Ratings
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:01 pm
As a relative newbie to the world of Apterous, I'd appreciate some answers to questions I have on the Ratings system. I've seen the sticky thread "How Ratings work" (http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1050) but couldn't quite work things out from there, and searched the site without coming to an answer - so apologies if I've missed something obvious, but I expect other new people may wonder similar thing.
My main question is around the differences between what seems to be two different ratings systems - the "Pro Rank" (which you can see on each user's profile along with a complete list) and the rolling rating system (which is what seems to be displayed by each name when looking to see who is online at any moment).
So I am wondering why are these numbers different, (at a very high level) how are they calculated differently, do they both use the same base data (e.g. is it only human games in 15-rounders which count, or do games against the bots count towards ratings in either system?), which is more reliable, and just why are there 2 different systems when it might seen simpler to just have one? At the end of each game played I can see the impact on a player's rolling rating, but not on the ProRanks - but I'm not sure if they work in the same way, or are very different. Which do people actually look at and rely on more?
I'm sure there's an obvious (and probably easily accessible) answer to all of this, but I haven't been able to work it out - thanks!
My main question is around the differences between what seems to be two different ratings systems - the "Pro Rank" (which you can see on each user's profile along with a complete list) and the rolling rating system (which is what seems to be displayed by each name when looking to see who is online at any moment).
So I am wondering why are these numbers different, (at a very high level) how are they calculated differently, do they both use the same base data (e.g. is it only human games in 15-rounders which count, or do games against the bots count towards ratings in either system?), which is more reliable, and just why are there 2 different systems when it might seen simpler to just have one? At the end of each game played I can see the impact on a player's rolling rating, but not on the ProRanks - but I'm not sure if they work in the same way, or are very different. Which do people actually look at and rely on more?
I'm sure there's an obvious (and probably easily accessible) answer to all of this, but I haven't been able to work it out - thanks!