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junar on Feb 7, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: 95th percentile isn't that hard to reach

Edit: I remembered incorrectly, child comment has a better explanation.

Even if you win exactly 50% of your games, you will still eventually rank up. This is because you gain an extra star when you rank up. For example, let's say you start at rank 3, 4 stars.

* Win: Rank 2, 1 star

* Lose: Rank 2, 0 stars

* Lose: Rank 3, 4 stars

So even though you went 1-2, your rank didn't change.

empath75 on Feb 7, 2020 [–]

except to get back to your original rank you need to win 2 more games.

ranks 3 5 stars and rank 2 0 stars are the same exact rank from different directions.

rank 3, 4 stars + 2 = rank 2, 1 star rank 2, 1 star - 2 = rank 3, 4 stars

You don't get free stars.

You do, however, get free stars on win streaks below rank 5.

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