New Arena system: you suck more than you know

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2-04-2009 @ 3:54PM

jrizutko said...

Well it looks like the new system is a way to prevent spikey rating fluctuations from small sample sizes. The problem was that before, ratings were easier to manipulate for experienced players, and unlikely to create fair matches for casual players. The benefit now is that the system is robust enough to repel manipulation and create fair matches, but it no longer provides much reward for casual players... unless the experience of a fair match is rewarding itself.

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