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newbieA (1781) / StonyDrew (1733) ®

"undead turtled vs orcs" ~newbieA




[21/10] newbieA is now king of the hill and ranked number 1!
[19/10] StonyDrew has rightfully claimed the ultimate spot and is ranked number 1!
[09/10] newbieA is the number one contender at 2nd place.
[09/10] vvd says there's only a few left to beat and enters the Top 5.
[02/10] newbieA says there's only a few left to beat and enters the Top 5.

News

about provisional & k-values

We have, since the new site code was introduced, been using two new things to enchant the ladder:

different k-values
The higher the K-value you have (and the better player you beat), the more points you win when winning. As in the real world we make it harder to get points the better rated you are. This insures us that inflation is cut down and, more importantly, that the top rated players really prove their skills. Keep in mind that a player with an Elo of 1500 is an average player that knows the game. We consider a player that has more than 2100 to be very skilled compared to the competition, and having about 2500 equals to a grand master. Statistically speaking it should be rare to see players which such high ratings, and only a few are expected to reach those numbers.

The K value you get is based on your current Elo rating. These are the K-values we use:

* 0 to 1800 Elo points give a K value of 32
* 1801 to 2100 Elo points give a K value of 24
* 2101 to x Elo points give a K value of 16


provisional ratings
In a players profile you can sometimes see the title provisional. In an effort to encourage competitive play, all new players to the ladder will be given 10 games of new player protection: Their rank will be simply "provisional". Playing a game against a provisional player is worth the normal amount of points you would get divided by 2, and the points you would lose to one is also divided by 2. We use the provisonal mode to both encourage competitive players and to protect new players, to give them a chance to try out opposition on the ladder and get a feel for it. It also makes it less risky for highly rated players to play with newcomers which still haven't got their true rating in their profile due to the lack of games.

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