I think the 13k default rank is doing harm [Closed]

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@Jokes_Aside

Meanwhile, it looks like the inflow of newcomers is centered around ~15k mark

Last year 50% of new players were weaker then 16k.
In September 50% were weaker then 18k.

For more info take a look at the linked topic:

New players at OGS and how strong they are

This histogram shows the ratings of new players after they finished their 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 15th game on OGS. It reaches 1 year back. (I want to note that I didn’t filter for sandbaggers or heliumballooners and don’t know how I should do it anyways) [ratings_new_player_last_year_2018-10-01_v2] after n games number of new players mean median weaker than initial rating (1500) weaker than humble initial rating (1150) 1 63025 1442, 13.5k 1368, 15.1k 69.3% 2.1% 2 44599 1426, 13.8k 137…