(Poll) - SE4 Ratings System

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Captain Kwok said:
I voted no because it is not a direct measure of the player's skill as there are too many factors beyond the player's direct control in a MP game that can result in a win or loss.

Actually, there was a discussion about the relevance of adding multi-player games to the Ratings systems and several good points were made. For one thing, or the main thing, a lot of players agreed that diplomacy was ALSO part of the game and that an average/good player with expert diplomacy skills also deserved to be measured. I agree with that (and Geo proved that point in Anklebiters). 1 x 1 games never take diplomacy into account and in trying to simulate an empire at war, diplomacy is an important factor.

So, it was generally accepted that having multi-player games count as rated (for those enrolled) was a useful test of that additional skill.