Driver Ratings

[jeremyj621]

How are driver ratings determined in the game? I'm currently at level 29 and my rating is 5.0. I have a hired driver, less skilled, with a rating of 5.8.

[norbiq]

AFAIK if you have skill points distributed evenly it will give you a higher rating than if for example you put your points all the way into Long Distance and Hazardous Cargo. In other words, the first skill point in any type of cargo gives more rating than tha last one.

[jeremyj621]

That might be it. I have hazardous cargo and long distance maxed out, and my remaining points distributed evenly among the other skills except ecodriving (which I haven't placed any points in yet).

[HonoluluBoy]

I had the same question. I wish the game did a better job of explaining what this was or what it's used for or whatever. Must have some purpose or they wouldn't put it in the game...

[MysticDude]

Originally posted by jeremyj621:

That might be it. I have hazardous cargo and long distance maxed out, and my remaining points distributed evenly among the other skills except ecodriving (which I haven't placed any points in yet).

Is it worth maxing out long distance? I've put it up to 3 right now and I can already cross the entire map in one job. Do you get any extra cash on the last 3 points?

[thanos6]

Originally posted by MystDude:

Originally posted by jeremyj621:

That might be it. I have hazardous cargo and long distance maxed out, and my remaining points distributed evenly among the other skills except ecodriving (which I haven't placed any points in yet).

Is it worth maxing out long distance? I've put it up to 3 right now and I can already cross the entire map in one job. Do you get any extra cash on the last 3 points?

I assume they'll be useful when more states are released.

[TwistedFate]

Your driver rating is based on how good of a driver you are. You can get to 5.0 pretty much just by playing the game. Beyond that it will only go up by being a good driver. Minimize damage, speeding offenses, crashes, and damage to the cargo.

Your hired driver is higher than you because they are perfect drivers.

[thanos6]

Is there a cap to the rating? And not quite on-topic, but is there an overall level cap?

[TwistedFate]

Originally posted by Cuddletauren:

Originally posted by TwistedFate:

Your driver rating is based on how good of a driver you are. You can get to 5.0 pretty much just by playing the game. Beyond that it will only go up by being a good driver. Minimize damage, speeding offenses, crashes, and damage to the cargo.

Your hired driver is higher than you because they are perfect drivers.

Hired drivers are slow drivers. You should be able to out level any worker. Make sure to invest in JiT delivery and High Value/Fragile. Your driver needs to sleep more than you do, and the driver returns back to base after each trip, essentially making them half as efficient.

Level =/= Driver Rating. We're talking about Driver Ratings being higher, not Driver Levels.

Your driver only returns to home when he can't find a job close to where he's at.

[TwistedFate]

Originally posted by Cuddletauren:

Originally posted by TwistedFate:

Level =/= Driver Rating. Nobody said anything about being out leveled by hired drivers.

Your driver only returns to home when he can't find a job close to where he's at.

Why would you say something that just isn't true? Ever actually had max drivers in ETS? 10 is the max, after they learn all their points. The very fact that they travel back is enough to make them slow drivers. When I said level, I meant rating, and if you weren't an idiot you'd know it.

The max rating you can get doesn't affect anything in this thread, bringing it up is pointless. Somebody asked what the max rating was, but it has nothing to with how fast it goes up or what causes it to go up. Trying to prove you're correct by using max rating doesn't speak very well to your ability to think logically, especially when I never said you were wrong about max rating.

Your the one that can't say what you meant, but I'm the idiot. But, wait, you did say what you meant, because what you said is techincally correct, but if we assume you meant 'ratings' what you said is doesn't make any sense. If ratings are based on number of skills, as you are saying, then what skills you choose doesn't matter.

If your skills are solely what determines your rating, there is no way a hired driver can ever have a higher rating than you, unless you stop driving and let them catch up. They start leveling after you, and they don't earn as much XP as you, they will always be behind you. So YOUR driver rating is based on how well you complete deliveries, not your skills. If you are a terrible driver, you driver rating will fall behind hired drivers because they are perfect.

[TwistedFate]

Really? You might want to let SCS know they're doing it wrong.
http://ook-ook.net/drivers.jpg

Notice the driver with 3 skills and a rating of 2.5. Then notice the driver with 3 skills and a rating of 0.8. According to you they should both have 1.7.

I wouldn't have a need to be right attitude if I wasn't right.

I'm done. I've seen multiple instances on these forums where you are just flat out wrong. You are either a troll, or flat out stupid beyond belief. Either way I don't have time for this.

[Acid_squirrel]

You're just trying too hard now cuddle.

[jeremyj621]

Originally posted by TwistedFate:

Your driver rating is based on how good of a driver you are. You can get to 5.0 pretty much just by playing the game. Beyond that it will only go up by being a good driver. Minimize damage, speeding offenses, crashes, and damage to the cargo.

Your hired driver is higher than you because they are perfect drivers.

I don't know about that. I rarely get into accidents or get ticketed and I'm still behind my hired driver in rating. Coinsurance goes down to a lower rate based on your driving, and my coinsurance is 2% right now.

[HonoluluBoy]

I read all of these responses and still don't know wtf the rating is for or how to interpret it.

[norbiq]

Originally posted by HonoluluBoy:

I read all of these responses and still don't know wtf the rating is for or how to interpret it.

The rating itself isn't all that important. Just accept it's there. Better be concerned with the actual acquired skills both by you and your driver employees than the rating.

[ltolman4]

I wondered this too. I was level 13 when I bought my 2nd garage, a 2nd truck and my 1st hired driver. I think my driving rating is 4.4 which if it was out of 5.0 I'd be happy but if theres a hired driver with 5.8 I wonder what its based off of.

But going back to Hired Drivers. Yeah so again my 1st hired driver was rated 1.7, and now from one of the other posts, perhaps finding a driver with certain skillsets are more important than their driving record? Ha, I just now got that, yeah maybe not. Idk. I mean logically if you find a Driver with exact same skillsets and 1 is rated 1.7 whereas other is rated 0.8; who you gonna go for? 1.7 exactly.

And then it looks like after selecting your driver you can then what customize its auto level up? Mine got hired as Balanced but looks like I can have him/her specialize in Long Distance or specialize in Hazardous Materials.

But yeah like another poster said; why hire a driver with a rating of .8 and their Hazardous Maxed cause chances are, said Hired Driver will cause way too many accidents lol

So then its a wonder how SCS determines these Hirelings. Do they always start off with 1.7 and .8 and then they increase from there?

If I was level 99 (for instance, hypothethical) and I had delivered 4 billion jobs and I have maxed out every skill point and my money is like 1 Trlllion dollars and my skill level is 9.9 (out of 10, we will say).......is my first hireling still gonna be 1.7?