test: tier balance analysis — system well-balanced across all tiers

Same-tier: ~50/50 win rates. Adjacent tiers: 70-93% higher-tier wins.
2-tier gap: 87-99% higher wins. K=32 ELO factor appropriate.
Legend vs Platinum: 99% win rate confirms clear skill separation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { scoreRound, calculateElo, calculateTier } from './scoring.js'
import { pickChallenge } from './challenges.js'
import { mockResponse } from './mock.js'
import { writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs'
import { resolve, dirname } from 'node:path'
import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
// Simulate a full fight between two bots with given ELOs
function simulateTierFight(eloA: number, eloB: number) {
let hpA = 200, hpB = 200
let comboA = 0, comboB = 0
const usedTypes = new Set<string>()
let rounds = 0
for (let r = 0; r < 20 && hpA > 0 && hpB > 0; r++) {
const challenge = pickChallenge(usedTypes, null)
usedTypes.add(challenge.type)
if (usedTypes.size >= 15) usedTypes.clear()
const respA = mockResponse(challenge, 'default', eloA)
const respB = mockResponse(challenge, 'default', eloB)
const result = scoreRound(
challenge,
{ id: 'a1', name: 'BotA' },
{ id: 'b1', name: 'BotB' },
{ answer: respA.answer, timeMs: respA.timeMs, timedOut: respA.timedOut, error: respA.error, trashTalk: '' },
{ answer: respB.answer, timeMs: respB.timeMs, timedOut: respB.timedOut, error: respB.error, trashTalk: '' },
null, comboA, comboB,
)
if (result.winnerId === 'a1') {
hpB -= result.botADamage
hpA -= result.botBDamage
comboA++
comboB = 0
} else if (result.winnerId === 'b1') {
hpA -= result.botBDamage
hpB -= result.botADamage
comboB++
comboA = 0
} else {
comboA = 0
comboB = 0
}
rounds++
}
const winnerId = hpA <= 0 ? 'b1' : hpB <= 0 ? 'a1' : (hpA > hpB ? 'a1' : hpB > hpA ? 'b1' : null)
return { winnerId, rounds }
}
// Tier representative ELOs (midpoint of each tier range)
const TIER_REPS: { tier: number; name: string; elo: number; wins: number }[] = [
{ tier: 0, name: 'Baby', elo: 1000, wins: 0 },
{ tier: 1, name: 'Bronze', elo: 1100, wins: 2 },
{ tier: 2, name: 'Silver', elo: 1275, wins: 5 },
{ tier: 3, name: 'Gold', elo: 1425, wins: 10 },
{ tier: 4, name: 'Platinum', elo: 1600, wins: 20 },
{ tier: 5, name: 'Diamond', elo: 1800, wins: 30 },
{ tier: 6, name: 'Legend', elo: 1950, wins: 45 },
]
describe('tier balance analysis', () => {
const reportLines: string[] = []
it('RESEARCH: same-tier matchups — win rates should be ~50/50', () => {
const N = 100
const section = [
'## Same-Tier Matchups (100 fights each)',
'',
'| Tier | Win A | Win B | Draws | Avg Rounds |',
'|------|-------|-------|-------|------------|',
]
for (const t of TIER_REPS) {
let aWins = 0, bWins = 0, draws = 0, totalRounds = 0
for (let i = 0; i < N; i++) {
const result = simulateTierFight(t.elo, t.elo)
if (result.winnerId === 'a1') aWins++
else if (result.winnerId === 'b1') bWins++
else draws++
totalRounds += result.rounds
}
section.push(`| ${t.name} (${t.elo}) | ${aWins}% | ${bWins}% | ${draws}% | ${(totalRounds / N).toFixed(1)} |`)
}
section.push('')
reportLines.push(...section)
console.log('\n=== SAME-TIER MATCHUPS ===')
section.forEach(l => console.log(` ${l}`))
expect(true).toBe(true)
})
it('RESEARCH: cross-tier matchups — higher tier should win consistently', () => {
const N = 100
const section = [
'## Cross-Tier Matchups (100 fights each)',
'',
'| Matchup | Higher Wins | Lower Wins | Upset Rate | Avg Rounds |',
'|---------|------------|------------|------------|------------|',
]
for (let i = 0; i < TIER_REPS.length - 1; i++) {
const higher = TIER_REPS[i + 1]
const lower = TIER_REPS[i]
let higherWins = 0, lowerWins = 0, draws = 0, totalRounds = 0
for (let j = 0; j < N; j++) {
const result = simulateTierFight(higher.elo, lower.elo)
if (result.winnerId === 'a1') higherWins++
else if (result.winnerId === 'b1') lowerWins++
else draws++
totalRounds += result.rounds
}
const upsetRate = (lowerWins / N * 100).toFixed(1)
section.push(`| ${higher.name} vs ${lower.name} | ${higherWins}% | ${lowerWins}% | ${upsetRate}% | ${(totalRounds / N).toFixed(1)} |`)
}
section.push('')
reportLines.push(...section)
console.log('\n=== CROSS-TIER MATCHUPS ===')
section.forEach(l => console.log(` ${l}`))
expect(true).toBe(true)
})
it('RESEARCH: 2-tier gap matchups — should be nearly unwinnable for lower tier', () => {
const N = 100
const section = [
'## 2-Tier Gap Matchups (100 fights each)',
'',
'| Matchup | Higher Wins | Lower Wins | Upset Rate |',
'|---------|------------|------------|------------|',
]
const gaps = [
[TIER_REPS[6], TIER_REPS[4]], // Legend vs Platinum
[TIER_REPS[5], TIER_REPS[3]], // Diamond vs Gold
[TIER_REPS[4], TIER_REPS[2]], // Platinum vs Silver
[TIER_REPS[3], TIER_REPS[1]], // Gold vs Bronze
[TIER_REPS[2], TIER_REPS[0]], // Silver vs Baby
]
for (const [higher, lower] of gaps) {
let higherWins = 0, lowerWins = 0
for (let j = 0; j < N; j++) {
const result = simulateTierFight(higher.elo, lower.elo)
if (result.winnerId === 'a1') higherWins++
else if (result.winnerId === 'b1') lowerWins++
}
section.push(`| ${higher.name} vs ${lower.name} | ${higherWins}% | ${lowerWins}% | ${(lowerWins / N * 100).toFixed(1)}% |`)
}
section.push('')
reportLines.push(...section)
console.log('\n=== 2-TIER GAP MATCHUPS ===')
section.forEach(l => console.log(` ${l}`))
expect(true).toBe(true)
})
it('RESEARCH: ELO delta per tier matchup — K-factor appropriateness', () => {
const section = [
'## ELO Delta Analysis (K=32)',
'',
'| Matchup | ELO Gap | Winner Gain | Loser Loss | Expected Win% |',
'|---------|---------|------------|------------|---------------|',
]
for (let i = 0; i < TIER_REPS.length - 1; i++) {
const higher = TIER_REPS[i + 1]
const lower = TIER_REPS[i]
const gap = higher.elo - lower.elo
// Higher tier wins
const eloHighWins = calculateElo(higher.elo, lower.elo)
// Lower tier upsets
const eloLowWins = calculateElo(lower.elo, higher.elo)
const expectedWin = 1 / (1 + Math.pow(10, (lower.elo - higher.elo) / 400))
section.push(`| ${higher.name} beats ${lower.name} | ${gap} | +${(eloHighWins.newWinnerElo - higher.elo).toFixed(1)} | ${(eloHighWins.newLoserElo - lower.elo).toFixed(1)} | ${(expectedWin * 100).toFixed(1)}% |`)
section.push(`| ${lower.name} upsets ${higher.name} | ${gap} | +${(eloLowWins.newWinnerElo - lower.elo).toFixed(1)} | ${(eloLowWins.newLoserElo - higher.elo).toFixed(1)} | ${((1 - expectedWin) * 100).toFixed(1)}% |`)
}
section.push('')
reportLines.push(...section)
console.log('\n=== ELO DELTA ANALYSIS ===')
section.forEach(l => console.log(` ${l}`))
expect(true).toBe(true)
})
it('RESEARCH: tier calculation correctness', () => {
// Verify tier boundaries
const tests = [
{ elo: 1000, wins: 0, expected: 0 }, // Baby
{ elo: 1200, wins: 1, expected: 1 }, // Bronze
{ elo: 1200, wins: 3, expected: 2 }, // Silver
{ elo: 1350, wins: 7, expected: 3 }, // Gold
{ elo: 1500, wins: 15, expected: 4 }, // Platinum
{ elo: 1700, wins: 25, expected: 5 }, // Diamond
{ elo: 1900, wins: 40, expected: 6 }, // Legend
// Edge cases
{ elo: 1899, wins: 40, expected: 5 }, // Just below Legend ELO → Diamond
{ elo: 1900, wins: 39, expected: 5 }, // Enough ELO but not enough wins → Diamond
{ elo: 1100, wins: 0, expected: 0 }, // High ELO but no wins → Baby
]
for (const t of tests) {
expect(calculateTier(t.elo, t.wins)).toBe(t.expected)
}
})
it('writes tier balance report', () => {
const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
const projectRoot = resolve(dirname(__filename), '..', '..', '..')
const loopDir = resolve(projectRoot, 'loop')
if (!existsSync(loopDir)) mkdirSync(loopDir, { recursive: true })
const header = [
'# Tier Balance Analysis',
'',
`Generated: ${new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)}`,
'',
'> Simulated fights between tier-representative bots to analyze',
'> skill gaps, upset rates, and ELO K-factor appropriateness.',
'',
]
const combined = [...header, ...reportLines].join('\n')
writeFileSync(resolve(loopDir, 'tier-balance-analysis.md'), combined)
console.log('\n Report written to loop/tier-balance-analysis.md')
expect(true).toBe(true)
})
})