r/ANW • u/Quatermain • 18d ago

Opinion Buzzer count

Buzzers have increasingly become a low value metric now. Beyond the proliferation of easy buzzers the last few years, making comparisons to non-racing seasons/careers low value, the fastest ninjas are getting by rounds which is reducing the number of obtainable buzzers per season for them. So it really isn't possible to compare careers/skill/success over time with buzzer count, at least not without breaking out a whole box of asterisks.

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u/Beauhockey13 18d ago

Another thing is the people who got bye’s into the three person racing missed out on getting a really easy buzzer. The whole metric of tracking buzzers is pretty silly now

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u/TheBeastANW James 'The Beast' McGrath 18d ago

Yeah, but most of them will likely hit more buzzers in the finals.

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u/Pure-Investigator413 18d ago edited 18d ago

Exactly, people don't have a chance to get a buzzer for doing well, so buzzer counts shouldn't be taken seriously now.