Player rating for tournaments across all installments of Heroes.

But no one knew that the newbie with zero rating would turn out to be so good. And how can you determine this before the player plays and proves himself?
This coefficient is designed to resolve minor situations, not major ones. And this situation shouldn't be used to spoil the minor ones.

It's not clear why it's easier to get a higher ranking in the second example. From the perspective of a strong player? I suggest looking at it from the perspective of the average player... And therefore, the second example actually requires a higher coefficient - because the spread is greater... and the chances for a weaker player to break through to the top are less...

I ask you to grasp the idea: the weaker the average player in the tournament is compared to the top players, the fewer chances he has on average, and the more the non-linear coefficient of rating calculation pushes him into a corner (the effect of lowering the bar) - which means that, for balance, the tournament rank should be taken into account...