[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Stslimited84 so ive done some in depth reading of this thread and other info about trueskill, and I cannot seem to find a good answer to my question. My friend and I just started playing Team Doubles. We are currently 24-1, and we both are skill level 18. At the current rate, we are destroying the competition. Should we intentionally lose a game to keep the system guessing, and then go on a winning streak again? Or should we just continue winning? What is the better way to skill up? Does losing once in a while aid in our quest to get lvl 50's? or should we just win as much as we can?[/quote] This is just my opinion so others may have a different opinions. Level 18 after 25 games is not all that bad. There are a couple things to keep in mind. Playing with the same teammate and never playing with anyone else in that playlist may hamper your ability to level up. This is an issue with the skill system but it is too early to say whether it is going to hamper you or not. Continuing to win will keep your sigma higher longer allowing you to gain levels quicker but remember, the more you play the lower it gets and the more games you have to win to go up. If you lose a game that the system thought you should win, your skill will take a big hit. Just like if you win a game the system thought you should lose, your skill will get a nice boost. If it comes down to it and you are stalled at a level for a large number of wins, I would suggest a few games with some randoms for both of you and then team back up. Simply losing once in a while "should" not help you level up quicker. A high sigma is good in the beginning because you can gain levels quickly. Once you get enough games in and your sigma is lower, it is going to take a large number of wins to go up. It can be bad in that sense but it can be good in the sense it also takes a lot of losses to go down.