Ranking scores suprising

[Rupertw]

Hi

I’ve had a reasonable run of games recently and I’m puzzled about why some wins make my rank score higher and some wins (like my last 2 or 3) seem to make the score/rank worse?

I know that scoring and rank isn’t the most important thing but it’s nice to see wins being reflected in ranking.

Thanks for any info

Rupert

[_KoBa]

Yeah its seems a bit weird, but thats how ogs’s glicko2 ratings work.
FAQ has pretty good general answer oh how it works:

Getting Started | Creating and Adjusting Your Account

And for longer explanation on why the current system is implemented:

2020 Rating and rank tweaks and analysis

tl;dr - Ratings and ranks have been tweaked a little, there should be a bit less volatility in ranks now. Ratings and ranks have been adjusted retroactively. Main changes: We were using fixed windows to update ranks, considering up to 15 games at a time to update your rank. When we got to the 16th game, we’d “commit” your rank and start a new block to update your ranks. We now use a sliding window, so we look at your most recent 15 games (up to 90 days), and use that to update your rank, this…