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Must be someone at TL.net because nickname iloveoov :D
But yeah I lost him very first ranked games and I amm boosting him free everytime I play match.





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							Too_MuchZerg
							
							
						 
						Finland2818 Posts
						 ![[image loading]](http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3294/tasollelr0.png) Must be someone at TL.net because nickname iloveoov :D But yeah I lost him very first ranked games and I amm boosting him free everytime I play match.      | ||
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							micronesia
							
							
						 
						United States24724 Posts
						 For those who are confused: go is a board game (see my much previous blog) and kgs has rankings. If you lose to someone, and then win vs good players, that first guy you lost to receives credit for being better than you after you beat the good players.... so rank can jump around a lot. | ||
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							Ganfei
							
							
						 
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							nAi.PrOtOsS
							
							
						 
						Canada784 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 03:58 micronesia wrote: Well this is a very lacking OP but I do want to point out that the same exact thing happened to me haha. For those who are confused: go is a board game (see my much previous blog) and kgs has rankings. If you lose to someone, and then win vs good players, that first guy you lost to receives credit for being better than you after you beat the good players.... so rank can jump around a lot. This is a lacking comment. | ||
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							LordWeird
							
							
						 
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							nAi.PrOtOsS
							
							
						 
						Canada784 Posts
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							Avidkeystamper
							
							
						 
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							fusionsdf
							
							
						 
						Canada15390 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 05:35 nAi.PrOtOsS wrote: Yea I just felt like saying that...So I did... thats not a very good idea on these forums for the OP: A description of what this means would make the OP better not everyone can read swedish and thanks to micro for the explanation, I hope the rest of you stop derailing this thread (I thought this topic would be about G.O. lol) | ||
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							pinenamu
							
							
						 
						United States770 Posts
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							Too_MuchZerg
							
							
						 
						Finland2818 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 05:39 fusionsdf wrote: Show nested quote + On January 05 2009 05:35 nAi.PrOtOsS wrote: Yea I just felt like saying that...So I did... thats not a very good idea on these forums for the OP: A description of what this means would make the OP better not everyone can read swedish and thanks to micro for the explanation, I hope the rest of you stop derailing this thread (I thought this topic would be about G.O. lol) its finnish though, close though. | ||
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							Mastermind
							
							
						 
						Canada7096 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 03:58 micronesia wrote: Well this is a very lacking OP but I do want to point out that the same exact thing happened to me haha. For those who are confused: go is a board game (see my much previous blog) and kgs has rankings. If you lose to someone, and then win vs good players, that first guy you lost to receives credit for being better than you after you beat the good players.... so rank can jump around a lot. that sounds like a terrible system. | ||
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							Lemonwalrus
							
							
						 
						United States5465 Posts
						 Or is it just your first opponent? Edit: And doesn't that mean that one single game could potentially change the stats of thousands of users? | ||
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							micronesia
							
							
						 
						United States24724 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 07:28 Mastermind wrote: Show nested quote + On January 05 2009 03:58 micronesia wrote: Well this is a very lacking OP but I do want to point out that the same exact thing happened to me haha. For those who are confused: go is a board game (see my much previous blog) and kgs has rankings. If you lose to someone, and then win vs good players, that first guy you lost to receives credit for being better than you after you beat the good players.... so rank can jump around a lot. that sounds like a terrible system. On January 05 2009 07:31 Lemonwalrus wrote: So as you grow as a player all of your past opponents ratings will be skewed because the computer thinks you are and have always been and will always be the same skill level? Or is it just your first opponent? Edit: And doesn't that mean that one single game could potentially change the stats of thousands of users? Isn't this more or less how ELO works? Regardless, I think the effect of earlier games slowly wanes, so it isn't a big deal in the long run. | ||
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							Lemonwalrus
							
							
						 
						United States5465 Posts
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							Azrael1111
							
							
						 
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							micronesia
							
							
						 
						United States24724 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 08:05 Azrael1111 wrote: Elo is simple, you start at 2000 points, whenever you beat someone you are given points based on the difference between your points, more points if the person you beat was higher and less if they were lower. But I think it also keeps track of your history. If you win against someone on day one who had a 2000 elo, and then he wins straight to 2300, I think you benefit slightly. | ||
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							Raithed
							
							
						 
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							Ryshi
							
							
						 
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							Azrael1111
							
							
						 
						United States550 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 08:08 micronesia wrote: Show nested quote + On January 05 2009 08:05 Azrael1111 wrote: Elo is simple, you start at 2000 points, whenever you beat someone you are given points based on the difference between your points, more points if the person you beat was higher and less if they were lower. But I think it also keeps track of your history. If you win against someone on day one who had a 2000 elo, and then he wins straight to 2300, I think you benefit slightly. Nope, not a typical ELO. | ||
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							Lemonwalrus
							
							
						 
						United States5465 Posts
						 I'm retarded. | ||
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							Divinek
							
							
						 
						Canada4045 Posts
						 On January 05 2009 08:58 Lemonwalrus wrote: Wait, I thought ELO was specific to progaming...is it? I'm retarded. No ELO was first created for games like GO/Chess | ||
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							kefkalives
							
							
						 
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							BottleAbuser
							
							
						 
						Korea (South)1888 Posts
						 This is to keep the noob bashers from making new 30k accounts and skipping to 5d while pushing maybe 50 unfortunate players down by half a rank. (BTW, anyone want to play?) | ||
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