Does anyone know how the ELO rating system works?
The higher the number means what?
Thanks
Dougie
Yes,
Its like the chess ELO system. You start of with 1200 ELO points. If you lose you will lose points. If you win you gain points. How many points? Well that depends on the ELO of the player you are fighting has. Lets say you have 1200 points and your enemy has 2000 points. IF you win you will gain alot of points. If you lose you will lose just a few points. But if he looses he will lose alot of points or when he wins he will gain very little.
In chess the world best have around 2700-2900 points and they will not gain many more points.
Very good players have between 2000 and 2400 points. These players are no joke and likely have studied chess for years.
1600-2000 are usually talented players.
1000-1600 players have a basic understanding on the game but will make mistakes.
Below 1000 well these players are missing some experience. But be careful they might surprise you.
The more games you play the more accurate your ELO will become.
Now in a game like AH there are not enough players around to get a very high ELO or it to be very accurate. But it is still a good indication.
DutchVII