ELO is stupid

[Madlaine]

I got 0 point for beiing second after scoring 90+ against a Killdeer, feels unfair i don't have that many hours to spend trying to reach 100elo so i can fplay ranked....

[TryWhite]

Why would scoring 90 points against a Kildeer affect ELO? You can remove the "Big 4" from the game so you don't have to play against them in the setup options.

[elidas]

Excuse my ignorance, what is the "big 4"?

[Nastaa]

The big 4 refers to these bird cards: Chihuahuan Raven, Common Raven, Franklin's Gull, and Killdeer. The option to include or remove them in the setup is called "Powerful bird cards".

[Madlaine]

This option is not availiable in ranked, but anyway i just scored 97 which if fine, lost the game, and won O ladder point. How much time am i expected to spend here in order to climb ladder ? winning or not is mostly a matter of luck once you past the 85 milestone, lose should be rewarded by a couple of ladder points.

[RicardoRix]

You came 2nd in a 3-player game. Which means you won against 1 player, and lost against the other. A net effect of 0 sounds correct.

You shouldn't gain points for losing. Your rating is an indication of how good you are, not how many games you've played.

[Jellby]

Your score and cards in play do not affect at all your ELO change.

The only thing that affects it is your ELO, the ELO of your opponents, and whether you win or lose. It doesn't matter by how much you win or lose.

[TryWhite]

My recommendation is to improve at Wingspan and then you'll be happy more often.

[Octothorpe]

My recommendation is to improve at Wingspan and then you'll be happy more often.

[michaelHastriter]

Get Good!