Irked by XP loss

[Deadbert72]

Not sure if this is just me, but i am getting a bit nonplussed (not raging before everyone starts going 'that's the way it is, get over it) when you build up XP points in a game past a 100, you're doing fairly well, then you hit a couple of losses and BOOM you're back at 100 again. Case in point: got to 175 in Space Base, lost a two-player game by two points in the last round and lost 23 XP in one go. I mean, i hate to invoke the f-word, but this doesn't seem fair to me.

I know it's not much of a big deal, but it would be nice to go up in the rankings of some of these games, ya know?

[Jellby]

ELO is not XP. ELO is supposed to measure you ability at a game, not how many times you played it. Every victory increases your ELO (more if you win against high-ELO players), every loss decreases your ELO (more if you lose about low-ELO players, and never below 100). How close you win or lose does not have any influence, just win or loss.

[Silene]

Losing 23 ELO in one game might seem harsh. But you can also win many points that many in the beginning. The amount of points gained/lost will decrease after a couple of games, so you won't lose that many points in one go later (but also not win that many as well).

[Deadbert72]

Okay, so ELO loss. Noted. The ELO on SB is now back to 100. Sigh. It just seems that... i never progress beyond that.

[Dave Cee]

Okay, so ELO loss. Noted. The ELO on SB is now back to 100. Sigh. It just seems that... i never progress beyond that.

You might want to consider how people get such high ELO scores. Once you work that out you will can just ignore it and enjoy playing.

[voriki]

I never got peoples fascination with ELO. Sure, getting higher is fun, but the gaming also revolves around fun, right? Not just about ranking.

That's why I don't do tournaments, and only just have started doing some arena games if I couldn't find enough opponents for simple games.
2 out of my 3 main games I play, my ELO is above 150, but if it suddenly dropped to 100 I wouldn't care.

[T72on1]

I never got peoples fascination with ELO. Sure, getting higher is fun, but the gaming also revolves around fun, right? Not just about ranking.

That's why I don't do tournaments, and only just have started doing some arena games if I couldn't find enough opponents for simple games.
2 out of my 3 main games I play, my ELO is above 150, but if it suddenly dropped to 100 I wouldn't care.

Agreed. Having a higher ELO is fun, but the fun of the game itself is the main thing here, no? Discovering a game, discovering different tactics, ... and over time you'll understand games better, win more and get a higher ELO probably.

[Deadbert72]

Yeah... but no. But thanks as this is the closest that anyone else on here has got to getting it.