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Reborn8u
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1761 Posts
May 08 2011 00:01 GMT
#1
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.

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





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Gamma
Profile Joined May 2010
31 Posts
May 08 2011 00:02 GMT
#2
Probably works at Blizzard.
Hey,its a me!
Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
May 08 2011 00:04 GMT
#3
High MMR from last season... You don't get promoted / demoted based on public number, its all in the hidden matchmaking rating.
sYz-Adrenaline
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1850 Posts
May 08 2011 00:04 GMT
#4
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.
Can you feel the rush?
Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
May 08 2011 00:04 GMT
#5
Won his first placement match and lost 19 in a row? Maybe he was playing super high masters people until now.
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RedLuck
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada253 Posts
May 08 2011 00:04 GMT
#6
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
If you say "plz" because it's shorter than "please," I'll say "no" because it's shorter than "yes."
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9104 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-08 00:05:54
May 08 2011 00:05 GMT
#7
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
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States985 Posts
May 08 2011 00:09 GMT
#8
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
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2583 Posts
May 08 2011 00:10 GMT
#9
Just ask him?
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24743 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.
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Geovu
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
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
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1761 Posts
May 08 2011 00:21 GMT
#12
On May 08 2011 09:13 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


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
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
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
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
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
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
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
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Varpulis
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States2517 Posts
May 08 2011 01:00 GMT
#16
Swapped consonants, I think you mean. Swapped vowels would be Rugin.
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-08 01:03:28
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.
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Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
May 08 2011 01:06 GMT
#18
On May 08 2011 10:03 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


Reminds me the whole spell Worgen backwords debacle with WoW.
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Sealteam
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
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.
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-08 01:18:29
May 08 2011 01:18 GMT
#20
Ask him: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/profile.php?user=RiGun
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
May 08 2011 01:19 GMT
#21
On May 08 2011 10:18 IntoTheWow wrote:
Ask him: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/profile.php?user=RiGun

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Steelflight-Rx
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1389 Posts
May 08 2011 01:29 GMT
#22
When the new season started i got placed masters after one or two games.. i guess if i threw all my games after that i could end up with a record like this.. i guess placement is based on your MMR from last season or something
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Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9104 Posts
May 08 2011 01:48 GMT
#23
On May 08 2011 09:21 Reborn8u wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2011 09:13 micronesia wrote:
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.


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.


Ah good point.
TadH
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada1846 Posts
May 08 2011 02:04 GMT
#24
i lost my first placement and got into masters.
bebe01
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Korea (South)512 Posts
May 09 2011 17:51 GMT
#25
i have more losses than wins and i'm in masters playing grandmasters xD
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