cjgrayso wrote: ↑02 October 2025, 19:21
This is a bit off the OP's question, but I would like to know about how the Arena Mode determines your standing (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc). I was in 1st place in the standings and lost a game and 30 pts was subtracted. I went tumbling down to 4th place. That's a bit severe for losing only one game. On my next victory, I gained only 3 pts back! That seems really lopsided.
I tried looking for an explanation into how standings are scored but I haven't had any luck.
Your Elo rating will change using the standard Elo formula.
But, your arena points will increase or decrease using a k-factor of 40 (This is double the standard Elo factor used on this site) based on the difference between your arena points and your opponent's.
That's where it can be punishing. You may be facing an equally skilled opponent who just happens to have far fewer arena points for whatever reason. When you lost 30 arena points, that means your opponent had approximately 200 fewer arena points. Usually, a difference of 200 would mean an Elo loss of 15, but because Arena uses the doubly high l-factor, it means you lost 30.
When you won your next game, you had the misfortune of playing someone FAR below you in arena points. Approximately 420 points below you, I think, which would mean you would gain approximately 3.2 arena points for a win (Had you lost, you would have lost another 36.8).
