Losing calibration matches

[stylaholicshop.de]

I started re-calibration today. Guess what happened....first game: WR Safelane no boots, no MKB, WD Hard supp 0-13 feeder..LOST. Game 2: Total fail mid 5-11 Puck...bad picks, PA Safelane going for BF (no illusion heroes in enemy team), safelane WD and PA losing to Earth spirit and Slardar...no teamplay at all, dying in not warded jungle one by one. LOST AGAIN.

Well 2 out of 10 are gone. Lets see what happens next. Maybe its better not to use the re-calibration option at all. To late for me...

[Azor]

What was your previous mmr?

[Absche]

Your chance, your risk. Others will look for your experience and act accordingly. Go ahead!

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by YC:

I started re-calibration today. Guess what happened....first game: WR Safelane no boots, no MKB, WD Hard supp 0-13 feeder..LOST. Game 2: Total fail mid 5-11 Puck...bad picks, PA Safelane going for BF (no illusion heroes in enemy team), safelane WD and PA losing to Earth spirit and Slardar...no teamplay at all, dying in not warded jungle one by one. LOST AGAIN.

Well 2 out of 10 are gone. Lets see what happens next. Maybe its better not to use the re-calibration option at all. To late for me...

Recalibration doesn't reset your mmr and it's not the same as initial calibration. Recalibration matches are just slightly more weighted than normal ranked matches but typically most players only gain or lose about 0-200 mmr from recalibration.

[DVDVD]

You know what is the best about this? You can only use this feature once and that is it. Lose those matches and get stuck again. There will be no re-calibration for a long time after that. Also, your performance in those matches does not matter. The MMR is solely based on win/lose of that match. If someone DCs mid-match, it does not matter, it is still loss for you. With this feature being one and done, I would rather not use it. If VALVE allows reset let's say once per month or once per three months and you would know this risk, that would be a different story but since you can use it only once and then, it is gone, do not use it, unless you have pre-made group with voice chat. Too much BS in those matches, such as smurfs, DCs, throwers that will ruin it.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by DVDVD:

If VALVE allows reset let's say once per month or once per three months and you would know this risk, that would be a different story

It is NOT A RESET. It does not reset your mmr. Whatever your mmr is before you begin recalibration, is what your mmr is when you begin recalibration. The matches just have a slightly heavier weight, somewhere around 2.5-3x mmr. Again, there's no reset and most players only gain or lose a small amount of mmr, maybe one star worth.

[ʍolɟ ǝɥʇ ǝsɹǝʌǝɹ]

I've literally never calibrated upward. Ima skip it

[stylaholicshop.de]

Update: Game 3 LOST. Mid Laner picked Sniper as first pick. He ended up 2-13. We lost. I´ve won games 4,5 and 6. 4 games left. All 3 losses (games 1-3) were because of feeders and totalnoobs. If i win all coming 4 calibration games (lets hope i get teammates who know what they are doing), ill rank up. If not, well nothing changes then, i guess.

[ʍolɟ ǝɥʇ ǝsɹǝʌǝɹ]

Most people recommend not to spam all games like that. Also when you queue affects match quality as different types of players are on. I would stay away from daytime weekday ranked matches if you want to improve MMR. And absolutely no 2am+ games

[AKM_7]

Originally posted by YC:

Update: Game 3 LOST. Mid Laner picked Sniper as first pick. He ended up 2-13. We lost. I´ve won games 4,5 and 6. 4 games left. All 3 losses (games 1-3) were because of feeders and totalnoobs. If i win all coming 4 calibration games (lets hope i get teammates who know what they are doing), ill rank up. If not, well nothing changes then, i guess.

Keep updating here mate. I'll be hoping your experience will help me decide if I should recalibrate or not. Thank you.

[stylaholicshop.de]

Originally posted by Goat & Wolf <AKM_7>:

Originally posted by YC:

Update: Game 3 LOST. Mid Laner picked Sniper as first pick. He ended up 2-13. We lost. I´ve won games 4,5 and 6. 4 games left. All 3 losses (games 1-3) were because of feeders and totalnoobs. If i win all coming 4 calibration games (lets hope i get teammates who know what they are doing), ill rank up. If not, well nothing changes then, i guess.

Keep updating here mate. I'll be hoping your experience will help me decide if I should recalibrate or not. Thank you.

Game 7 was a stomp. We won, i did some nice 19-1 with Spectre :) Current stats 3 losses 4 wins. 3 to go.

[stylaholicshop.de]

My calibration has ended. I gained about 200 MMR. I lost 6 games and won 4. But still got 200 mmr+. That means your individual performance is more important than win/lose in these games.
That´s ok for me. Without feeder and noobs i could have won all 10. But anyway, 200 mmr is fine. if your performance is always good and you often lose cause your random teammates throw the game, feel free to re-calibrate. It´s worth it.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

typically most players only gain or lose about 0-200 mmr from recalibration.

Originally posted by YC:

My calibration has ended. I gained about 200 MMR.

I also do palm and tarot readings.

[AKM_7]

Originally posted by YC:

My calibration has ended. I gained about 200 MMR. I lost 6 games and won 4. But still got 200 mmr+. That means your individual performance is more important than win/lose in these games.
That´s ok for me. Without feeder and noobs i could have won all 10. But anyway, 200 mmr is fine. if your performance is always good and you often lose cause your random teammates throw the game, feel free to re-calibrate. It´s worth it.

Thank you so much mate :)

[Bill]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

typically most players only gain or lose about 0-200 mmr from recalibration.

Originally posted by YC:

My calibration has ended. I gained about 200 MMR.

I also do palm and tarot readings.

Read my future sir