-- Rankings
"The pot" analogy http://www.bettingexpert.com/blog/applying-elo-ratings-to-football-part-one
Table with current parameters: K = 32, whatever else
-- Matches
Several renown rewards are distributed after a match. Most of them are not available in friend matches. See Renown for details.
Standard matches
qm vs ranked has two effects: matchmaking search and elo updating
ranked -> must be same power (availabe only at 6, 12)
qm -> search in both dimensions
search diagram with rectangles in elo x pow space
elo updating…
A ranked B ranked -> both updated according to formula in rankings
A ranked B quickmatch -> +/- 2 for A, no effect for B
A quickmatch B quickmatch -> both are unaffected
Tournament matches
pow 12 is standard for now, will be announced beforehand
starts 17:00 GMT Wed, finishes…?
5 new matches allowed at 24-hour intervals, can catch up later
matching same as ranked, using tourney elo
updating tourney elo according to the formula; at the same time, updating global elo (using those ratings)
Friend matches
pick this and that
no elo, only daily login renown