Loss Streak Changes (Destiny)

by EffortlessFury , Friday, June 29, 2018, 11:39 (2416 days ago) @ Xenos

And actually, we're not talking about the REASON I'm pretty sure they made this change. Right now streaks reset after 5, so losing hurts, but you get some relief after 5 losses if you're having a bad day in competitive. If it didn't reset and stayed at the maximum value you could dig a hole that could take a significant amount of time to dig out of and actively discourage the player from continuing to play.

Agreed. But a flat rate on loss would mean that the only additional implicit penalty for loss is the interruption of a win streak, which is just a positive bonus anyway. The argument is that with a decreasing loss streak rate, the inverse is also now true: an implicit penalty for a win interrupting a loss stream is the end of your reduced loss streak. Now if you continue to lose after the win, you are losing more points than you would have had you not won the last match.