- SHADOWSTRIKE10
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Posted by: RaDekk7
Posted by: SHADOWSTRIKE10
keep trying, and play in a playlist you haven't played too much in, so that your Sigma and Mu is still low, allowing you to level up easier.
I thought Sigma and Mu were overall, based on all gameplay (except Customs). Is it playlist specific? Or Ranked v. Social specific? If it's playlist specific, I'm going back into Lone Wolves...
TrueSkill is a confusing topic, and a long one to discuss, so I'm going to paste from a topic when I explained it before. Forgive me if it's a little confusing. We were on a topic of if playing solo or having high EXP affects the speed at which you rank up. Here it is-
Playing solo and having high EXP does nothing.
You have 2 factors in TrueSkill. Mu and Sigma.
Mu is your current level, and Sigma is what level you "could" be.
Basically, you have a wide array of what level your Mu could be, and that array is your Sigma. Now, as you play, your Sigma gets smaller and smaller, closing in on your Mu.
here's what one may look like over the course of a few games (blown completely out of porportion)
35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43
Here, your Sigma is between 35 and 43. This is the range your level could be between. Now, lets add some games and their result-
WON GAME
36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44
What happened here? You won a game, and your level went up. Also, your minimum Sigma went up, and your maximum Sigma went up. Let's keep going.
LOSE GAME
36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43
Alright, so you lost a game. Boo hoo. Well, lets look at the repercusions. Your sigma dropped. Your minimum Sigma is still at 36, but your maximum Sigma is at 43. Luckily, you didn't lose a level.
Here's a few more games-
WIN GAME
37-38-39-40-41-42-43
LOSE GAME
38-39-40-41-42
So, you saw your Sigma and Mu go back and forth, but what happened on that last game? Your Sigma both increased AND decreased. This is because the system is deciding where your Mu should be.
Eventually, after a few games, your Sigma and Mu may come to-
39-40-41
This is what we call "rank lock". This is when the system has pegged you on what level you should be.
How do you get out of this? Stretch your Sigma back out. How? Constant winning. Lots. Of. Constant. Winning. You need to stretch your Sigma out far before you can move your Mu.
Remember, there's one thing we must all remember- This is NOT an RPG. You should not keep leveling up just because you win a lot. The system is just finding what people are at your level, and showing you your TrueSkill level, which in other games, it is hidden.