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Grailyn · 05/29/07, 3:32 PM

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...eNo=2&sid=1#33

Arena point gain is intentionally different, and this is in-fact not a bug. A typical team will see a small change in their points, but players with very high or very low ratings will see a much larger change. Below is the new formula.

If rating<=1500 then
Points=0.38*rating-194
(note: this calculation can go negative, but will be floored at 0)

If rating>1500 then
Points=1426.79/(1+918.836*Power(2.71828, -0.00386405*rating))

Later in the thread someone does some math for some usefull examples.

Here is some samples of what these changes did:

rating =1500
>> 0.38*rating-194
ans =376

Originally: 408

rating =1750
>> (1426.79/(1+918.836*power(2.71828, -0.00386405*rating)))
ans =691.6344

Originally: 679

rating =2000
>> (1426.79/(1+918.836*power(2.71828, -0.00386405*rating)))
ans =1.0158e+003

Originally: 1054

rating =2200
>> (1426.79/(1+918.836*power(2.71828, -0.00386405*rating)))
ans =1.2022e+003

Originally: 1406

rating =1300
>> 0.38*rating-194
ans =300

Originally: 367

rating =1000
>> 0.38*rating-194
ans =186

Originally: 305

Slightly annoyed since this cost me about 260 points this week but maybe this is for the best in the long run.