| 1 | [quote] | 1 | [quote] | 
                
                    | 2 | So our team Elo is bork and should first convert to some sort of log function before the linear average. | 2 | So our team Elo is bork and should first convert to some sort of log function before the linear average. | 
                
                    | 3 | [/quote] | 3 | [/quote] | 
                
                    | 4 | \n | 4 | \n | 
                
                    | 5 | Not exactly sure what you mean by this, but if you want X + X vs (X - 120) + (X + 120) to result in 4:5, we'd just have to use your formula: | 5 | Not exactly sure what you mean by this, but if you want X + X vs (X - 120) + (X + 120) to result in 4:5, we'd just have to use your formula: | 
                
                    | 6 | {{{playerstrength=2^(ELO/120)}}} | 6 | {{{playerstrength=2^(ELO/120)}}} | 
                
                    | 7 | This is the same as comparing players to a theoretical 1 elo player. The linear averages would then be off by this factor of 1.25. | 7 | This is the same as comparing players to a theoretical 1 elo player. The linear averages would then be off by this factor of 1.25. | 
                
                    | 8 | \n | 8 | \n | 
                
                    | 9 | One 
            thing 
            current 
            balance 
            theoretically 
            allows 
            is 
            a 
            <0 
            strength 
            player.
             
            As 
            far 
            as 
            I 
            interpret 
            this,
             
            it 
            would 
            mean 
            a 
            player 
            whose 
            metal 
            would 
            better 
            be 
            discarded 
            than 
            given 
            to 
            him.
             
            The 
            exponential 
            function 
            wouldn't 
            allow 
            for 
            this. | 9 | One 
            thing 
            current 
            balance 
            theoretically 
            allows 
            is 
            a 
            <0 
            strength 
            player.
             
            The 
            exponential 
            function 
            wouldn't 
            allow 
            for 
            this. | 
                
                    | 10 | \n | 10 | \n | 
                
                    | 11 | Forum broken, here's a closing bracket to fix it: > | 11 | Forum broken, here's a closing bracket to fix it: > |