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by zhisbug 1139 days ago
could you provide any reference? Is it a variant of ELO?
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bradknowles 1135 days ago
Elo != ELO.

One is a rating system named after the creator, Arpad Elo. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

The other is a rock band that was formed in 1970. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra

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HoshinoAI 1139 days ago
check matchmaking section: https://www.dota2.com/newfrontiers

Valve listed some reason for making the change.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_rating_system

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