Well, we don't know exaclty how this new rank/score thig works apart from this: "Rank is calculated from your score. This is a different value from your rating as it takes into account how many games you are able to maintain a high rating. Your score increases after every game. The formula for the increase is 1/rank_from_rating."

So a player in the 15-25 range seem to get about 0.05-0.08points/game (assuming they maintain the ranking).

What follows is pure speculation, Ryan correct me if I am wrong.

We already know that people have different users and abuse the ELO rating by rotating users attempting to play against higher rated players. This can't go to far because as the ratings grow they have to play same or lower rated players.

The new incremental score however can be increased easily without ever playing a high rated player.

Lets say plyer JohnDoe is currently 13th with a rating about 1880, he creates another user Jo rated 1500 (brand new). 7 other users of "smart strategies" do the same.

Now on a no min table, the round robin begins. First joker uses his JohnDoe user against 6 1500 users and as agreed he wins. Rating doesn't change much, but he gets the extra points .10 for maintaining the 13th position.

all this top lists, trophies bring with them the wrong incentive for certain players. Enjoying the game is not important anymore, getting this 'recognition" at any costs is the goal. "Smart schemes" have the potential to spoil the fun of playing the game for neutral players, which just want to play an open games, to enjoy the fight, and mesure their skill against other experienced players.