User guide
How to use each part of the site, and how the numbers behind it are worked out.
Using the site
- Getting startedSign in, get your first replay in, and find your games.
- Uploading replaysHow to upload by hand, what is accepted, and what the limits are.
- The CompanionThe Windows overlay that shows teammates in game and uploads your replays.
- Rating your teammatesHow voting works, what you can say, and the rules around it.
- Game review and My guidanceFeedback on a single game, and the patterns across all of your games.
- Your games, heroes and teammatesFiltering your history, hero stats and who you play with.
- Sharing and privacyWho can see your games, and how to hide yourself.
- Exploring everyone else's dataLeaderboard, players, hero stats, builds and live games.
Behind the numbers
How scores, awards and ratings are calculated, and where they can mislead.
- Replays and statsWhat is read from a replay, what each stat on a game page means, and the limits of the data.
- Votes and scoresThe voting rules, how votes become an overall score, and what win impact means.
- AwardsThe extra awards HOTSAnalyst gives out and the thresholds behind them.
- Anti-awardsThe tongue-in-cheek awards, exactly when each one is given, and what they can miss.
- Why a team won or lostHow the game analysis, biggest contributor, biggest drag and comebacks are worked out.
- Hero performance ratingsHow a player's numbers are compared with others on the same kind of hero.
- Skill ratingHOTSAnalyst's own Elo-style rating, and the early adopter badge.