Warning: Standard iCCup blog incoming.

Well I've been struggling to get to C- this season, and I have been feeling a little discouraged because of it. But after some random kid on iCCup told me my rank is apperently C+ or better, my confidence boosted alot. Pathetic, I know. T_T

http://repdepot.net/replay.php?id=9652

KingofHearts

Japan562 Posts

March 29 2009 14:49 GMT

nah iccup is ez..

KrAzYfoOL

Australia3037 Posts

March 29 2009 15:06 GMT

seeing as you're from Norway turn that C+ into the rank you're struggling with so, C- !
Because you don't have to play the majority of your games vs Koreans your rank should be brought down by 2, and trust me a European C+ is a free-win compared to a Korean C+

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that's what you get for making a blog to try and boast about someone saying you're C+ or better

Adeny

Norway1233 Posts

March 29 2009 15:10 GMT

It's funny because I generally play at AM hours (read: Korean time).

In the meantime I'm just staring at that liquibition timer.... Getting closer now.

h3r1n6

Iceland2039 Posts

March 29 2009 15:11 GMT

Someone said my offraces are at least B-, so that must be true.

KrAzYfoOL

Australia3037 Posts

March 29 2009 15:12 GMT

It's funny because out of 34 games you've only played THREE Koreans.

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I'm just gonna keep bringing ya down buddy!

DanceCommander

United States1808 Posts

March 29 2009 15:15 GMT

Your probably D+/C- max buddy. Don't listen to anything else but your own rank.

Epicfailguy

Norway893 Posts

March 29 2009 15:17 GMT

So let me get this straight.
Out of all the countries in the world, one country has a much higher skill level, so you're supposed to ignore every other country than korea?

You cant say that someone who's ranked C+ is C- couse koreans at C- are as good as regular C+'s.
Thats just silly.

ibutoss

Australia341 Posts

March 29 2009 15:20 GMT

On March 30 2009 00:15 DanceCommander wrote:
Your probably D+/C- max buddy. Don't listen to anything else but your own rank.

Correction. Your own rank - 2. Because you don't play koreans. /sarcasm

Adeny

Norway1233 Posts

March 29 2009 15:20 GMT

#10

Nah EFG it's pretty much true. Competition is alot harder during Korean hours. Also calm the fuck down people, jeez. (PS. it's only possible to have 1 account, ever). Also it's not about being Korean or not (thanks for pointing out how many I have played -.-), it's about facing people who play during Korean hours regularly. You're Australian yourself but you only play during Korean hours, so by your theory your rank should be 2 ranks lower. But in reality you might as well have been living in Korean and faced the same kind of competition. So if you hop on a plane you jump 2 ranks, good logic. (Not explaining myself very well here but w/e).

KrAzYfoOL

Australia3037 Posts

March 29 2009 15:22 GMT

#11

@ Epicfailguy

I've played about 500 games on iccup, reached B- quite a few times, my friend has played about 1000 games and has reached B-/B. Both him and i agree that a European C+ IS NOT THE SAME as a Korean C+

Epicfailguy

Norway893 Posts

March 29 2009 15:22 GMT

#12

Yeah I know that, but thats one out of a ton of different countries, and you cant use that one contry as a standard or whatever.
The rank is what it is, its controlled by all the players, so if you reach c+, you are c+.

YPang

United States4024 Posts

March 29 2009 15:27 GMT

#13

if ur C+ i eat my fist...

ZeKk

Sweden320 Posts

March 29 2009 15:29 GMT

#14

Summary: Don't stare blindly on ranks cuz it's just ranks. Ranks can give u a small pice of a big picture.

Adeny

Norway1233 Posts

March 29 2009 15:29 GMT

#15

Yeah I'm not even gonna bother reading this anymore. Everyone just assumes I wanted to brag or something. Fuck off. Good day.

StRyKeR

United States1756 Posts

March 29 2009 15:38 GMT

#16

On March 30 2009 00:29 Adeny wrote:
Yeah I'm not even gonna bother reading this anymore. Everyone just assumes I wanted to brag or something. Fuck off. Good day.

Yea that happens on blogs unfortunately. But you did ask for people's opinions on your replay. Everyone on the internet has ego insecurities and if you start being pretentious they'll jump at you.

I think in theoretical terms, the rank you achieve is the rank at which you stabilize, randomly playing players across iCCup. In this ideal world, you'd be playing a fair number of Koreans, and losing / winning just enough to gain zero points in the long run.

Do you think you could achieve C+ level in this theoretical sense? The current state of iCCup is an approximation to this ideal state, so there's going to be discrepancies. Also, you might be C+ in one matchup but D+ in another. My ZvT far surpasses my ZvZ, for example.

Your current iCCup rank is a good indicator of your ideal rank, but it's subject to opinion because of flaws in iCCup.

Pulimuli

Sweden2766 Posts

March 29 2009 15:39 GMT

#17

On March 30 2009 00:22 KrAzYfoOL wrote:
@ Epicfailguy

I've played about 500 games on iccup, reached B- quite a few times, my friend has played about 1000 games and has reached B-/B. Both him and i agree that a European C+ IS NOT THE SAME as a Korean C+

korean C+ is like foreigner B, i shit you not

Edit: LoL nice partyhat you get when its your birthday ^^

ramen247

United States1256 Posts

March 29 2009 15:39 GMT

#18

On March 30 2009 00:29 Adeny wrote:
Yeah I'm not even gonna bother reading this anymore. Everyone just assumes I wanted to brag or something. Fuck off. Good day.

so... wat was the purpose of the thread rofl.