# Lost 22 ELO in team games without even playing

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/lost-22-elo-in-team-games-without-even-playing/108396>\
**Category:** II - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/lost-22-elo-in-team-games-without-even-playing/108396 "2020-11-16T11:25:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![SimilarSauce397](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@SimilarSauce397](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SimilarSauce397)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/lost-22-elo-in-team-games-without-even-playing/108396/1 "2020-11-16T11:25:17Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

- **BUILD #:** 4##### Current Build (15.11.2020)
- **PLATFORM:** Steam
- **OS:** Windows 10

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

❓ _DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). Limit to ONE issue per thread._

I Didnt play any ranked team games last 2 weeks but i got -22 ELO without even playing.

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

❓ _How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST._

- Less than **25%** of the time / matches I play (RARELY)

### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS

❓ _List the DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue… Be descriptive!_

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

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### ▶ GAME FILES

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### ▶ IMAGE & ATTACHMENTS

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- ![resim](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/c/9/c901bbb67b85ef6fb473ebde19a4e8da3f52decf.png)

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**Author:** ![RobotRoom](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/robotroom/32/31715_2.png) [@RobotRoom](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RobotRoom)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/lost-22-elo-in-team-games-without-even-playing/108396/2 "2020-11-16T15:12:26Z")

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I believe ELO starts decaying after 2 weeks. Perhaps it is so you’ll return to an easier match when you start playing again. Or maybe it prevents an absent player from holding a high spot. I believe the decayed amount is restored after you start playing again.

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**Author:** ![SimilarSauce397](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@SimilarSauce397](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SimilarSauce397)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/lost-22-elo-in-team-games-without-even-playing/108396/3 "2020-11-16T18:50:19Z")

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no there is no such a thing. i didnt play 1v1 for 2-3 months no decay happened…