Players with negative OS don't see changes as they win or lose games

[jauggy]

See here https://discord.com/channels/549281623154229250/1228467265096384693

The match rating of that player is likely negative but they only see 0.0 on the website causing them to think the rating system is bugged. Similarly when they run $whoami they only see 0.

A potential improvement would be making a tooiltip over 0.0 to show the true negative value (skill - uncertainty = -negative number) https://server4.beyondallreason.info/battle/ratings

[StanczakDominik]

Do you think we can do something about this chobby-side? If you query Teiserver and get match rating below 0, query the actual skill rating + uncertainty tuple for display?

Also quoting discord: this then opens up the potential to systematically direct them to asking for feedback and checking the resources available in ⁠🎓｜academy-chat

[jauggy]

The simplest solution is just using negative match rating values and showing negative match rating values in Chobby. The screenshot I linked here is an endorsement of showing negative values as it gives teammates more accurate information and allows them to act appropriately.

However, we don't have unanimous opinion on this based on the discussions on discord.

[jauggy]

Just adding relevant messages here from PowerfulPizza who had a significant negative rating (also linked above and I've asked their permission to share it). The assumption that negative rating would hurt someone's feelings is an assumption that is not necessarily correct.

[jauggy]

Another negative player who would be happy to show negative as it allows to differentiate between 0 OS players and allows number to grind: https://discord.com/channels/549281623154229250/549281623577722899/1260363051828379730