I agree with that! I'm talking about maps where the best result is 10 days, and the worst is 14, with 20 participants. In that case, you can get a rating of 71.4 points for 20th place! But if you introduce a component that takes the place into account, it becomes more logical. :)
This, as you rightly pointed out, is another (no less sad) side of the coin.
The place taken in the tournament, in my opinion, is the most universal, if you will, standard unit, operating in almost any competition. And we are trying to "reinvent the wheel".