diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
index 5c71b88af9..360c6e26fd 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
@@ -217,11 +217,19 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarData(const SharedNodePointer& node) {
         qDebug() << "avatarDataToNodes.size:" << avatarDataToNodes.size();
         */
 
-        //qDebug() << "------------------------------";
         AvatarSharedPointer thisAvatar = nodeData->getAvatarSharedPointer();
 
         //qDebug() << "thisAvatar:" << thisAvatar.get();
 
+#ifdef WANT_DEBUG
+        bool printDebug = nodeData->getAvatarSharedPointer()->getDisplayName() == "ZappoMan";
+
+        if (printDebug) {
+            qDebug() << "------------------------------";
+        }
+#else
+        bool printDebug = false;
+#endif
         ViewFrustum cameraView = nodeData->getViewFrustom();
         std::priority_queue<AvatarPriority> sortedAvatars = AvatarData::sortAvatars(
                 avatarList, cameraView,
@@ -236,14 +244,15 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarData(const SharedNodePointer& node) {
 
                 [thisAvatar](AvatarSharedPointer avatar)->bool{
                     return (avatar == thisAvatar); // ignore ourselves...
-                });
-        //qDebug() << "------------------------------";
+                }, printDebug);
 
+#ifdef WANT_DEBUG
+        if (printDebug) {
+            qDebug() << "------------------------------";
+        }
+#endif
 
-        // this is an AGENT we have received head data from
-        // send back a packet with other active node data to this node
-        //std::for_each(_begin, _end, [&](const SharedNodePointer& otherNode) {
-
+        // loop through our sorted avatars and allocate our bandwidth to them accordingly
         int avatarRank = 0;
         while (!sortedAvatars.empty()) {
             AvatarPriority sortData = sortedAvatars.top();
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 9416216c5a..fd21670853 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -2317,7 +2317,8 @@ std::priority_queue<AvatarPriority> AvatarData::sortAvatars(
     QList<AvatarSharedPointer> avatarList,
     const ViewFrustum& cameraView,
     std::function<uint64_t(AvatarSharedPointer)> lastUpdated,
-    std::function<bool(AvatarSharedPointer)> shouldIgnore) {
+    std::function<bool(AvatarSharedPointer)> shouldIgnore,
+    bool printDebug) {
 
     uint64_t startTime = usecTimestampNow();
 
@@ -2359,16 +2360,20 @@ std::priority_queue<AvatarPriority> AvatarData::sortAvatars(
             // Thus we multiply each component by a conversion "weight" that scales its units
             // relative to the others.  These weights are pure magic tuning and are hard coded in the
             // relation below: (hint: unitary weights are not explicityly shown)
-            float priority = apparentSize + 0.25f * cosineAngle + age;
+            float priority = apparentSize + 10.0f * (0.25f * cosineAngle) + age;
 
             // decrement priority of avatars outside keyhole
+            bool outOfView = false;
             if (distance > cameraView.getCenterRadius()) {
                 if (!cameraView.sphereIntersectsFrustum(avatarPosition, radius)) {
                     priority += OUT_OF_VIEW_PENALTY;
+                    outOfView = true;
                 }
             }
 
-            //qDebug() << "avatar:" << avatar.get() << "priority:" << priority << "apparentSize:" << apparentSize << "cosineAngle:" << cosineAngle << "age:" << age;
+            if (printDebug) {
+                qDebug() << "avatar:" << avatar.get() << "priority:" << priority << "apparentSize:" << apparentSize << "cosineAngle:" << cosineAngle << "age:" << age << "outOfView:" << outOfView;
+            }
             sortedAvatars.push(AvatarPriority(avatar, priority));
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 71ade436ff..a75e81ed3d 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ public:
         QList<AvatarSharedPointer> avatarList,
         const ViewFrustum& cameraView,
         std::function<uint64_t(AvatarSharedPointer)> lastUpdated,
-        std::function<bool(AvatarSharedPointer)> shouldIgnore);
+        std::function<bool(AvatarSharedPointer)> shouldIgnore,
+        bool printDebug = false);
 
 
 public slots: