Karma Scoring System

[Aer]

How the hell does this thing work? I thought it was based on variety, but I just had a fight where I killed one thing with the uzi, the next with the pistol, followed up with a few RMB katana attacks, then an Iron Circle, then the forward stab attack. Got 1.5 shurikens.

Anyone have any idea what it wants me to do? Is there a time limit? Does my score get reduced for damage? What the hell?

[Slimey-One]

Yeah, this really frustrates me, too. I feel like the score is really random at times. Even if I dispose of tons of demons very quickly and effectively, I still get 2 stars. Sometimes I do it quickly with no damage what so ever and, still, I get a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ score.
I am playing on Hard if that makes any difference. If it does... I kinda feel like it shouldn't. It's hard enough as it is.

[The Bees]

I think damage taken, time taken, and accuracy are involved. Variety doesn't seem to contribute much.

[CorvusCorax]

I remember using only the crossbow at one encounter and I received 4.5 stars for doing only headshots and dodging every bullet coming at me.

So, as Waking Dream says above: accuracy, damage and time are very important factors. Throughout my walkthrough I received 5 stars only twice.

[Htimez2]

the Variety of how you kill them is how you raise your score, more variety and less damage= higher score. Along with accuracy, timing and damage, but variety is the biggest factor I think. at least thats how it seems when I play.

[Htimez2]

Originally posted by Waking Dream:

I think damage taken, time taken, and accuracy are involved. Variety doesn't seem to contribute much.

I disagree, I think variety is what the score is all about.

[Aer]

That's what I thought, but then I killed 5 different things 5 different ways and got a score of 1.5. I think it may be a factor, but I'm wondering if there's more to it.

[Somberlain]

Chaining different attack together usually nets higher scores, like killing enemies that are set on fire by dismemberment, headshots, lifting them into the air.

[Aer]

I've noticed multiple enemies killed with one attacks usually seem to net me a good score, such as a chain of cars exlpoding or a Circle of Iron. It's intermittent though. Sometimes I think I've done really well and I've tanked.

[Cyrus]

Originally posted by Aer:

I've noticed multiple enemies killed with one attacks usually seem to net me a good score, such as a chain of cars exlpoding or a Circle of Iron. It's intermittent though. Sometimes I think I've done really well and I've tanked.

multiple enemies killed is the same if you kill enemies in quick succession,I think it called Massacre as a bonus,so yeah it nets you higher scores


anyone noticed a slight difference in the ranking system since the start?I seem to get more 4s and 5s,I mean my playstyle hasn't changed at all but it feels like I'm getting better ratings and I don't feel that I'm performing better than before

[MDK]

So basically, it's kind of like bulletstorm, where the game is severely hard to please and not fun to pull off at all because you're too busy doing the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ moves right instead of playing the game THE WAY YOU WANT TO, without having to worry to unlock the right moves for the right moments.

I got a 5 star rating by blowing myself and everyone around me up with an oil barrel, explain that one, high range mathematicians.

[Cyrus]

Originally posted by Davidos | AIII:

So basically, it's kind of like bulletstorm, where the game is severely hard to please and not fun to pull off at all because you're too busy doing the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ moves right instead of playing the game THE WAY YOU WANT TO, without having to worry to unlock the right moves for the right moments.

I got a 5 star rating by blowing myself and everyone around me up with an oil barrel, explain that one, high range mathematicians.

it's not hard to please,it's just hard to perfectly please it and it's a little unpredictable
sometimes I get a 5 when I use only one weapon sometimes I get a 5 when I mix them but it seems that the game rates efficiency all above i.e. killing the demons quickly while suffering minimal damage