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**Game Version number: ** 1.2.1.189 **Modded?:** (Yes/No) No **Issue Description: ** Intelligently ranking players according to skill level would have many knock-on benefits for ArmA Reforger. Currently, there is no skill-based system available. Microsoft released a research paper recently describing their TrueSkill system. This might be a good place to commence https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/trueskill-ranking-system/ Ranking could help: * encourage more competitive play * facilitate team balancing * motivate players to improve * form a basis for tournaments * stimulate esports coverage

**Game Version number: ** 1.2.1.189 **Modded?:** (Yes/No) No **Issue Description: ** Intelligently ranking players according to skill level would have many knock-on benefits for ArmA Reforger. Currently, there is no skill-based system available. Microsoft released a research paper recently describing their TrueSkill system. This might be a good place to commence https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/trueskill-ranking-system/ There is an open source version with a paper here: https://arxiv.org/html/2401.05451v1 There is also Glicko2 which incorporates volatility: http://glicko.net/glicko.html Ranking could help: * encourage more competitive play * facilitate team balancing * motivate players to improve * form a basis for tournaments * stimulate esports coverage

**Game Version number: ** 1.2.1.189 **Modded?:** (Yes/No) No **Issue Description: ** Intelligently ranking players according to skill level would have many knock-on benefits for ArmA Reforger. Currently, there is no skill-based system available. Microsoft released a research paper recently describing their TrueSkill system. This might be a good place to commence https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/trueskill-ranking-system/ There is an open source version with a paper here: https://arxiv.org/html/2401.05451v1 There is also Glicko2 which incorporates volatility: http://glicko.net/glicko.html Ranking could help: * encourage more competitive play * facilitate team balancing * motivate players to improve * form a basis for tournaments * stimulate esports coverage