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by civilde
Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: estimating the next time rank will increase
Replies: 31
Views: 8418

sigma changes pretty consistently across time. see also: above scatter plot.


i'm pretty sure delta_mu is dependent upon sigma. as i understand it, as sigma goes down adjustments to mu also go down.

QUOTE Stacked games
Q. Do I lose points if I win a horribly stacked game and I was on the stacked ...
by civilde
Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: estimating the next time rank will increase
Replies: 31
Views: 8418

more issue. sigma seems pretty consistent across players but mu is going to vary wildly b/t players. you might be able to get away with a line but i don't think it'll work for everyone.

second, the stack rating of the game affects the final mu adjustment, but i can think of no way to accurately ...
by civilde
Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: estimating the next time rank will increase
Replies: 31
Views: 8418

well right now you have simple (one variable) linear least squares regression. you can add more terms and you can add terms that are not, uh, "line linear". it all still has to be linear, ie f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), but not every term has to be a line.


for example, you could model both a sigma and ...
by civilde
Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: Can we make a @help tag?
Replies: 126
Views: 20863

jerks are not unique to allegiance.
by civilde
Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Can we make a @help tag?
Replies: 126
Views: 20863

some perspective from someone just returning to allegiance:


Most games these days are pretty, easy, and stupid. Because of this most gamers who started after (2003? 2005? dunno the exact date) are bad and stupid. Allegiance is a game that requires more intelligence for PUGs than many other FPS ...
by civilde
Sat May 23, 2009 3:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: Welcome Newbie Players
Replies: 1006
Views: 109064

Hi, I haven't played this game in 6+ years. How active is this community still and how much has it changed since M$ dropped support?


happened across the gamespot review of this game and remembered how awesome it was. want to play again.