User blog comment:Epic~00/Total Drama Island Edgic/@comment-25297892-20160717102116/@comment-31556666-20160717164420

Well, rating and visibility are separated to distinguish how important a characters purpose is. The difference between an OTTN1 and an OTTN5 for instance. For example, let's say in Dodgebrawl, instead of being OTTN4 for his lack of contribution and arrogance, that this would instead be much more toned down for Noah, and he end up with an OTTN2. So the rating (1-5) is to show how important a character's purpose is, hence why Gwen would have an OTTP3 in episode 11, whereas DJ would get an OTTP4, measuring their level of screentime and showing how DJ receives slightly more importance than her.