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by SNAFU
Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:42 pm
Forum: Misc. Development
Topic: Rank Discussion
Replies: 126
Views: 6724

Yeah, and there could be a special rant section for disputes...

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by SNAFU
Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:16 am
Forum: Misc. Development
Topic: ELO Discussion
Replies: 37
Views: 2029

*emerges briefly from under stone*

To clarify... I wasn't talking about newb ELO.

I was thinking, as Grim mentioned, about someone who was a vet that didn't play often enough for the system to get an accurate estimation of their skill.

But as already established, my assumptions are incorrect, in ...
by SNAFU
Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:24 pm
Forum: Misc. Development
Topic: ELO Discussion
Replies: 37
Views: 2029

But, but....

I think it's best I just give up trying to understand and crawl back under my stone.
by SNAFU
Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:04 pm
Forum: Misc. Development
Topic: ELO Discussion
Replies: 37
Views: 2029

Say (theoretically) there were 2 people with exactly the same level of skill and weren't improving.

One played 14 times per week, the other 7.

Even tho they were as good as one another, the one who played twice as much would have a higher, or lower, elo than the other?

How is this a true ...
by SNAFU
Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:34 pm
Forum: Misc. Development
Topic: The Newbie Factor
Replies: 21
Views: 1150

QUOTE (Wasp @ Nov 22 2006, 03:19 PM) If I whore in my interceptor, cap in my htt, kill miners in my stealth fighter and always outscore every player on the game I will lose rank if I'm not on the winning team.
Maybe you should have been nanning in your scout instead then. /wink.gif" style ...
by SNAFU
Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:58 pm
Forum: Misc. Development
Topic: The Newbie Factor
Replies: 21
Views: 1150

Has this been implemented already?

Just curious as I was a (15) yesterday--got 60 elo from the last 3 games I played--and when I joined today I was a (14)...

I've only started playing again regularly in the last few weeks and to be fair (14) is still an overestimation of my skill level, assuming ...