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Subject: Re: CCT4 - ratings of new accounts

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:34:46 01/17/02

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On January 17, 2002 at 04:42:01, Kevin Strickland wrote:

>>Good point.  I would suggest that everyone simply be ready for oddball
>>ratings and not pay any attention to them..  IE my "computer mode" will
>>be adjusted so that this isn't a problem....
>
>How does Crafty currently handle ratings for opposing players via ICS or other
>means?
>
>Does this mean it plays weaker vs lower rated players? If so how would one
>change this so that it played the same rating vs all opponents regardless of
>rating?


The most notable change is that if the opponent is rated lower than Crafty,
then it sets the drawscore to a negative number to make draws look worse.  If
the opponent is higher-rated, it sets the drawscore to a positive number to
favor draws...




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