Should I change how points work?

Submitted by Quizmaster on March 12, 2026

Edit: Thanks to everyone who commented. I guess most people like the current system. We will not be making any changes at this time.

Should I change the way that JetPunk's points and levels system works?

What if, instead of the current system we did this:

1) Every quiz had a fixed scoring scale. It wouldn't be based on percentiles, it'd be based on my guess for how points "should" be allotted.

2) Points can never go down. When we reset a quiz, any points you have earned will persist.

Let me know what you think! What downsides can you think of?

24 Comments

+16

Level 73

Mar 12, 2026

I think percentile are perfectly fine, though I think stat resets should not reset points if only a few minor changes were made to the quiz.

Level 67

Mar 12, 2026

+17

Level 56

Mar 12, 2026

I like the current system, although it’d be great if we didn’t lose points with resets

Level 82

Mar 12, 2026

This one.

Level 78

Mar 12, 2026

I second this.

Would be okay with your guesswork too.. since that would entail no resets as well.

Level 54

Mar 12, 2026

I third this

Level 81

Mar 12, 2026

I agree that the percentile system should be kept, but should perhaps be more generous.

As for resets, I'm thinking there should be a threshold for when you need to retake the quiz. Maybe if something like 10% of answers change? Of course there should also be special exemptions, like if there's a new country or those award quizzes that only get updated every five years.

Level 96

Mar 12, 2026

I like the current system and wouldn't change anything.

Level 83

Mar 12, 2026

I don't think neither of those should be changed to be honest. Though like others have mentioned I do think they should only happen when a quiz has changed enough to warrant one, that of course would be up to you to decide though.

Level 83

Mar 12, 2026

While points getting reset does suck sometimes, if a quiz has changed enough then it's totally valid to want users to earn those points again.

Level 39

Mar 12, 2026

I like the proposed system better

Level 71

Mar 12, 2026

The current percentile system is fine, I think the proposed solution from (1) isn't the best - it creates more work from you, and (no offense), your logic may be flawed ('serious, do people think Kathmandu is in China?!?' that sort of thing. It should be based on the average geography ability of non-JetPunkers, right? Tbh, that's actually a problem with newly featured geography quizzes - it's near impossible for me, yet the average score is a good 50% over my score...)

Points never going down is wonderful! But one thing to note is how to let people know of new changes - citypopulation.de recently added Luanda as a megacity - without the points resetting, I'd never have known and wouldn't do well on a similarly updated megacity quiz.

Still, it's very hypothetical

Level 52

Mar 12, 2026

You would be going through every featured quiz to add points?? That would be a lot of work, or am I misunderstanding? I do like the idea of points not resetting as often, though. So like when one question gets added, or something like that.

Level 52

Mar 12, 2026

But shouldn’t the amount of points being allotted be based on percentile anyway? So it should probably stay the same.

Level 72

Mar 12, 2026

Echoing here but the current percentile is alright, however the resetting of points could be changed.

Level 63

Mar 12, 2026

nah

Level 68

Mar 12, 2026

Despite the faults I have with the current system, It's still pretty good to use. Keep the current system, it's a lot more tiring if you switch with the new one.

Level 88

Mar 12, 2026

I like things how they are! I think basing the points on percentile is preferable to a subjective system, and I personally enjoy retaking reset quizzes to earn back my points, especially when there are big changes. It is annoying when a quiz is reset due to a small error or something but that doesn’t happen to often.

Level 18

Mar 12, 2026

I’d just get rid of point resets, honestly.

Level 61

Mar 12, 2026

Same

Level 76

Mar 12, 2026

For 5/5 points, I think it should be a 90% percentile and I think you shouldn't lose points for reset quizzes, other than this, I think its great

Level 72

Mar 12, 2026

Maybe if you get a 5/5 on a quiz, that remains permanent or locked in place. If not, then you get the reset.