Talk:Elo rating system/@comment-24.200.221.49-20120215011310

People don't seem to understand that win/loss ratio means absolutely nothing in a ELO system, when given purely out of context, like "I'm 45/46, yet I'm lower than this dude who is 34/40, this is broken." Those pure numbers don't include against what ELO you won/lost.

This is why ELO hell doesn't exist, imo. It's just a misconception of people that their win/loss ratio counts for something. Every win and every loss is used individually after the game to influence the gain or loss of ELO, but after that, the aggregated number is a useless stat for the system.

Also, the ELO loss and gain is proportional to the expected outcome. If the matchmaking stacks odds against you (new players at base 1200for example), it will also lower the consequences.

Carry on, everyone gets where they deserve to be eventually.