diff --git a/app/game/DbPlayer.scala b/app/game/DbPlayer.scala
index 0d0a90c30e..0c404e034e 100644
--- a/app/game/DbPlayer.scala
+++ b/app/game/DbPlayer.scala
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ case class DbPlayer(
 
   def hasMoveTimes = moveTimes.size > 8
 
-  def eloEstimation = elo | 1200
-
   def moveTimeList: List[Int] = 
     moveTimes.split(" ").toList map parseIntOption flatten
 
diff --git a/app/game/Featured.scala b/app/game/Featured.scala
index a191984f0e..3d350a2fdf 100644
--- a/app/game/Featured.scala
+++ b/app/game/Featured.scala
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ object Featured {
 
   private type Heuristic = DbGame ⇒ Float
   private val heuristicBox = box(0 to 1) _
-  private val eloBox = box(1200 to 2000) _
+  private val eloBox = box(1000 to 2000) _
   private val timeBox = box(60 to 300) _
   private val turnBox = box(1 to 21) _
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ object Featured {
     progressHeuristic -> 0.5f)
 
   def eloHeuristic(color: Color): Heuristic = game ⇒
-    eloBox(game.player(color).eloEstimation)
+    eloBox(game.player(color).elo | 1000)
 
   def speedHeuristic: Heuristic = game ⇒
     1 - timeBox(game.estimateTotalTime)
diff --git a/test/FeaturedTest.scala b/test/FeaturedTest.scala
index 35f6bc493c..fe83ed3576 100644
--- a/test/FeaturedTest.scala
+++ b/test/FeaturedTest.scala
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class FeaturedTest extends LilaSpec {
 
     "elo" in {
       "game1 white" in {
-        eloHeuristic(chess.Color.White)(game1) must_== 0.5f
+        eloHeuristic(chess.Color.White)(game1) must_== 0.6f
       }
       "game1 black" in {
         eloHeuristic(chess.Color.Black)(game1) must_== 0f
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ class FeaturedTest extends LilaSpec {
     }
     "score" in {
       "game1" in {
-        score(game1) must_== 0.5f + 0f + 1f * 0.5f
+        score(game1) must_== 0.6f + 0f + 1f * 0.5f
       }
       "game2" in {
-        score(game2) must_== 0.5f + 0.5f + 0.5f * 0.5f
+        score(game2) must_== 0.6f + 0.5f + 0.5f * 0.5f
       }
       "game3" in {
-        score(game3) must_== 0.5f + 1f + 0f * 0.5f
+        score(game3) must_== 0.6f + 1f + 0f * 0.5f
       }
     }
     "best" in {