Santa commented on the changes to the Dota 2 rating system
Analyst Alexander “Santa” Koltan commented on changes to the Dota 2 ranking system on his personal Telegram channel.
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I lost 500 MMR during the global reset (6,400 → 5,900). Strangely enough, the quality of the games has improved significantly! Everyone’s giving it their all as if it were their last match. The numbers are higher, Immortal draft is earlier, and the value of the rating has increased. I’m not afraid to say it—there’s been a rating deflation! There’s also a flip side to the coin. Boosting has gotten more expensive, and many players are avoiding matches against Yator and Satanikov and resorting to smurfing. <...>
Earlier, analyst Khaled “sQreen” El-Habbash assessed the changes to the Dota 2 rating system following the “Summer Cleanup” update, highlighted the main new features of Patch 7.41e, and explained how they will affect matchmaking and gameplay.
Photo by Alexander “Santa” Koltan.
