Streak based rating is flawed

[Jack•Sparrow]

(08-16-2012 10:56 PM)jetricakerempuh Wrote:  I won 9 games in a row (Clever league) and with each one I thought "this one is gonna move me to gifted league!". But, that was just wishful thinking.

I was much the opposite... I was in Gifted immediately after placements, then lost one match and went to Clever. My promotion back p to Gifted was quite a shock to me.

I played a dozen or so games after reading "winning streaks can earn you a promotion to the next tier. Losing too much may result in the opposite." in the League section of Help, in-game, and assumed the wording was intentionally weighted towards "it's really not ever going to be quick or easy to jump between leagues" and was surprised when I got promoted.
Since then, I've been on a big winning streak of about 30 games, and only now am I starting to lose (about one game in 3-4) because I'm actually against competent opponents.
I certainly don't think I'm Master League stuff... Not until I stop wasting wits unnecessarily, anyways...