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Superinteressting interblog post!
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Superinteressting interblog post!
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Look at this player:
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Look at this player:
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[img]http://www.abload.de/img/bla7ec59.jpg[/img]
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[img]http://www.abload.de/img/bla7ec59.jpg[/img]
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1700 elo, thats above average right?
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1700 elo, thats above average right?
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So how comes a 1700 elo player plays like that:
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So how comes a 1700 elo player plays like that:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOSjehKjUeg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOSjehKjUeg
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Ok, he was new back then.
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Ok, he was new back then.
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He plays better now but still his base usually looks like this:
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He plays better now but still his base usually looks like this:
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[img]http://www.abload.de/img/bigmaverikgfip1.jpg[/img]
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[img]http://www.abload.de/img/bigmaverikgfip1.jpg[/img]
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and he does not play very good. As in, if he makes units they are randomly selected and die in 5 seconds. (after standing around in base for minutes)
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and he does not play very good. As in, if he makes units they are randomly selected and die in 5 seconds. (after standing around in base for minutes)
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No personal offense to the dude, the point is he is not "1700 elo good."
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No personal offense to the dude, the point is he is not "1700 elo good."
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Normally he has ~1300 elo but he likes to play the DOTA mode.
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Normally he has ~1300 elo but he likes to play the DOTA mode.
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A dozen games of DOTA easily get him 400 elo, as one match can be "worth" 25+
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A dozen games of DOTA easily get him 400 elo, as one match can be "worth" 25+
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@B116812
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@B116812
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@B115660
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@B115660
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[img]http://www.abload.de/img/blac4jf9.jpg[/img]
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So maybe keep that in mind the next time you complain about "bad team balance."
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So maybe keep that in mind the next time you complain about "bad team balance."
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elo calculation is 50% nonsense so just because the elo-sums in two teams are equal, does not mean the players are similiar good.
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elo calculation is 50% nonsense so just because the elo-sums in two teams are equal, does not mean the players are similiar good.
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[b]"But I dont play DOTA or other lolgames! My elo is pure!"[/b]
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[b]"But I dont play DOTA or other lolgames! My elo is pure!"[/b]
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Maybe you dont. But maybe you played vs someone who does.
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Maybe you dont. But maybe you played vs someone who does.
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So when you win vs such player with inflated elo, your elo is now inflated too.
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So when you win vs such player with inflated elo, your elo is now inflated too.
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All the elo is infected by nubgames and trololo.
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All the elo is infected by nubgames and trololo.
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A good thing to remember when you refuse to play a game because "other team has 200 more elo."
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A good thing to remember when you refuse to play a game because "other team has 200 more elo."
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Why you should not take elo serious