Snoo said:
^FEEL and actual fact are two different things however. While it is ALWAYS up to personal opinion, especially for racers, it comes down to something as simple as "is the coaster it's own track?"
That's not just my opinion, that's popular opinion for the most part. That isn't credit whoring as much as it's common sense. While some see if differently, as counts can vary wildly depending on who you talk to, if you want to look at cred counting objectively based on how you define ANY coaster, then each independent coaster track is one cred.
Exactly.
My system is as follows (it's not bulletproof, but it works):
Racing
Description: the two tracks are literally side by side the whole way round
Example: Racer at Kings Island
Number of creds: 1
New cred: after having ridden either side
Subsequent cred: after having ridden either side
I have these in my spreadsheet as one line, with a note that it's racing
Duelling
Description: the two tracks are noticeably different
Example: Dragon Challenge at IoA
Number of creds: 2
New cred: one for each side ridden
Subsequent cred: one for each side ridden
I have these in my spreadsheet as two lines, one for each, with a note that it's duelling
Mobius
Description: For either identical or different layouts (although I'm not aware of any mobius coasters with greatly different sides)
Example: Grand National at BPB
Number of creds: 1
New cred: only once both sides have been ridden
Subsequent cred: after having ridden either side
I have these in my spreadsheet as one line, with a note that it's mobius
That system works for me, and isn't really as complicated as it would first sound. It seems relatively fair and I can work it out easily, so I like it.