The rating system is now in place and used for tournament matches (automatically) and any other matches as necessary (submitted as described below). We use the Glicko rating system (the simpler Glicko-1 version), about which you can read below:
- A short explanation on our website
- A longer explanation by Michalis Kaloumenos
- The original explanation by Mark Glickman (creator)
What matches will be rated?
- Tournament matches (starting from Monthly Rumble #1)
- Any 1v1 standard settings* game between registered players where both players agree in the in-game chat to make it a ranked match
- Replay must be submitted for a match to be included
How do I submit matches?
- Start a thread* on our "Replays" forum and upload the replay as an attachment OR
- Upload the replay to GameReplays, start a thread on our "Replays" forum and post a link to it OR
- E-mail the replay (or the link) to me (my username @ this website)
Then what?
We get mathematical skill estimate for each player; the system allows keeping a match history that shows all your ranked games with date, opponent, their rating, heroes, map, the scoreboard data, your career hero-specific stats, global hero/faction stats, and all sorts of shit.
See it yourself here:
Skill ratings list: http://www.dawnofwar.info/index.php?page=ratings
Player profile page: http://www.dawnofwar.info/index.php?pag ... &player=90
MoarStats™ extended stats page: http://www.dawnofwar.info/index.php?pag ... stats=moar