Why isn't Zach ranked for 2014?

sadistic · Posted: 03.02.2014 15:07 Post subject: Why isn't Zach ranked for 2014?

The ranking oddity of "adequate opponents" is not exactly working, although I cannot imagine that this is the reason Zach is not ranked. He usually plays high ranked players but I just don't see the need to penalize players for playing everybody, which is what I do. As is correct, I don't gain many or any points for beating a low ranked opponent but lopping a player out of the ranking list for "inadequate" opponents, seems like it is going too far.

I think Zach is a perfect example and come to think of it, he probably suffered under this rule because he played fighter many games one day. To hell with the rankings, fighter is a very tough opponent.

Management might want to reconsider this "adequate" opponent rule. It's not working. Secondly, what we should seek out is that all players play one another. With this rule, less skilled/new players will have a tough time getting games against better skilled players. Is this good for the game? I think not.

jensneuij · Fortgeschrittener Joined: 01 Feb 2013 Posts: 90

Agreed.

samuel · Posted: 03.02.2014 20:23 Post subject:

The problem is that if you take the rule away again, Dozer will run off 50 straight wins against low ranked players like he did before it was introduced, and sit bold as brass atop the rankings because of it. You might not get many points against lower players but Dozer was right up the top as he had won so many in a row, and that's what led to the rule being introduced - subsequently he found himself having to play other players too, and he went back down the rankings. So in that sense it has worked.

Perhaps the answer is to increase the scope so that anyone above a 1600 rating gets an adequate game against anyone 1400 rather than 1500? This massively increases the number of players, and the 1400-1500 rated players are usually quite tough even for the top players. No way Dozer runs off 50 straight against 1400 players.

jensneuij · Fortgeschrittener Joined: 01 Feb 2013 Posts: 90

samuel · Posted: 03.02.2014 22:17 Post subject:

http://www.gravon.de/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2132

This thread will help you see why the rule came in - Im not saying its right or wrong, but this is why we have it!

ruben87 · Posted: 04.02.2014 17:39 Post subject:

stratego · Posted: 05.02.2014 23:42 Post subject:

since we start with the challange ranking we did not saw the cherry pickers anymore.

maybe some do not understand the rule as a whole. its not just the percentage distribution of ada./non ada. players.
all players with 1500+ are adequate. (at the moment ~50% of all ranked players)
also you must play 25 games a quarter.

this leads to a very fair ranking system which is shown in zachs record.
he played only few adequate players in the first month.

to argue, that player a or player b is a tough player (but with a low ranking) and therefore the whole system does not work is not worth an
answere. its just a personal feeling wothout any proof.

stratego