How Terminus Elo Works

Simple version: beat better teams, go up faster. Lose to weaker teams, go down faster. Close games = small changes.

No manual boosts Map-by-map rating

Example Elo over time

⬆️ Upset win vs higher rated team

The basic idea

Elo is a rating that tries to answer one question: “How likely is this team to win?”. After every map:

If your team wins when you were expected to lose — you gain a lot.
If your team loses when you were expected to win — you lose a lot.
If the result is close to what the ratings predicted — you move only a little.

What affects your Elo?

1. Team ratings

We take the average Elo of each team in that map. This tells us which team is the favourite.

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2. Result

Did your team win, lose, or draw? Winning as an underdog is worth more than winning as the favourite.

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3. Scoreline

We look at the score (e.g. 13–2 vs 13–11). Big stomps give slightly bigger swings than nail-biters.

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4. Experience

New players move faster. The more maps you play, the more stable your rating becomes.

Rating ranges & vibes

These are the Elo bands used on Terminus. Your level icon on the stats page comes from these ranges.

Level 1 · 100–500

New to the server or still warming up. Learning maps, crosshair placement and basic utility.

Level 2 · 501–750

Starting to get comfortable. Hitting shots, trying roles, still a bit inconsistent.

Level 3 · 751–900

Solid mechanical base. You know the maps and can hold your own in most fights.

Level 4 · 901–1050

Teamplay starts to matter. Trading, basic nades, and punishing bad peeks.

Level 5 · 1051–1200

Strong core skills. You understand tempo, mid-round calling and basic counter-strats.

Level 6 · 1201–1350

Consistent impact. Good utility, clutch potential, and you punish teams that pug it out.

Level 7 · 1351–1530

High level stack. You win most games vs lower levels and push better teams to the limit.

Level 8 · 1531–1750

Advanced gamesense and utility. Reads, fakes and rotations feel very deliberate.

Level 9 · 1751–2000

Server demons. You rarely lose to anything below you and carry hard in tight games.

Level 10 · 2001+

Absolute grinders. Top of the ladder, tiny Elo moves, and everyone knows your name.

Example: upset win

Here’s a simplified example of what happens when a lower-rated team beats a higher-rated team 13–2:

Player	Old Elo	Δ this map	New Elo
Underdog entry	980	+42	1022
Underdog awper	1030	+26	1056
Favoured IGL	1100	-42	1058
Favoured rifler	1070	-26	1044

Why so swingy? The system expected the higher-rated team to win. When the underdogs stomp them, Elo corrects: the underdogs shoot up and the favourites drop.

FAQ

“I top-fragged and still lost Elo” — Elo is team-based. If your team was favoured and you lose, your rating still drops.
“Can admins boost ratings?” — No. All Elo here is calculated by the system, map-by-map.
“How do I climb?” — Play with your team, win more maps than you lose, especially against stronger stacks.