It does not matter if it's +3 or +4 because you can adjust the elo factor to make it the same again. The numbers should only symbolize the relative difference between the placements.
I think the difference between 2nd and 3rd should be smaller than between 3rd and 4th this is why I don't Like +3 -0.5 - 1 -1.5 that much.
But maybe in between +3,5 - 0,5 -1 -2 is fine.
(or scaled to whole numbers: +7 -1 - 2 -4)
Yeah this is what I was going for, and makes the most sense.
+3.5 -0.5 -1 -2
actually +5 -1.1 -1.1 -2.8
seems like a better solution