Motivation is a main source for great fights, therefore here are somel ideas; (it would ve great if a higher division agrees/disagrees, since i am just bronce)
Showing the mmr we could win/lose before the match start, that way we know * oh, it’s a stronger team – but i gain 3x the mmr i would normaly get! Let’s do this!*
Close matches give/lose less points – that way you fight until the last second! (If we get 100 point more i won’t lose as much mmr! Let’s do this!)
(If both would be accepted, the first idea would show the points possible at 500:0 & 500:450 and we could assume everything inbetween)
More points we gain and lose! This will produce faster movement for those missplaced ones, those who suffered from decay and give everyone else the illusion they could move up (like me)
Because when i calculate how much win’s i would need to move up (no loses included) the number of games is as high that i don’t even try – it’s like gambling, the illusion should suggest big prices! (And as long as the pips i can lose are proportional – i won’t move at a 50/50 win ratio)
Decay should assume the average lost game per day (works only if loses matter more, see above) and work on a daily basis (ticks after 3 days and starts with 3 at once) that way dacay would feel like a lost game and nothing that’s supposed forcing us to play
Those ideas only matter if the admins see a decaying number of players per day