) to show how shi, I mean awesome the Marines are, to use ones that show each MU at level, rather than trying to use "factors" and "qualifiers" that don't really exist.
"half a brain for mathematics"
Dishmcds, because of your attitude nobody loves You, and never will.
Yup, US Marines is pure elite and rocks ! Imagine that US Marines get funds, not ordinary funds, but appropriate funds for elite unit ?
✯ MARINES ✯
This is a much better ranking system, ranking by kills was retarded.
Good stuff infinity, glad to see the marines still kicking ass!
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"This is a much better ranking system, ranking by kills was retarded."
X2
WOW... great article... thanks for the info and your hard work.
V&S
Excellent article!
I believes that a little rivalry between MU's is a great way to increase overall Murica's damage, why don't you guys join eGov? http://egov4you.info/groups, btw well done 🙂
At least they understand what I write HisAirness.:3
awesome article.
this is good.
you forgot Boot-Campers , we just got a Battle Hero medal : )
Ok now just give the govt the info they need to give u funding... not that hard... why do you always attempt to play the victim, you give the info needed u get funded... it really is as easy as that
ST6 o/
Interesting numbers. You are telling the true about special forces , confirming is the biggest MU in town. Im a disagreed with ohe thing , the training corps has a lot of heavy tanks inside,all above 3k strength, so they have more than "newbies training"
USMC - Oorah!!