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by ivarv 1959 days ago
Two players of similar skill would probably get creamed by a team with a large skill disparity.
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I guess, but (making up numbers here) two players with 750 skill would be 1500 or an average of 750.

A sum might match them up against two players with 1300 skill & 200 skill due to the 1500 sum. OTOH, the average would match them up against... an average of 750, so the same people?

I'm sure I'm just missing something really fundamental about how this all works.