Rated

Rated is the an ongoing indefinite MCM-sanctioned simulated event that provides a continuous supply of duels outside of MCM's other tournaments, using the elo-like rating system tested and proven in Initiator Ranked to provide players with similar-skill matchups.

On pre-scheduled days, any player who has participated or been invited to an MCM-sanctioned event is given the opportunity to enter matchmaking for the day. When the scheduled time comes, players are gathered and matched up for a single duel with someone of a similar skill level.

All MCM players have their rating kept track of, including a prescribed rating based on their performance (with a starting value of 250) in any previous MCM-sanctioned events. Initially, Rated was only open to 75 players: The 45 players who had a rating below 250 when the event started, and the 30 players who had not participated in any previous MCM-sanctioned events. On March 6, it became open to all MCM players.

The event began on February 25 following the beginning's announcement the day earlier. It was scheduled to continue for at least a week every day at 12:00 (Eastern US) every day. A week later on March 3, MCM announced that duels would be opening up to all 108 MCM-recognized players on Monday the 6th of March, and that titles would be introduced on Sunday 12th. Tournaments were to continue daily throughout this period indefinitely.

Ratings and matchmaking
Every player's starting rating was 250. If two equally-rated players duel and one wins, the winning player has 10 added to their rating, and the losing player loses 10 (the winning player "steals" 10 points). A modifier is applied to the steal amount based on the rating differential between players. The modifier can be worked out using. For example, if the rating differential in a duel is 20 and the higher-rated player wins, they only steal 6 points. If the lower-rated player wins (an "upset win"), they steal 14 points. The steal amount is capped at a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 19. This system was applied retroactively for all MCM-sanctioned duels to give existing players a more representative rating.

When the player list is compiled for a day's dueling, players are put in to a "Ready To Match" list ordered by rating. If there are an odd number of players to match, a random one is designated the unlucky player as they will not be matched, so they are removed from the list. The player with the highest rating is then matched with the player of the second-highest rating, and both are removed from the list. Then the player with the lowest rating is matched with the second-lowest, and they are removed. This match-top-then-bottom approach is repeated until all participants are matched.

Duels
Times in US Eastern