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Comments
Great job actually hitting the cheaters however I have one criticism that I hope a moderator can take back to the team for consideration.
When deducting points can rating NOT be affected?
Reasoning:
At the top of platinum it is very disheartening that 2700-2800 rating NON-CHEATING alliances will be facing 3k rating alliances that DID CHEAT and had their rating dropped.
Difference between a 3k rating alliance and a 2700 rating is massive and these 3k+ rating groups will win their remaining wars fairly easily while at the same time negatively impacting the true 2700 rating groups. The punishment here ALMOST fits the crime however it seems that other clean alliances are being punished as well. The 100 or so that were penalized will now penalize another 100 every war until end of season due to how matchmaking works in its current state
This issue doesn't just affect top of platinum by the way, it's just the most glaring there.
I'm not sure if you're trying to imply something about me and cheating since I'm one of the people that complain about cheating. I'll just assume you're not doing that considering it's a baseless accusation.
I might not have articulated my point well enough in that I'm not worried about how many points these cheating groups get the rest of the season. I don't care if they win or lose out. What I'm trying to acknowledge is that hitting their rating may not be the best tactic as now whoever these groups face will be at a disadvantage.
If a group is trying to push for p1 in the 2600-2700 range they can in fact match up against 3k rating groups that were hit since now they are also at 2600-2700 rating for the rest of this season. Those true 2600-2700 rating groups will almost all lose. Difference in the two is massive.
Same goes for people pushing p2 at a 2300-2400 rating going up against 2700 rating docked alliances.....it goes on and on.....
It isn't, and it is a known (if not acknowledged) problem. The presumption is a high rating is a desirable advantage, so penalizing rating hurts the offending alliance, and it does. But the fact that they now get matched against lower alliances that are easier for them to beat is an unintended consequence.
There is a solution I suggested back in season two: multiplier penalties. High rating has two properties: stronger match ups (which are actually a disadvantage) and higher point multiplier (which is a definite advantage). The logical way to address the problem you mention is to directly target the penalty at the advantage. Penalize multiplier but leave match up logic alone. You do that by leaving rating alone, so they continue to get matched against alliances of equal strength, but you apply a percentage multiplier penalty. Say, 60% for five wars. So for the next five wars, their actual earned points will be 60% of the normal until the penalty expires. And you make the penalty such that it applies to in-season wars only: it does not expire if the alliance doesn't fight an in-season war.
I was in GreyWarden's alliance for a short time after season 2. They're doing quite well for an alliance that has never been penalized for TOS violations.
Working as intended for sure.....
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