Why should mmr dictate rank or flipping it around why should ranks stick around when mmr decides it?

SangreDeNoche·Mar 20, 2018·1 votes·205 views

I've heard the story of riot changing from the mmr system to the "rank" system (while still keeping mmr in the background) to appease people who fluctuated a lot but I really don't agree with the system currently in place.

My first season I was silver 1 playing against high gold and low plat every game because I took the time to learn the game before starting ranked. I got to gold promos 3 times in a 2 week period (during which I was still going to college, mind you) because I had the mmr to make it happen.

Despite this people will look back and say "look at this guy who got stuck in silver." Is the system really doing its job when it holds players like me down rather than providing that "failsafe"?

2 Comments

haaaaaaalpMar 20, 20181 votes

The old mmr system was a bit odd in the sense that your mmr at one given date which was arbitrarily picked to be the end of season day ended up mattering far more than anything else. Make no mistake about it, the mmr/elo system is the most accurate system available for estimating current skill and it will always have a place in matchmaking. It just isn't necessarily the best at encompassing the entire season.

SangreDeNocheMar 20, 20181 votes

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The old mmr system was a bit odd in the sense that your mmr at one given date which was arbitrarily picked to be the end of season day ended up mattering far more than anything else. Make no mistake about it, the mmr/elo system is the most accurate system available for estimating current skill and it will always have a place in matchmaking. It just isn't necessarily the best at encompassing the entire season.

Then the solution is simple, yes? Why not just use the average or median mmr for the season as the end of season number on one's profile?