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  2. Boosting (video games) - Wikipedia

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    Riot Games can also ban CS-GO and Valorant accounts caught engaging in MMR boosting, with the punishment varying with the severity of the offense. [32] Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts, on the other hand, also expressly prohibit boosting/account sharing in Apex Legend, citing it goes against the games' Fair Play rules and TOS. [33]

  3. Glicko rating system - Wikipedia

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    Mark Glickman created the Glicko rating system in 1995 as an improvement on the Elo rating system. [1]Both the Glicko and Glicko-2 rating systems are under public domain and have been implemented on game servers online like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, [2] Dota 2, [3] Guild Wars 2, [4] Splatoon 2, [5] Online-go.com, [6] Lichess and Chess.com.

  4. Valorant - Wikipedia

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    Valorant is a 2020 first-person tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. [3] A free-to-play game, Valorant takes inspiration from the Counter-Strike series, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving.

  5. Elo hell - Wikipedia

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    Elo hell (also known as MMR hell) is a video gaming term used in MOBAs and other multiplayer online games with competitive modes. [1] It refers to portions of the matchmaking ranking spectrum where individual matches are of poor quality, and are often determined by factors such as poor team coordination which are perceived to be outside the individual player's control.

  6. Elo rating system - Wikipedia

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    World of Warcraft also previously used the Glicko-2 system to team up and compare Arena players, but now uses a system similar to Microsoft's TrueSkill. [65] The game Puzzle Pirates uses the Elo rating system to determine the standings in the various puzzles. This system is also used in FIFA Mobile for the Division Rivals modes.

  7. Matchmaking (video games) - Wikipedia

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    Blizzard Entertainment's video game StarCraft II has a "ladder" that uses MMR or matchmaking rating as a method of a promotion and relegation system, where individual players and pre-made teams can be promoted and relegated during the first few weeks of a league season, which generally lasts around 11 weeks, with promotion and relegation taking ...

  8. Skill-based matchmaking - Wikipedia

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    In 2006, Microsoft researchers proposed a skill-based rating system using Bayesian inference and deployed it on the Xbox Live network, then one of the largest deployments of a Bayesian inference algorithm. [2] The researchers were displeased with the ranking system in the beta of Halo 2 (2004). [3] By the time Halo 2 launched, it was using ...

  9. Valorant Champions Tour - Wikipedia

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    The Valorant Masters is an biannual Valorant international tournament organized by Riot Games in the middle of years since 2021. [31] [32] Similar to the Mid-Season Invitational for League of Legends, it is the second most important international Valorant tournament after Champions. [33] There are usually 2 masters tournament each year.