ok so I've been asked this numerous times when I tell someone I play SC and I'm decent at it: "what rank are you?" or "are you ranked?"

now obviously, someone like me can't answer that since I'm not a progamer or a top foreigner so I explain that there really isn't a ranking for people like us. But sometimes they won't take that for an answer

so I think about it and eventually say that I'm around top 1000 in the US. Is that a good estimate for C player? Would it more like top 500? Top 2000? Top 10,000?

liger13

United States1060 Posts

January 26 2009 04:54 GMT

you can always check the country standings for the US on ICCUP, although it would be a little off because of those not playing that season or smurfs, but it should pan out

http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/ladder/1x1/united_states.html

Pengu1n

United States552 Posts

January 26 2009 04:56 GMT

There is only a few hundred C gamers in the USA on iccup. Not everybody plays iccup but you can't get ranked if you don't play. So if your C on iccup right now then see what your rank is at the end of the season and there you have it.

blabber

United States4448 Posts

January 26 2009 04:56 GMT

Right I remember like last season or the season before that, I checked my ranking for the USA near the end of the season and my mid C rank got me to like rank #150 or so. imo, that seems way off

liger13

United States1060 Posts

January 26 2009 04:58 GMT

On January 26 2009 13:56 blabber wrote:
Right I remember like last season or the season before that, I checked my ranking for the USA near the end of the season and my mid C rank got me to like rank #150 or so. imo, that seems way off

nah, just run with it and say your gosu liek that

Fontong

United States6454 Posts

January 26 2009 04:59 GMT

The current #1000 ranked person for iccup USA is D with 1876 points. Wow, I'm good enough to get into the top 1000 USA players!

Just barely tho lol.

The last C ranked player is #154.

EsX_Raptor

United States2801 Posts

January 26 2009 04:59 GMT

I'm ranked #4 in venezuelan players =D

Pengu1n

United States552 Posts

January 26 2009 05:04 GMT

Seriously just say your top 10 of something who is gonna question you. If they call you out just own them 1v1 since they probally jus a D- newb anyways and once they see your 100+ (w/e u got) apm compared to their 15 apm they wont be questioning you :p

FlameD[TOp]

Canada247 Posts

January 26 2009 05:07 GMT

It depends on how you look at it, I don't play ICCUP but I consider myself #1USA and Canada Combined into 1! :O

anderoo

Canada1876 Posts

January 26 2009 05:14 GMT

#10

I was actually top 50 in canada for 2v2 last season
true story

krazymunky

United States727 Posts

January 26 2009 05:16 GMT

#11

just say top 5 at uci :p

GHOSTCLAW

United States17042 Posts

January 26 2009 05:31 GMT

#12

possibly number 1 at uci. I'll take number 3, after ghostclaws xD

LuMiX

China5757 Posts

January 26 2009 05:44 GMT

#13

im top 10 in usa for 2v2 right now! same w/ last season too...maybe?

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11578 Posts

January 26 2009 06:29 GMT

#14

there are many US players that have more than 1 aka. Back in the spring, I had 6 C ranks and 2 C+ accounts. I know Nyoken has had a couple C ranks and a B+ and B- in the spring.

EsX_Raptor

United States2801 Posts

January 26 2009 06:33 GMT

#15

shit u make it sound like getting to C is easy T_________T

BanZu

United States3329 Posts

January 26 2009 06:34 GMT

#16

On January 26 2009 15:29 CaucasianAsian wrote:
there are many US players that have more than 1 aka. Back in the spring, I had 6 C ranks and 2 C+ accounts. I know Nyoken has had a couple C ranks and a B+ and B- in the spring.

So technically one's ranking is probably higher? :O

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11578 Posts

January 26 2009 06:48 GMT

#17

i would say much higher. Even though there are many americans who do play starcraft, there is maybe only a couple hundred who play on iccup.

edit: Plus I don't think iccup ranks can tell you what you're rank is, because there are many players who are much better at the ranks lower than you, and a lot of players who are a lot worse than you at higher ranks. Depending on the time of day that you play, as well as the cheesing players who 4 or 5 pool / proxy 2gate / bunker rush every game.

arb

Noobville17921 Posts

January 26 2009 07:04 GMT

#18

woot im 796

Quesadilla

United States1814 Posts

January 26 2009 07:39 GMT

#19

Hahah this discussion makes D+ being a super baller. Interesting... I'll have to hit C now just to say I did it, top 100 sounds sick!

New Zealand6138 Posts

January 26 2009 10:03 GMT

#20

I am the forty-third best Starcraft player in my country.

Roxen000

1226 Posts

January 26 2009 10:48 GMT

#21

Yeah, I'm top 100 in Australia and I'm D. ;O

Scorch

Austria3371 Posts

January 26 2009 11:11 GMT

#22

Guess who's #34 in his country with 50 APM

AdemTheDestroyer

Australia47 Posts

January 26 2009 13:06 GMT

#23

yeah in australia you only need to buy the game to be in the top 500

prOxi.Beater

Denmark626 Posts

January 26 2009 13:17 GMT

#24

I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that I'm top 10 in Denmark. Living in a small country with a tiny community has its upsides.

I'd rather have a huge community filled with gosu people, but what can you do?

Boblion

France8043 Posts

January 26 2009 14:37 GMT

#25

I think my D+ level is enough to get in France top 30 atm
LOL
Oldschool are inactives/retired and there aren't many decent new players.

pangshai

Chinatown5333 Posts

January 26 2009 14:57 GMT

#26

I'm top 10 with D+. Hahaha, I love how small my country is.

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17726 Posts

January 26 2009 18:01 GMT

#27

Hey im ranked 24470 in korea -__-;;

anderoo

Canada1876 Posts

January 26 2009 18:14 GMT

#28

On January 27 2009 03:01 Ilikestarcraft wrote:
Hey im ranked 24470 in korea -__-;;

Congrats on B+!

CorsairHero

Canada9491 Posts

January 27 2009 05:18 GMT

#29

only 166 people in canada have a higher rank than me :D:D:D

* im D+

blabber

United States4448 Posts

January 27 2009 07:59 GMT

#30

On January 27 2009 03:14 anderoo wrote:

Show nested quote +

Congrats on B+!

LOL

alright it's nice to know what everyone's pseudo-rank is, but does anyone have any input to my actual question?

FREEloss_ca

Canada603 Posts

January 27 2009 08:07 GMT

#31

I'm currently 1300 in Canada after 18 games on ICCUP. :D I want to see how I really stack up though, mostly in BC. I want there to be a BC lan tournament somewhere.