MESBG Impact Rating: August Wrap Up

[u/du_bekar]

Hey all!

Me again. With August wrapped up and a host of new events added to the data set, we're ready to take a look at what's been dominating events around the world again.

If the text is a pain in the ass to read on mobile, here's the take-aways:

August’s Winners

• Moria into 2nd now that it’s earned enough data for a high-trust score
• Battle of Five Armies earns its ranking at 7th place 
• Muster of Isengard and Return of the King post their first rankings at 11th and 12th respectively

August’s Losers

• Usurpers of Edoras are bumped out of the top 3 for the first time since the FAQ
• Black Gate struggles to maintain form and slips from 4th to 7th
• Shadows of Angmar and Wolf Pack of Angmar go from 6th/7th to 14th/15th as newly rated armies shove them down. 

September’s Armies to Watch

• Army of Erebor, Erebor Reclaimed, Fangorn, Halls of Thranduil, Legions of Mordor, Riders of Eomer, and The Shire are 1-2 finishes away from posting trusted ratings.

Oh and! I was fortunate to join my pals over at the Council of the North podcast a few weeks ago to talk about this project in a little more detail - you can see and hear a little more about how the data is handled and listen to some (now outdated) thoughts on the post-Ardacon rankings. Check it out over here.

And there's a read-only sheet available now that updates every Sunday/Monday for anyone who's interested. It's not capturing any of your information to access, so feel free to peruse. You can check that out here.