Revision 1 will debut with all ratings updates. The first change involves draws and is very minor. Simply put, the effect of a draw has been amplified and its change can best be described with an example scenario using the lower-rated fighter.
Fighter A (150 pts) DRAW Fighter B (60 pts)
- Old Method for Fighter B > ((60*1.2) + ((150+60)/2)) / 2.2 = 80.45
- New Method of Fighter B > ((60*.6) + ((150+60)/2)) / 1.6 = 88.13
The calculation for the higher rated fighter experienced similar changes, but they are not as pronounced due to other factors involved.
The second change involves the quality performance decay, which requires fighters to have a quality performance in the past 12 months or else their rating begins to gradually decline. The criteria for triggering of this decay were slightly modified in order to lighten the requirements for maintaining one’s rating. This was also a very minor change.
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