So in my idle time I thought about something that is very true when it qualifying for a race. That depending on the amount of laps of the race the value of a point of Tires or Skill burned can differ.
The reason this is important has to largely do with higher qualifying which can at times go over a pull point in a stat, and thus a person could be buying skill or tire points for the soul purpose of burning it.
Thus I looked into the numbers and what I found was interesting.
In a three lap race, there Skills and Tires are even. 1 Point of Tires will get you 3 Wear(Worth 3 pts in Qual), where 1 Point of skill will get you 3 1s and a 3s (Worth 1.5+1.5=3 in Qual). Thus, no matter if you are committing tires or skill to your qualifying point buying is worth the same.
Going away from standard practice however, changes that curve. If a race is under 3 laps, Skills becomes better than tires, as the 3s chip means you get an extra half point per lap less than 3 if you spend the entire point in comparison to tires. With a race above 4 laps, Tires get better than skill, as for each 3 chip, you are loosing half a point per lap greater than 3.
So yeah...just an interesting thought when it comes to qualifying and choosing what points to sacrifice in your bid.
The reason this is important has to largely do with higher qualifying which can at times go over a pull point in a stat, and thus a person could be buying skill or tire points for the soul purpose of burning it.
Thus I looked into the numbers and what I found was interesting.
In a three lap race, there Skills and Tires are even. 1 Point of Tires will get you 3 Wear(Worth 3 pts in Qual), where 1 Point of skill will get you 3 1s and a 3s (Worth 1.5+1.5=3 in Qual). Thus, no matter if you are committing tires or skill to your qualifying point buying is worth the same.
Going away from standard practice however, changes that curve. If a race is under 3 laps, Skills becomes better than tires, as the 3s chip means you get an extra half point per lap less than 3 if you spend the entire point in comparison to tires. With a race above 4 laps, Tires get better than skill, as for each 3 chip, you are loosing half a point per lap greater than 3.
So yeah...just an interesting thought when it comes to qualifying and choosing what points to sacrifice in your bid.