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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46406 Posts
April 18 2012 15:36 GMT
#21
On April 19 2012 00:18 Inori wrote:
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On April 18 2012 22:08 Tobberoth wrote:
On April 18 2012 18:38 Inori wrote:
Skip a whole season of ladder (inc team games), then you can restart your MMR.

It doesn't work like that, even when you get 5 placement matches, you're still affected by previous rank. I played 5 placements on my smurf account, barely got gold. Waited a few seasons, played 5 placements where I lost 3 on purpose, got high gold. There's no way I should get high gold from beating two bronzies in placements.

You're misunderstanding how bnet works. Your description is perfectly normal behaviour. Also you couldn't possibly get "high gold" out of placements, you get placed with 0pts.

I personally tested it with 3 accounts. SS proof: http://imgur.com/a/yVt5t


You could get placed in a division that's not yet full. I've gotten placed in a new division that only had a few spots (which quickly got filled up, mind you).

Obviously, it doesn't mean much to say you're Top 8 when there's only 8 people in your division, but I think it's quite obvious that the first few people who play in the new season will get placed in a division and have a gold star icon until other people fill up their division.

But barring these exceptions, I agree with you about how you're placed in a league with zero points, not in a league with the purposeful intention by the MMR system to put you at low, middle, or high. It's just however full the division happens to be.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
MannerMan
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
371 Posts
April 20 2012 05:02 GMT
#22
I think I'll just forfeit games until I'm in platinum or gold and work up from there.

I really like ladder, but the prospect of losing 25 games in a row is pretty bleak.
airtown
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States410 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-21 02:02:24
April 21 2012 01:56 GMT
#23
I highly doubt that college admins will allow you to "change" your race just to gain access to some diversity scholarships.

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Whoops, should have read the OP....
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20010430/northwoods.pdf
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