Gaming Calculator

The frustrating part about ranking up in Apex Legends is that it’s all very unclear. You go on to a hot drop, secure a couple of easy kills, make a quick rotation without getting picked off, finish in fifth place, sounds like a solid game, right? Except your ranked score didnt increase at all, if … Read more

But then you win that brawl, dominate the fight, yet still get dropped in rank. That’s annoying! What gives? That’s math. You see, there’s a visible rank: the one you can see and what people sees as your rank. But that doesn’t reflect how match making sees you. The true number is called Matchmaking Rating … Read more

After a long time away from clicking that matchmaking button, you’re quietly anxious. You remember that you used to have a high rank, but Valve won’t reveal your actual MMR, they keeps it hidden behind a medal icon. What if you lose your first few games? Did you fall down a rank? Or did you … Read more

Today’s multiplayer games hide behind complicated algorithms for their matchmaking systems. It make them seem mysterious. In Dota 2, however, it works the same way. You go into a match, you win or lose and; boom! You either get a new medal or you do not. What did that meant? Did you improve? Or was … Read more

After playing a good game of Teamfight Tactics where you finish in the top four using a strong build and playing well, you win some games and expect to earn a lot of League Points (LP). Instead, you get just a handful. Last week, that exact same score netted you double the points then. Was … Read more

Have you ever been annoyed at not seeing your true rank in Heroes of the Storm? You dominate; you get wins; yet you climb ranks at a snails pace. You play what feels like a fluke loss, and penalty is far too steep. Why? Because your displayed rank is just a label. Underneath layer of … Read more

Your ARAM rank feels like some sort of secret value that fluctuates without notice. One minute you could be losing to inferior players but maintaining your rank, and suddenly you are on a winning streak and dropping down. It’s frustrating until you learn the inner workings. What most people don’t realize is they have an … Read more

In Mobile Legends, you play well in a ranked match, but you lost. Your stars drops into nothingness as you stare at the screen and wonder what happened. You think to yourself “I held that lane,” or “I got those kills,” but the game system didn’t see it that way and punished you anyway. You … Read more

On your profile are some numbers and a rank. But there is also an invisible number called MMR that matchmaking rely upon to decide who plays in your game and how bad of a loss was it? Knowing distinction between the two shifts how you ascend, instead of paying attention to what’s in front of … Read more

But sometimes, you’ll find yourself dominating a round and then see your Ranked Rating go down four points. How could that be? The game doesn’t hate you, it’s likely just forcing a correction to align your rank with your hidden MMR, right? That’s because your actual ranking (or MMR) is probably higher than what you … Read more

Climb Diamond five once more. Pile up your stars. Feel unstoppable. Queue for just another match. Lose the game you should of won. Rank icon flickers but doesn’t move. Tell yourself the floor’s holding; you’re safe. Each loss get harder to bear. Players still see you at the same level, even as your real-life rank … Read more

The loading screen silently judges as you grip your phone, queuing up for another ranked match in League of Legends. You look down at your LP bar and can’t help but wonder why you lost 15 LP even though the game went poorly. How come I only picked up 22 after grinding out a win? … Read more