What happens when a debate draws. Do I lose elo?

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If nobody votes on my debate with someone with 1300 elo, do I lose a lot of elo from a draw?
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You dont lose any elo in a tie.
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I know, because my elo didnt reduce or increase in any of the dozens of draws I had.

It would be unfair if it did.

However, win percentage is affected by a tie for some reason, which is something which in my opinion shouldnt happen,

Especially in cases where there are no votes.
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@Best.Korea
If you debate 100 times, win 90 times and lose 10 times, your win percentage would be 90%.

If you debate 100 times, win 90 times, lose 5 times and draw 5 times, your win percentage would still be 90%.


Nonetheless, it isn't worth worrying about.
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@zedvictor4
If you debate 100 times, win 90 times, lose 5 times and draw 5 times, your win percentage would still be 90%.
Actually, the site doesnt treat draw as a loss.

If you have 1 win and 1 draw, win rate is 75%, not 50%.

It seems that draw counts as half-loss.

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@Benjamin
You received an incomplete answer btw.

A change I made happen early on in the website is no-vote ties result in no elo change.

On the other hand, voted ties punish the higher elo person just less than a loss would.