Jason Almeida medal 5137 4 years 300 days ago
How are these earned/lost? It seems like if my cars don’t finish 1st and 2nd I lose reputation points every race?
I finish 1st and 3rd and get -1 reputation point
I finish 2nd and 3rd and get -2 reputation points
So it seems a 1/2 finish is needed to gain any positive rep points?
José Trujillo medal 4898 
Community Manager 4 years 300 days ago
3.2. REPUTATION
Reputation is how well you perform relative to expectations in the races you take part in. It starts for all managers at 5000 and increases or decreases based on your results. The maximum reputation is 10,000 and the minimum is 0. Similarly to level XP, it will increase by greater amounts if you are racing with managers with higher reputation levels than you.
Reputation is calculated entirely on the level of competition. Seeking out reputable rivals and populated leagues is very important to keep making progress with your own reputation level.
Not doing so can result in decreases in reputation even with good results. For example, let's say a top manager from the Hall of Fame whose reputation is 9000 goes and starts racing with total newcomer managers with 5000 reputation. It's so uncompetitive that simply participating in such an environment can be damaging to a reputation. So, a highly ranked manager could lose reputation even for victories there.
Another example would be if there are only two teams in a league. Whoever wins those races will also surely see a decline in reputation, again because they are not racing in a competitive environment.
The easiest way to keep your reputation on an upward momentum is to keep seeking out tough competition and challenging yourself. By racing stronger competitors, even a poor finishing position can result in reputation gains, because you won't be expected to win. Any competitive results in such an environment will also bring a huge boost to your reputation.
Jason Almeida medal 5137 4 years 300 days ago
Wow, EXCELLENT reply, thank you so much! This is much clearer now, and makes a ton of sense! My current league only has one other manager in the elite class, so it’s basically been us 2 battling it out for the last 2 seasons. Only 4 cars per race lol. I thought we’d have more managers join this season once people moved up, but that never happened so now it’s just a 2-manager elite season. It’s actually not that fun but it’s helping me learn about the car and different strategies and such, so I’m just using it as a “research” season to test things.
José Trujillo medal 4898 Community Manager 4 years 300 days ago
Hello,
My advice is to find a new league and challenges!
