Arena Scoring Overhaul.

The current system has a problem. Mid-pack stack +3 wins by hunting peer-cluster opponents, and top user level players see +1 / +2 wins because there's no one rated near them. We're fixing this so those ranked at the highest levels have a fairer playing field in-line with the rest - without this change, it would remain punishing to the highest level players and be impossible to rank high.

Two Changes.

Base K Doubled.

The K-factor that drives every Elo swing has been raised from 5 to 10. What this means in practice:

• Mid-pack peer fights are now ~+5 / −5 instead of +3 / −3
• Top-tier near-peer fights become meaningful again
• Losses sting properly — you can't grind through bad fights without consequence

Upset Bonus.

Beat someone rated above you and you'll earn an extra +1 point for every 25 rating points they're above you.
K still scales upwards based on significantly higher level x significantly higher rating. Winning those fights reward you properly as they should.