i hate to say it, but Opan is right. people will always find a way to screw you, no matter what.

Maybe letting people hide the creators name as a option. Just put created by anonymous or such. That may help, not solve, any voting wars.

I think a 1-5 would work better but that would require most likely an overhaul of the current system. I was told awhile back wiping the ratings and starting over would not be acceptable. Personally I think it deserves a wipe and reboot. That is if it is important to so many people that the system is fair. I find it more an inconvience than anything because the current ratings are virtually pointless in trying to find a decent squad to rip off

how a squad is rated should be done on the basis of how good it is and how well different pieces work together.
dont give a squad a good rating just because you made it or you made it with a piece that wizards finally made that you love.
i dont know a darn thing about squad building,i admit i use squads that others have made and if i am skilled enough to play the squad in a way that will give me the win i will gladly share my excitement of that victory with others.
but if i play a squad poorly and i lose the game i will not blame the person that built the squad because the person that built the squad was not the person playing the game,i was.
and i will not come up with every excuse i can think of as to why i got my butt whipped in a game,other than "i got my butt whipped" fair and square.
i will try to figure out where i went wrong so i can avoid the same mistakes in the future.

Here's the some of the bases on how I rate squads.
All squads start at a 5, meaning in order to go lower than a 5 you did something wrong.
A 6 means the squad has something going for it, be it a gimmick or character synergies.
A 7 means that the squad will hold itself up vs other "classic" competitive squads. Doesn't mean it will win, but it will end in a good game. Cookie cutter ratings ends here.

Then enter the mods, stuff like:
Using something different from the norm, effectively.
Having wasted points, be a bad figure or not using CE to full effect etc
Covering all the basics(door control, movement breaker, good range defense ...)
Context mods, aka is it a competitive squad, or using a different construction rules
Is it over 200 points, I judge much hard when this happen as you can really make some sick squads at point cost.
Is it a one trick pony.
Enough offense and defense.
...

Then the most important, judging it vs itself. This lets you vote that great Reven squad high even thou it has no chance vs a rebel speeder squad. The best Revan squad should get a high rating, it the best at what it is.

PS I haven't rated a squad a 10 yet. When I find that perfect squad I tell you.

quiting not quoing phone picks words out of me sometimes...

PLEASE READ THIS, THIS IS A LIST OF REASONS WHY I MADE THIS POLL, & YOU WILL FIND ALOT OF REASONABLE ANSWERS TO WHY I FEEL THESE 3 IDEAS SHOULD BE PUT INTO ACTION. BUT HEY THATS JUST ME.

Look my main issue was to get some new options added on to the Rating system. I think it is great as is except these 1 raters who dont comment.

Basically it isnt so i can keep squads on the top 5, it isnt mainly so you can get your squad there. It's mainly for these new players or even not to great at building squad players that when they build a squad & it gets rated 1. Then the squad gets lost leaving that squad builder left with no answers for idea's or real input. We build squads to see everyones input & to get these idea's. Then the 1 bandit makes it to where the squad becomes lost & you dont get that input. Hows that fair?

If you make it to where you must comment if you want to rate a squad, then the peson rating the 1 & no commenting will not do it. They dont want to be exposed for this fore they are immature & think its funny.

Then it was brought up that people will leave blank comments when giving a 1. I say have a feature that if you get 1 with a blank comment, you can block that user now because there name will still be on the comment even if blank.

Then it was said well the ratings system will slow down & alot of squads will not be rated. Well then have a Subscribe to user, to where you can subscribe to a list of users to where you are alerted when they build a squad.

The blocking a user system will also stop the fighting & bickering on squads.

Now bill i respect you too but if you give a 1 with no comment, then i would block you if you didnt leave a comment. & if you did leave me a comment on why you 1'ed me. Then i wouldnt because behind that rating you would commit why it was a 1 & im sure you would leave some input & idea's. Thats what squad rating is about. Getting ideas & inputs. If a 1 is being given just because its funny to someone, thats not fair for the less expierenced players looking for input because there squad gets lost in the site now.

& Last, even though the squad building system isnt alll about getting ratings comepletely. It has a high part yo play in it. You build a squad for the input yes, But you get a satisfaction along with it if its rated good. Then you know your getting better a good squad building.

Also on the mutiple accounts under the same cpu, whoever said they should stop letting mutiple accounts sign on one cpu is not right. I have nephews who go on my cpu on there account, I have there friends without cpu's who play mini's go on my cpu under there bloomilk accounts. Just because someone has mutiple accounts signing on there name doest mean they are abusing 10's. Also i dont feel its as bad to get a mutiple account user giving there squad a bunch of 10's rather if they were to give other squads, mutiple 1's. I would never ask my nephews or there friends for there Bloomilk PW's to rate my squads. I may ask them to check my squads & tell me what they think & they might leave me a little better of ratings then the average player. But thats because of im there uncle.

Now i have many squads with more than 40 ratings, because i was fortunate to get them on the top & people were able to see them to rate them & input which i've gained so many great idea's from that. If you get a 1' then people dont get the chance for that fore there squad is now lost. Thats the point of this system i proposed.

Oh yeah, I mentioned this in the Site help forum, but I was thinking it'd be cool if I could get comments on squads of any rating... I have a couple squads rated 10, and it'd help me as a player to know why people thought they deserved a 10.

I was thinking making commenting mandatory when giving a rating... however, I don't prefer to force people to leave comments... which I know is contradictory lol. Also it'd probably open up a whole other can of worms anyhow..

Very, & I Mean Very Well Put.

See for you Dean you know the game great & for us newer players we are still learning. Me myself, i only been playing for 2 years now & as i understand the game pretty good now to where i can produce half decent squads. Im still always looking for input though & i have no problem getting input on squads nowadays basically because i've met alot of great people on here & i consider them friends now all through trading with them to where im fortunate to have them same people see my squads & rate them & comment. But the 1 Bandit giving 1's to squads for no reason, & i say no reason meaning not giving a comment on why i think is unfair to the other people who dont have squads or there user name noticed as say Bill, Dean, Myself, Huk etc. are noticed.

So thats what made me come up with having people have to leave a comment when rating. Not so much for me, its mainly for them. Also being able to block specific people from viewing your squads i think would stop bickering & fighting on that squads page, or even stop the 1 Bandit mainly because im pretty sure these people do not wanna be known for this.

& then having people seeing a squad they really like, & being to subscribe to that user for when they build a squad you would be alerted i feel is a good idea also. Reason why i proposed these idea's because it seems noone came up with a different alternative yet for this problem. Again it isnt so much for myself, but for these people who dont have that privelage of having people be able to rate & honest feedback there squads because they arent as well known.

I think Shinja did an amazing job with the Squad Builder feature on this site, its just the 1 bandit issue that is the only flaw there is with it which there isnt much you can do about it. So i just thought i would propose this idea. & i understand Shinja basically as the great guy he is lets us use his Site that he created for our pleasure & for free. So it probably would take alot of work & donations to this cause would have to be offered in order for it to take place & thats only if shinja agree's with it. Just thought i would propose these idea's before it came to that if it ever did come to that.

I love the new feature about telling you what user names are signing on the any one cpu. But what i say to people who think its just 1 user trying to get his squads up, that is not the case. Capn ahab mentioned that when he is with his friend he uses his friends cpu who also has an account on here. & i with my nephews & there friends which between all of us there is 5 users & that doesnt include my brother when he visit's my house. So dont be so quick to judge them people if you see mutiple accounts signing in from there cpu, could be something as simple as that.. & again Dean, Thank you once more for posting on here & for your kind words also.

P.S. - To those who do say that these guys think they are gods is so off pitch that its ridiculous. Its because they are the top players that we take shots at them if we dont like something they input. Infact it could be something that we would agree on with them but just because they are the top players we say they Think They Are Gods.. you couldnt be so wrong about that. So i say lets come these guys a break (you know which guys i speak of, the ones we say they think they are gods) & realize how much they have done for this Community & Game.. Thanx all who replied & voiced your opinion & input. Thats what the poll was here for. I doublt the squad builder will be changed & SORRY SHINJA if i caused an uproar lol, it wasnt intended. I just wanted to see everyones opinion, feelings & what to hear there voice on this situation.

It seems from the poll that those that replied do want a change in the system. However, that's alot of work on Shinja and ultimately falls upon him if he wants to put the work into it.