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what if my rating reaches 0 will i be kicked off the site? 🙁

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Originally posted by daniel kyle
what if my rating reaches 0 will i be kicked off the site? 🙁

By no way! You'll have a prize! A lifetime free subscription to RHP!!
😀

Michael (aka LittleBear)


P.S.: just kidding, man! 🙂

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Originally posted by LittleBear

By no way! You'll have a prize! A lifetime free subscription to RHP!!
😀

Michael (aka LittleBear)


P.S.: just kidding, man! 🙂
I wish...I'm well on my way.

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I wonder.....can it be done????

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You'd have to constantly lose to someone who has a similar rating to yours. Eventually, if you are so low, it is possible to gain points from losing against someone who is highly rated (I think).

EDIT: Actually, I just had another look, and it seems you can't lose points for winning.

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Originally posted by DreamlaX

EDIT: Actually, I just had another look, and it seems you can't lose points for winning.
PHEW! 😛

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Originally posted by SirLoseALot
PHEW! 😛
Just had another think about it. This is the formula (off the top of my head):

Rn = Ro + K * (S - E)
Rn = New Rating.
Ro = Old Rating.
K = Constant (varies depending on Ro, but always 32, 24, or 16).
E = Expectancy of win.
S = Score. 1 for a win, 0.5 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.

E = (10 ^ ((ORo - Ro) / 400) + 1) ^ -1
ORo = Opponents Old Rating.

Since E will always be between 0 and 1, you can never lose points for winning, because (1 - E) will never be less than 0. Likewise, you can never gain points for losing, because (0 - E) will never be greater than 0. So, a highly rated player will gain very little points from beating a low-rated player, and the low-rated player will lose very little points (well, it works out to be so close to none, that it probably rounds to 0). This is why you'll have to keep losing to people who have similar ratings.

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I've lost ratings points after a victory.

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Originally posted by chatmecke
I've lost ratings points after a victory.
You must have been provisional at the time.

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Originally posted by chatmecke
I've lost ratings points after a victory.
That's because you were provisional. Your rating is calculated using different factors when you are provisional. And when you play someone who is provisional, you only gain or lose half as many points as you normally would.