Dota 2 smurfs face their toughest challenge yet thanks to a much-needed re-work to the ranked system. Rather than using the traditional Elo algorithm based purely on wins and losses, it now uses a different algorithm, Glicko, which will make them move up quicker, thanks to the New Frontiers patch from April 20.
Valve explained it as follows: Rank is an estimate of a player’s skill. Rank Confidence is their confidence in that estimate. The new system puts more of an emphasis on Rank Confidence. To do that, matches no longer result in gaining or losing a fixed amount of MMR gain/loss. Instead, it varies based on the Ranks and Rank Confidence of others, causing those who are clearly too good for any given bracket to climb ranks at a faster pace.
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