Something is rotten in the state of GAC

"No_Try;c-1934072" wrote:
I'll leave cheating aside as that's whole another subject. But what would really give us a clue someone at the top punched above their weight class by playing better? What kind of an mm system are imagining that which simply puts forth the match and not the rosters?

Lastly it's obvious rosters that everyone would gawk at, those ones with 40-50 g13s are also getting matched with eachother. Why would anyone expect them to be at the top? Is this a -best roster to exist in swgoh- tournament?

Well, something ELO-like would go a long way. I know CG said there were weird knock-on effects that made it perform poorly, but the mathematician in me doesn't understand their reasoning. Yes, it's a collection game, and growing your collection is a way of improving. But so are Hearthstone and to a certain extent LoL and they use MMR with great success. Moreover, what is so categorically different between "growing your collection" and "increasing in skill" that invalidates the use of ELO? The main thing I can think of is the release of new legendary/mythic characters that shake up the meta completely (JKR, Malak). That will no doubt cause instability in the ranking. Maybe have these coincide with seasonal ladder resets, when you shake up the ladder anyway?

As for rosters everybody gawks at vs minnows: if the minnows can't fight the krakens, they shouldn't be in the same league, should they? I mean, the little league champion is a real accomplishment, but them beating the Baltimore Orioles would still be a giant upset, let alone challenge any of the actual contenders for the World Series, right?