Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-212.72.118.231-20111214141249/@comment-4087140-20111214223113

If the player with 24 wins only fought against opponents with low ELO, then their ELO will not increase as much as someone with 7 wins against high-ELO opponents. The less likely the victory was, the more the victor's ELO raises. No one's impressed if you stomp a newbie, but if you wreck some star players then there's reason to pay attention.