16 Nov '05 17:07>
From the start there was a problem with banded tourneys in that users who had temporarily deflated ratings, either intentionally or due to mass timeout, could enter tourneys banded far below their true ability. Let's face it, there only has to be one player whos true ability is vastly above the band of the tourney to make it a forgone conclusion for the people who's ability is truely within the band.
An attempt to improve this was made, in that no user who had been above (or below?) the tourney band limits in the last 30 days could enter, but this appears to be ineffective in stopping users entering tourneys who's rating has deflated for the reasons given. I would therefore suggest expanding the entry controls to account for this. For example: that no player who has ever been more than X points (50? 100?) higher than a tourney band should be able to enter it.
I cannot see how this would be unfair, as no ones game will have degenerated so much without major brain injury that they need to play in a tourney banded so far below their previous rating. I suppose individual requests to have their 'highest ever' rating lowered could be heard, but who'd want that?
Regards
BF
An attempt to improve this was made, in that no user who had been above (or below?) the tourney band limits in the last 30 days could enter, but this appears to be ineffective in stopping users entering tourneys who's rating has deflated for the reasons given. I would therefore suggest expanding the entry controls to account for this. For example: that no player who has ever been more than X points (50? 100?) higher than a tourney band should be able to enter it.
I cannot see how this would be unfair, as no ones game will have degenerated so much without major brain injury that they need to play in a tourney banded so far below their previous rating. I suppose individual requests to have their 'highest ever' rating lowered could be heard, but who'd want that?
Regards
BF