{"id":17399,"date":"2024-02-24T21:07:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T21:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immortalboost.com\/blog\/?p=17399"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:22:11","slug":"rank-confidence-glicko-ranking-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immortalboost.com\/blog\/dota-2\/rank-confidence-glicko-ranking-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Dota 2 Rank Confidence Update – Glicko Rating System 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Valve has been experimenting with Dota 2<\/strong><\/a> to make the game\u2019s matchmaking nearly perfect because as you probably know, dota 2 is one of the biggest games in the world. With this big of a game, you had to expect bad actors to try their hardest to take advantage of it. Also, the state of the game\u2019s matchmaking and cheaters in it is increasing substantially, as you might know, that valve recently banned over 40,000 accounts and that was like a bucket in the sea. Valve is trying to make Dota 2 cheater-free and wants to provide the players with a less competitive experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There have been a few fundamental changes that have shaped matchmaking\u2019s overall shape these updates also helped new players and regulars with their day-to-day sessions. Like the confidence update or the MMR ranking system changes<\/strong><\/a>. There have been a few major updates that have impacted the game\u2019s feel and Matchmaking. So in this blog, I will talk about what are these new updates on the ranking system and I will try to explain it to you in depth so that after reading this blog you will not need anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank confidence:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So this is a bit off-topic update, but I should say something about it so we will get everything major about the new ranking updates. So rank confidence is an algorithm that marks your rank as how assured it is on your rank. It also affects how you earn your ranks and everything. If you have lower rank confidence you will earn less elo and if you have a good rank confidence rating you\u2019ll earn your points positively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valve introduced the rank confidence update to ensure the players that there would be fewer Dota 2 boosters<\/strong><\/a> or trolls and that the disbalance between the ranks would even out eventually. You will have confidence points as you play so it doesn\u2019t matter if you win or lose you\u2019ll get the confidence ratings regardless of your match\u2019s outcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glicko Rating System:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the rank confidence update valve also introduced a new ranking system which is called the glicko rating system. So let me explain what is this glicko rating system before we dive into how it is implemented in Dota 2. The Glicko Rating system was an update to the traditional Elo system to improve the calculation to the right rating faster and better. It is not like the Elo system was faulted and in glicko, there are not any mistakes both rating systems are accurate but the glicko system is faster and more reliable than Elo it also provides more data to make the correct decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we talk about the new match-making system in Dota 2. So Valve has implemented glicko to get the player\u2019s rating more accurately and if we conclude the opinions of the community. Then the new rating system is well received. So I should explain how the system works in favor of you to get the full context of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: New Dota 2 Behavior Score Update<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The implications of this new system:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These are some of the things that I think you need to know about how this system affects your rank and matchmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n