Quick ladder question...

[Herr Straße Laufer]

So, my 1949 ELO means most players will kick my butt?

Though, my .511 Win/Loss % says different. How does that happen?
(And, a clue, it isn't from losing to players better or worse than me.)

There are flaws in ELO that do not particularly reflect "skills". :smoke:

RR

Ed:

I am going to assume that you are serious for a second. :-)

1949 ELO, .511 Win/Loss implies that you play most of your games against players with an ELO below 2000. (For example, you have played full 20% of your games against Laza who has an ELO of 1916).

umbro

P.S. Please don't shoot me, I am simply the messenger.

LOL! I am serious ... and I only shoot those who need shooting!
Maybe that is why my ELO is so low? ;)

Actually, I think it might also be from reporting games with lesser victory levels against players who were starting out and were "not quite high in ELO themselves"? Probably another 30% of my games total? "Just how many draws does he have", you may ask?

Or, taking losses against players who would not report a draw when ending a game early (due to the scenarios obvious lack of balance and any remaining "fun" in playing it out). Or, offering players, with higher (and/or lower) ELO scores than mine, draws or minor losses in games that may have been equally unbalanced?

So then, my poor "Chicken Farmer" of an opponent is a slacker and hurt my ELO? :chin: He will not like hearing that. I'm not too fond of hearing that too. When I played him his ELO was much higher. :smoke:
Or was it all those new players that I "gifted" wins and/or draws to, while helping them learn the game without the normal "frustration" of getting their asses kicked and reported as such, are really dragging down my ELO? :eek1:

And, I am sure that Tiger88 will be surprised to see that all those games I played against him barely register?

So, as I stated, my ELO is not a reflection of my ability as much as my .511 win/loss percentage? :P

I hope you did not break anything by being serious for more than a second? :bow:



RR