The New Point System

[phineas94]

(03-06-2013 02:51 AM)lawtai Wrote:  So does it mean anything about the system if I'm starting to see games where I get +19 and my opponent gets -12? Or +20 and -11?

I had previously seen points go maybe +20/-1.

Does this reflect anything about the difference in skill level at all?

Yes it is supposed to. The main difference from the last system is that

(01-29-2013 10:57 AM)onealexleft Wrote:  The change is that your league points are now considered in that calculation along with your skill rating.

(01-29-2013 10:57 AM)onealexleft Wrote:  For example, if you're a master league player and you face another master leaguer and a Super Titan:
- If the master league player has a ton of points (typically in the top of their division), a win against him is weighed more against a Super Titan that has close to zero points.

- In short, we're hoping that your league and your division points become reflective of your skill and help differentiate players a bit more. A 1000 point Master Leaguer should be more skilled than a 300 point Master Leaguer (assuming similar time played).

That's the theory anyhow. The system is still a bit wonky as you can see from the results I posted in my previous post but I am assured they'll be looking into it although I'm sure they've got enough on their hands with the new update imminent

The initial points tallys of +24/-1 were occurring as the system/formula/algorithm was waiting to mature (Delta values or somesuch)