NorthernPolarity wrote: Here's an interesting question. For any given PvP, do you skip more than 3 times per match on average to find a worthy opponent? The victory bonus you see at the end of the match didn't originally exist, so you're getting an extra 30 iso for every match you play minus the skip tax. If you aren't skipping that much, then there isn't really a shortage since you're getting more iso than you would be getting otherwise.
unco_dan wrote: i just crossed 1000 points in pvp, so won 1000 iso. that 1000 iso was gone less than a minute later. when i shield hop i try not to fight any battle thats less than 40 points cause if i get hit during my hop it'll likely be for around that many points if not more so at least i'm not losing ground if i do get hit...
unco_dan wrote: NorthernPolarity wrote: Here's an interesting question. For any given PvP, do you skip more than 3 times per match on average to find a worthy opponent? The victory bonus you see at the end of the match didn't originally exist, so you're getting an extra 30 iso for every match you play minus the skip tax. If you aren't skipping that much, then there isn't really a shortage since you're getting more iso than you would be getting otherwise. i just crossed 1000 points in pvp, so won 1000 iso. that 1000 iso was gone less than a minute later. when i shield hop i try not to fight any battle thats less than 40 points cause if i get hit during my hop it'll likely be for around that many points if not more so at least i'm not losing ground if i do get hit. of course, i could just do the 20+ point matches (although one could argue that 20 points matches can be quite generous of the AI relative to all the single digit point matches i've been seeing), but then i'm not spending my hp efficiently then am i and that'd be whole 'nother can of worms.
NorthernPolarity wrote: unco_dan wrote: NorthernPolarity wrote: Here's an interesting question. For any given PvP, do you skip more than 3 times per match on average to find a worthy opponent? The victory bonus you see at the end of the match didn't originally exist, so you're getting an extra 30 iso for every match you play minus the skip tax. If you aren't skipping that much, then there isn't really a shortage since you're getting more iso than you would be getting otherwise. i just crossed 1000 points in pvp, so won 1000 iso. that 1000 iso was gone less than a minute later. when i shield hop i try not to fight any battle thats less than 40 points cause if i get hit during my hop it'll likely be for around that many points if not more so at least i'm not losing ground if i do get hit. of course, i could just do the 20+ point matches (although one could argue that 20 points matches can be quite generous of the AI relative to all the single digit point matches i've been seeing), but then i'm not spending my hp efficiently then am i and that'd be whole 'nother can of worms. I would carefully track how many skips you do per tournament. Personally, I rarely skip below 800, and once i get to 800+, it's maybe 4ish skips on average, which averages out to positive iso gained from the victory bonus.
unco_dan wrote: NorthernPolarity wrote: unco_dan wrote: NorthernPolarity wrote: Here's an interesting question. For any given PvP, do you skip more than 3 times per match on average to find a worthy opponent? The victory bonus you see at the end of the match didn't originally exist, so you're getting an extra 30 iso for every match you play minus the skip tax. If you aren't skipping that much, then there isn't really a shortage since you're getting more iso than you would be getting otherwise. i just crossed 1000 points in pvp, so won 1000 iso. that 1000 iso was gone less than a minute later. when i shield hop i try not to fight any battle thats less than 40 points cause if i get hit during my hop it'll likely be for around that many points if not more so at least i'm not losing ground if i do get hit. of course, i could just do the 20+ point matches (although one could argue that 20 points matches can be quite generous of the AI relative to all the single digit point matches i've been seeing), but then i'm not spending my hp efficiently then am i and that'd be whole 'nother can of worms. I would carefully track how many skips you do per tournament. Personally, I rarely skip below 800, and once i get to 800+, it's maybe 4ish skips on average, which averages out to positive iso gained from the victory bonus. yea i could start tracking iso spent on skipping, thanks for the suggestion. to clarify, i'm not saying that i dont net any iso during pvps, for sure i do. its just a real bummer that once i get into shield hopping territory i see all that iso i've won being lost, i'd say easily more than 50% of what i've won. but again, this is something i can start tracking. so you dont have to skip more than 4ish times before you find a juicy target? are you targeting for a certain amount of points?
JCTthe3rd81 wrote: But I hear about people skipping every single match under 10 or 15 points all the time just because they don't want to bother with them. But why?
JCTthe3rd81 wrote: I do this mainly to get the +30 iso. With sooo many characters in need of it, I can't really afford to pass any up. And I know most other players need it as well. So, what I really don't get, is why pay iso to skip a match that will guarantee you an extra +30 iso. It might not be worth many points. Might only be worth 2 or even 3 points, (I've had quite a few of those). But why not do it for the iso?
HailMary wrote: JCTthe3rd81 wrote: But I hear about people skipping every single match under 10 or 15 points all the time just because they don't want to bother with them. But why? 1. Healthpacks: when you're making a sustained climb, you want to maximize average points per health pack. Your characters need to soak up the damage from 5 8-point wins to equal the point gain of 1 40-point win, and that's assuming none of your 8-point opponents snipes you back. 2. Retaliations: a team worth 8 points to you will sap ~40 points from you on retal. Hitting them back means even more lost points on the subsequent retal. IN this context, I don't understand this bit: "But even if the opponent is sitting on over 1k points. I still hit them knowing full well they might retaliate. But if they do, that just lets me hit them again." You clearly don't want to enter a retal war with someone worth less than yourself, and you often do want to get into a retal war with someone worth more than yourself. JCTthe3rd81 wrote: I do this mainly to get the +30 iso. With sooo many characters in need of it, I can't really afford to pass any up. And I know most other players need it as well. So, what I really don't get, is why pay iso to skip a match that will guarantee you an extra +30 iso. It might not be worth many points. Might only be worth 2 or even 3 points, (I've had quite a few of those). But why not do it for the iso?
HailMary wrote: unco_dan wrote: i just crossed 1000 points in pvp, so won 1000 iso. that 1000 iso was gone less than a minute later. when i shield hop i try not to fight any battle thats less than 40 points cause if i get hit during my hop it'll likely be for around that many points if not more so at least i'm not losing ground if i do get hit... Whoa, what? I also skip to hit only 40+ targets on such shieldhops, but man, 1000 Iso in a minute is... too much.
Spencer75 wrote: unco_dan wrote: NorthernPolarity wrote: Here's an interesting question. For any given PvP, do you skip more than 3 times per match on average to find a worthy opponent? The victory bonus you see at the end of the match didn't originally exist, so you're getting an extra 30 iso for every match you play minus the skip tax. If you aren't skipping that much, then there isn't really a shortage since you're getting more iso than you would be getting otherwise. i just crossed 1000 points in pvp, so won 1000 iso. that 1000 iso was gone less than a minute later. when i shield hop i try not to fight any battle thats less than 40 points cause if i get hit during my hop it'll likely be for around that many points if not more so at least i'm not losing ground if i do get hit. of course, i could just do the 20+ point matches (although one could argue that 20 points matches can be quite generous of the AI relative to all the single digit point matches i've been seeing), but then i'm not spending my hp efficiently then am i and that'd be whole 'nother can of worms. You skipped 100 opponents in less than a minute? Please
Spoit wrote: The real problem is that using an ELO system really didn't make sense in the first place, and bolting shields onto it just broke it even more.