Elo Rankings Get Real

Big changes are going into effect for the start of the October Tournament today. Yes, we've got a gorgeous new Hackbill avatar for you Nobel Laureates to covet, but we're also making two changes to Elo's:

1. Elo penalties for quitting games- Players intentionally leaving a game will be treated as a forfeit in elo scores. This should help stop the bad behavior of folks abandoning games early to avoid a loss.

2. Elo's adjusted at the start of each Tournament- By popular demand, we're adjusting Elo's at the start of each tournament. All player's will start the new tourney each month with their elo adjusted halfway back to 1500. If you finished the September tourney with an elo of 1900, you'll start the October tourney with an elo of 1700. If you didn't play in September, you'll start at 1500. This should allow new players to climb to the top of the elo leaderboard, and ensure only active players can win a tournament.

Note- Elo Leaderboards are not visible in the live game just yet. Those of you in the beta can see them, and you're still welcome to join! (see instructions at the top of #betaannouncements in Discord). You can also still see your elo on our old website.