If you frequently win or often lose in a row, your skill rating will not be influenced as quickly. Overwatch is currently working on the calculation formula of the MMR.
With patch 1.10 for Overwatch, Blizzard has introduced a lot of new features. In addition to the new “Uprising” event, there were also changes to the balance, bug fixes, and many minor adjustments made in the background.
One of these changes also affects the multiplier for win and loss streaks in the ranked game mode. If a player records multiple consecutive wins, their MMR (the evaluation of their skill) increases faster – conversely, if a player loses multiple times in a row, their assessment deteriorates rapidly.
Until now, this multiplier came into play relatively early, so that after three or four losses, the skill rating would drop significantly. With patch 1.10, Blizzard has weakened this multiplier.
Blizzard’s Scott Mercer stated in the official forum:
“You now need to win or lose more games in a row for the multiplier to activate, and even then it scales more slowly. Additionally, the system will now try to only use the multiplier when it is relatively sure that your MMR and skill rating are far apart. In the case of natural, random streaks, you ideally shouldn’t notice any acceleration – neither up nor down.”
This change, by the way, has no impact on the identification of “smurfs,” which are secondary accounts of professional players who enjoy dominating weaker players. According to Jeff Kaplan, they usually reach the level of their main accounts after about 15 games.
What do you think of the current “Uprising” event in Overwatch? You can find our opinion on it here.
