Some unexpected ladder shifts may happen over the next few days

[Kamikaze28]

(07-16-2012 12:50 AM)RockinBabyRo Wrote:  Demotion or loss of rank on a win is unacceptable - no matter how misplaced the combatant is.

Perhaps you can placate the masses by having a "season" that will end sometime in the future and, with your polished new algorithm, have everyone redo their placement. (And maybe the league winners will get some token for their awesomeness, like a small flag on all their future bases ... or a "lifetime wins" category, or something... you know what I mean.)

I suggest this because in a single loss, I fell from mid-Master to low-Clever (70th). Now, I don't mind having to battle my way back up to where I truly belong, but at this rate of increase (~10 places per win), I could save myself 20+ games by just creating a new GC userID ... and that's *if* I don't lose.......

Promotions and demotions function independently from points (which determine your rank). You don't need to be in the top 10 of your league to be eligible for promotion, you need to win consistently against players from your own league as well as against players from the league above.
Playing will increase the matchmaking systems confidence in your skill rating - so with enough patience you will end up in the league where you belong. Creating a new GC ID will not save your problem, it will start the whole process all over again.