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Delaying ladder points

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Cortza
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
South Africa328 Posts
November 18 2012 06:44 GMT
#1
Hi there Blog readers.

Note: For the purposes of this post, I will refer to mmr points and ladder points as just 'ladder points'.

I was thinking about practice and the ladder system and how the two could be made more synchronous.

We know that reaping the rewards of our practice takes time. Typically we see that improvements come after the practice, not immediately, but some time after. It can take a day, a week, or even a month.

What if the ladder system accomodated this curve. Not precisely - that would be impossible - but by a rudimentary mechanic of dealing out ladder points the next day. This way, you would retain your rank and mmr for the day, and be able to practice within a more stable regime. The next day, your ladder points would be awarded/taken, and your new rank and mmr would come into effect.

Making this small alteration in the ladder system will synchronize the rewards of both practice and winning, and could help players become motivated to practice more.



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Profile Blog Joined April 2012
1423 Posts
November 18 2012 06:55 GMT
#2
What if someone quits all of his games, gets demoted down to Bronze...

Then spends a 12-hour day beating up Bronze players with no change in MMR whatsoever?

I think this would only make it easier for portrait farmers.
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DanLee
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada316 Posts
November 18 2012 16:47 GMT
#3
This isn't a good idea because up until high masters you can improve quite a bit after only a few hours of play(most people). I think it is a good concept to reduce the bouncing around that your mmr can do at lower levels, so maybe have an hourly mmr shift?
I think this would only make it easier for portrait farmers.
Not a good reason for changing anything related to ladder, portrait farmers don't affect anybody except themselves and other portrait farmers.
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