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== What is it? ==
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'''MD Caching Points''' is a system created by MacDefender<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180410013054/http://www.macdefender.org/products/GCStatistic/mdCachingPoints.html MacDefender - GCStatistic mdCachingPoints] from archive.org</ref> and it is used in the [[TopMDCachingPoints|Top MD Caching Points]]-list at [[Project-GC]]. The idea is that a more complex geocache should get more points to give a better idea of how "experienced" a user is.  
[https://project-gc.com/Statistics/TopMDCachingPoints Top MD Caching Points] is a weighted top list of who has cached the most. The idea is that a more complex cache gives more points compared to a easier cache, this idea comes from MacDefender
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<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180410013054/http://www.macdefender.org/products/GCStatistic/mdCachingPoints.html MacDefender - GCStatistic mdCachingPoints] from archive.org</ref>. The points are calculated as Type factor * Difficulty * Terrain. For example a Wherigo&#8482; Cache with a D/T of 3/5 gives 30 points (Type factor 2 * D3 * T5 = 2*3*5 = 30) and a  Traditional Cache with a D/T of 2/3 gives 6 points (Type factor 1 * D2 * T3 = 1*2*3 = 6). The type factors can be seen in the table below.  
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The points are calculated as '''Type factor''' * '''Difficulty''' * '''Terrain'''. For example a Wherigo&#8482; Cache with a [[D/T]] of 3/5 gives 30 points (Type factor 2 * D3 * T5 = 2*3*5 = 30) and a  Traditional Cache with a [[D/T]] of 2/3 gives 6 points (Type factor 1 * D2 * T3 = 1*2*3 = 6). The type factors can be seen in the table below.  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 13:29, 28 November 2020

MD Caching Points is a system created by MacDefender[1] and it is used in the Top MD Caching Points-list at Project-GC. The idea is that a more complex geocache should get more points to give a better idea of how "experienced" a user is.

The points are calculated as Type factor * Difficulty * Terrain. For example a Wherigo™ Cache with a D/T of 3/5 gives 30 points (Type factor 2 * D3 * T5 = 2*3*5 = 30) and a Traditional Cache with a D/T of 2/3 gives 6 points (Type factor 1 * D2 * T3 = 1*2*3 = 6). The type factors can be seen in the table below.


Typefactors
Traditional cache 1.0
Multi-Cache 2.0
Leterbox Hybrid 1.5
Event Cache 1.5
EarthCache 1.5
Mystery Cache 2.0
Webcam Cache 1.0
Virtual Cache 0.5
Locationless (Reverse) Cache 0.5
Mega-Event Cache 1.75
Giga-Event Cache 2.0
Cache In Trash Out Event (CITO) 1.5
Wherigo™ Cache 2.0
GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit 2.0
Community Celebration Event 2.0
Project A.P.E. Cache 4.0


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