What is the ramp up?
The ramp up is a feature of the rating formula designed to accelerate rating changes for new players. Because everyone starts with an arbitrary rating of 1500, ratings of new players can be off by a lot. During an initial ramp-up period, rating changes are magnified to help new players achieve their correct rating faster. On FIBS, rating changes are ramped until you have accumulated 400 experience points. Experience is the total length of rated matches you have completed. For example, if you have completed three 5-point matches, your experience is 15.
