GAC Skill and banners.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, so please correct me if I'm wrong--But if matchmaking is based off of Skill Rating, and Skill Rating is gained or lost depending on whether you win or lose (respe...
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"NicWester;c-2324292" wrote:
Weird scenario, but what about a couple runs of the binary win-is-win, loss-is-loss rating adjustments, then once a nice bit of separation and seeding has taken place switching to banner v banner adjustments (where a win is always going to be good, but the gain is mitigated by the closeness, for instance) so that initial noise doesn’t overly-affect the data?
Sure, as long as CG can come up with a consistent algorithm that does this. It'll likely be more complex than the current one - ELO's math model is pretty straightforward. I guess the caveat is that the more variables an algorithm considers, the more likely there will be "unfair" scenarios or loopholes. For instance, in one match, both players only take out 1 team with 1 banner difference. In another match, both full clear with also 1 banner difference. Everything else being equal, an algorithm looking at only the banner parity would take down both SR's by the same amount, while intuitively I would think the loser in the second match should lose less SR.
