FreeRank: implementing independent ranking service for multiplayer online games

Authors:
Li Tang;Jun Li;Jin Zhou;Zhizhi Zhou;Hao Wang;Kai Li
Affiliations:
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;Renmin University, Beijing, China;singhua University, Beijing, China;singhua University, Beijing, China
Venue:
NetGames '05 Proceedings of 4th ACM SIGCOMM workshop on Network and system support for games
Year:
2005

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Abstract

Ranking is necessary for multiplayer online games to provide players with self-complacence and reference for choosing game counterparts. Most existing ranking solutions are tightly coupled with game applications of client-server architectures. In this paper, a novel scheme named FreeRank is proposed as a ranking service independent to specific architecture and detailed implementation of each individual game application. Based on a certificate-based framework and a reputation-based score-computing algorithm. FreeRank resolves the challenge of cheating prevention. Preliminary analysis and simulation results show that FreeRank is feasible and effective.