Board Game Arena

Hi there,

why is the point distribution in Arena so extremely counterproductive? It should motivate to play the game. However, it does the exact opposite. If I win, I get 6 to 12 points. If I lose, I lose 26 to 32 points.

Obviously, it's nearly impossible to make any progress this way. The top 20 players rarely (never) play the game anymore, as they don't want to lower their ranking. So I always get players with lower rating (I am using filters, which doesn't seem to help) and lower mine. It's super frustrating and absolutely pointless (pun intended).

What do you think?

I would say, thats the elo system working as intended. You probably have a higher score than most people you are playing against, therefore (if the points accurately reflect the skill level) you should win more often than you should loose. And as a result, the system rewards you with less points for winning and takes more points when you loose. Thats just how every elo system in almost every ranked system works that I know off.