Just ran into this guy on ladder, he did this really terrible drone ling all in.
http://www.sc2replayed.com/replays/174020-1v1-protoss-zerg-gutterhulk

So I asked myself wow, how did I match someone who would do such a terrible strategy. So I looked at his ranking and was shocked at what I saw.

Can someone please explain how a player who has 1 win and 19 losses gets into masters league!?!
I am stumped.

Gamma

31 Posts

May 08 2011 00:02 GMT

Probably works at Blizzard.

Thrill

2599 Posts

May 08 2011 00:04 GMT

High MMR from last season... You don't get promoted / demoted based on public number, its all in the hidden matchmaking rating.

sYz-Adrenaline

United States1850 Posts

May 08 2011 00:04 GMT

Easily, Previous MMR + Placement match, placed him in masters league. Judging by his loses he either A. Doesn't want to be in master league or B. He's really bad.

Loser777

1931 Posts

May 08 2011 00:04 GMT

Won his first placement match and lost 19 in a row? Maybe he was playing super high masters people until now.

RedLuck

Canada253 Posts

May 08 2011 00:04 GMT

his mmr is high enough... doesn't have to do with his win loss record.

he'll probably get demoted fairly shortly though if he keeps that up

Jonoman92

United States9105 Posts

May 08 2011 00:05 GMT

It placed people based on their last season's MMR. All he needed was to have a reasonably high MMR from last season and then get (not 100% on this) one win and he would be put in Masters. I don't think a loss will place you but I'm not sure.

Once he got that win he can keep losing, and I'd think he'll get demoted eventually if he keeps it up.

djcube

United States985 Posts

May 08 2011 00:09 GMT

Maybe he is trying to get demoted for whatever reason (offrace or something)? Although, I guess he could just leave games if wanted to do that.

gogogadgetflow

United States2583 Posts

May 08 2011 00:10 GMT

Just ask him?

micronesia

United States24752 Posts

May 08 2011 00:13 GMT

#10

On May 08 2011 09:05 Jonoman92 wrote:
It placed people based on their last season's MMR. All he needed was to have a reasonably high MMR from last season and then get (not 100% on this) one win and he would be put in Masters. I don't think a loss will place you but I'm not sure.

Once he got that win he can keep losing, and I'd think he'll get demoted eventually if he keeps it up.

If you lose your 1 placement match you can still get placed in masters... I saw it happen to someone else.

Geovu

Estonia1344 Posts

May 08 2011 00:20 GMT

#11

On May 08 2011 09:02 Gamma wrote:
Probably is the 9 year old child of someone that works at Blizzard.

FTFY

Reborn8u

United States1761 Posts

May 08 2011 00:21 GMT

#12

On May 08 2011 09:13 micronesia wrote:

Show nested quote +

If you lose your 1 placement match you can still get placed in masters... I saw it happen to someone else.

Yea, if you look at the picture some of the people below him are 0 and 1. He must have been very high up to loose that many games at the bottom of masters and not get demoted.

EZjijy

United States1039 Posts

May 08 2011 00:37 GMT

#13

If you started playing and got a high mmr then went inactive for the past few months until the new season started, other people have gotten a lot better than you and while your mmr stays, your skill level is not.

It's kind of what happened to me. I had a pretty good record early on then I stopped playing 1v1 and started playing some team games. Now, I have an unimpressive even record.

Mikilatov

United States3897 Posts

May 08 2011 00:55 GMT

#14

I'd assume it's just someone who is trying out a new race with the reset, and hasn't yet got demoted, or something?

Still, it's kinda funny to see. =P

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

May 08 2011 00:55 GMT

#15

The real question is how no one tried reading his name with swapped vowels.

Rigun = Nig_r

Varpulis

United States2517 Posts

May 08 2011 01:00 GMT

#16

Swapped consonants, I think you mean. Swapped vowels would be Rugin.

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

May 08 2011 01:03 GMT

#17

On May 08 2011 10:00 Varpulis wrote:
Swapped consonants, I think you mean. Swapped vowels would be Rugin.

Yeah, now read it backwards.
edit: oh, why do I make things so complicated for no reason.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

May 08 2011 01:06 GMT

#18

On May 08 2011 10:03 Torte de Lini wrote:

Show nested quote +

Yeah, now read it backwards.
edit: oh, why do I make things so complicated for no reason.

Reminds me the whole spell Worgen backwords debacle with WoW.

Sealteam

Australia296 Posts

May 08 2011 01:17 GMT

#19

Look like he either came back from a break after being decently rated in Season 1, or is offracing, or both. Either way, I think (fairly) high MMR season 1 and being not as good he was is the answer.