Streak Rating Question.

[Suobiiellee]

Right then. Having read all the posts I can find on delaying losses I still think I see a problem with a system that adds a bonus to streak winning. I could be wrong, it certainly wouldn't be the first time.

Here's my Maths:

If you gain points onto your hidden value by beating people and you also gain a modifier based on your streak wins then surely timing out games is advantageous due to it not breaking a streaks cumulative points modifier.

So if Bob is winning every game and the more games he wins the higher his streak modifier is his cumulative total will gradually get higher. Therefore if he times out his losing games although he will take a greater loss eventually due to being beaten by people that are now substantially lower then him the streak modifier will counteract this, especially if it's a high modifier.

I realise this is conjecture as the formula is as closely guarded as Google's algorithm, but from what I have read there must be a streak modifier, which also must increase. Hence the greater chance of promotion when on a streak.