A useful article from Zwift Insider on ZRS changes, as referenced in the recent “This Season On Zwift”:
Still nothing about it they’ve sorted out points scoring based on the size of the race
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still no mention of viewable history …
Well at least new power PBs can reset your seed and ZRS score rather than it sit 15% below.
In the article it seems to indicate one of the big issues solved here is ratings squatting:
“Discourages Rating Squatting: Built-in decay means riders can’t climb to a higher score and stay there without racing. It keeps rankings fresh.”
Is this actually a problem? I kinda feel the opposite is true at least for anyone not in the A+ category already.
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doesn’t seem to be an issue from my perspective. I was worried about it at first, since I rarely do races that count for ZRS, but thankfully the changes to seed score and ZRS if you have a power PB should take care of any concerns.
A high ZRS followed by a break harms nobody. You return to racing, if you don’t finish in the top ~50%, your score decreases.
A high ZRS from good results, that’s decayed due to a summer break, risks dropping more racers into a weaker pen (like those who throw in the odd bad race to lower their score before magically getting podiums again).
It’s a pathetic effort at improving ZRS, for a garbage system that’s been around since summer ‘24.
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In the parallel universe in Long Beach.. Marketing & engagement for those users who drop in & out of subscription is a greater priority than the experience of those users who are on the platform and using it.
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