Sorting Algorithm for Campaigns?

Riklurt
Riklurt
edited June 2012 in General Discussion
I was just curious, what exactly is the sorting algorithm for in which order campaigns are listed in the new huge list of campaigns? It seems like the number of favorites plays a big part in which order the campaigns are listed, but that can't be the only factor since campaigns with 0 favorites look like they're organized randomly. Is it something like total word count content? How recently the campaign was updated? Amount of custom content? Does anyone know?

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  • High_Priest_of_Syrin
    High_Priest_of_Syrin
    Posts: 2
    Along the right-hand side of the campaign list is a section for Sorting, either by Most Popular (seems to be the default), Recently Updated, or Alphabetical.

    I have a related question which someone can hopefully help me with. I just joined the site this weekend and am loving it so far! Now, I want to find some other campaigns similar to mine so I can share some ideas. I see that all the campaigns are tagged by RPG system, but is there a way to search by campaign content (setting, keywords, etc.) instead? From a creative standpoint, setting is as important as game system.
  • GamingMegaverse
    GamingMegaverse
    Posts: 3,001
    Unfortunately, the sort options are only what you listed at this time.
    killervp
    "A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
    "Duskreign's First Ever COTM":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011
    "OP's COTM April 2012":http://blog.obsidianportal.com/a-god-rebuilt-aprils-cotm/

    Just trying to help out.

  • Dungeon_Master_Loki
    Dungeon_Master_Loki
    Posts: 358
    Use Google. Search for:

    "Obsidian Portal" Keyword Keyword

    Replace the Keywords with some actual descriptors you're looking for. If one of those is more than one word enclose it in quotes. Not perfect but it should help.

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  • rickster
    Posts: 2
    I tried DungeonMasterLoki's tip and Google showed me some of the campaigns like mine, including mine in the top five...works for me!
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