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I log into iCCup with the mindset of mass gaming, and accomplishing something this season. Despite it being the season, I felt I could at least beat a few people. After chilling for a bit, I finally join a game. I see the guy, and I see he's D+. The fact that it was this early in the season and that he was D+ didn't really click in my mind =\.
So I proceed to play one game. I get utterly raped. Completely and painfully. That sucked, but since it was ZvZ, I felt I could take at least one game from him. I rejoined, and got raped again. In frustration, I quit iCCup, and went on their website to see who I was actually playing.
I check his past ranks. A-. And then I look at current 1x1. He's #7. Ugh... I think I'm going to take a break from iCCup until the middle of the season so that I know who I'm playing =(.
Just waiting for the next Who is Who so I can know if I actually played anyone. Had a somewhat interesting conversation.
He said he was Korean, I accused him of lying of his ethnicity, and he proceeded to explain something about corean vs korean, and then claiming 'I AM SUPER COREAN!"
=\.
UPDATE: I feel some pride in saying that I was 8% of the wins by the #1 person on iCCup right now.
 
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If it's anything like last season you just need to wait like a week or so. It's really only the first few days that things are that bad.
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On June 02 2009 23:19 jhNz wrote:i never play during the first 3 or 4 weeks of a new season... some people say it's the best time of the season because you can play a lot of really good players even at low ranks. but i don't really see what's so cool about that  i don't wanna get raped almost every game
It's good for other high rank players (like B rank players) who can see how A rank players beat them and what they need to do to improve.
For us D+ to C- newbies, the benefits are small at best -_- The most you can do is claim you played Savior and got raped miserably at D+ or something.
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It would be pretty cool if you got to play a progamer :p
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On June 02 2009 23:24 Highways wrote:
It would be pretty cool if you got to play a progamer :p
Yeah, too bad I don't think I did. His last season rec was like.. 400-200, and progamers don't lose that much. It's blasphemy.
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Germany2762 Posts
On June 02 2009 23:22 fanatacist wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2009 23:19 jhNz wrote:i never play during the first 3 or 4 weeks of a new season... some people say it's the best time of the season because you can play a lot of really good players even at low ranks. but i don't really see what's so cool about that i don't wanna get raped almost every game It's good for other high rank players (like B rank players) who can see how A rank players beat them and what they need to do to improve. For us D+ to C- newbies, the benefits are small at best -_- The most you can do is claim you played Savior and got raped miserably at D+ or something.
exactly. i haven'T stated my rank in my previous post but i'm d+ too. so i totally agree with you.
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On June 02 2009 23:27 jhNz wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2009 23:22 fanatacist wrote:On June 02 2009 23:19 jhNz wrote:i never play during the first 3 or 4 weeks of a new season... some people say it's the best time of the season because you can play a lot of really good players even at low ranks. but i don't really see what's so cool about that i don't wanna get raped almost every game It's good for other high rank players (like B rank players) who can see how A rank players beat them and what they need to do to improve. For us D+ to C- newbies, the benefits are small at best -_- The most you can do is claim you played Savior and got raped miserably at D+ or something. exactly. i haven'T stated my rank in my previous post but i'm d+ too. so i totally agree with you.
No offense but from your response it was already obvious :p
EDIT: I'm D+ too, right now.
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Germany2762 Posts
On June 02 2009 23:49 fanatacist wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2009 23:27 jhNz wrote:On June 02 2009 23:22 fanatacist wrote:On June 02 2009 23:19 jhNz wrote:i never play during the first 3 or 4 weeks of a new season... some people say it's the best time of the season because you can play a lot of really good players even at low ranks. but i don't really see what's so cool about that i don't wanna get raped almost every game It's good for other high rank players (like B rank players) who can see how A rank players beat them and what they need to do to improve. For us D+ to C- newbies, the benefits are small at best -_- The most you can do is claim you played Savior and got raped miserably at D+ or something. exactly. i haven'T stated my rank in my previous post but i'm d+ too. so i totally agree with you. No offense but from your response it was already obvious :p EDIT: I'm D+ too, right now.
haha well... according to my post i could have been even worse :D i just wanted to clarify that this is NOT the case ^^
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That's sick you just played an A- so early. Stop your bitching and man up. If by "play iccup" you really mean you just want to bash newbs then ya, quit for a month, cuz that will make you loads gosuer.
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United States11390 Posts
On June 02 2009 23:26 Archaic wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2009 23:24 Highways wrote:
It would be pretty cool if you got to play a progamer :p Yeah, too bad I don't think I did. His last season rec was like.. 400-200, and progamers don't lose that much. It's blasphemy.
Season #11
347 - 193
That's July's record last Iccup season.
So yeah, they do lose a lot when they hit a/a+/olympic since they are playing other programersssss.
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konadora
Singapore66183 Posts
Let me tell you what I do
First, I prepare the ICCup site on my firefox
Second, I go onto ICCup and create a game
Third, someone joins, I say 'wait plz' and check out that user's info
Fourth, if reasonable, play. If he's smurfing, ban.
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On June 03 2009 00:45 konadora wrote:
Let me tell you what I do
First, I prepare the ICCup site on my firefox
Second, I go onto ICCup and create a game
Third, someone joins, I say 'wait plz' and check out that user's info
Fourth, if reasonable, play. If he's smurfing, ban.
lol
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konadora
Singapore66183 Posts
I forgot to add
Reset and playing as D/D+ = ban
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On June 03 2009 00:01 Harem wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2009 23:26 Archaic wrote:On June 02 2009 23:24 Highways wrote:
It would be pretty cool if you got to play a progamer :p Yeah, too bad I don't think I did. His last season rec was like.. 400-200, and progamers don't lose that much. It's blasphemy. Season #11 347 - 193 That's July's record last Iccup season. So yeah, they do lose a lot when they hit a/a+/olympic since they are playing other programersssss.
Hmph, okay. I stand corrected =\.
But I rechecked, and it was more like 400-300. But I still believe you.
UPDATE: I feel some pride in saying that I was 8% of the wins by the #1 person on iCCup right now.
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I always getting pumped for massgames in the first week of season so i can play some good players.Last season i played nal_keke in first few days so i hope this time i get some games vs other progamers too
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You realise how lucky you are lol? This is the whole reason for playing early season! If you want to play scrubs, just go on USEast :S
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On June 03 2009 00:45 konadora wrote:
Let me tell you what I do
First, I prepare the ICCup site on my firefox
Second, I go onto ICCup and create a game
Third, someone joins, I say 'wait plz' and check out that user's info
Fourth, if reasonable, play. If he's smurfing, ban.
This is lame and gay. Don't do this.
I wish people would start to understand how little importance the rank has.. I mean, unless you are getting paid to reach a certain rank (this happens in some clans, I guess) what is the meaning of it? At that point you are just doing it to make yourself feel better, not to improve your game.
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Ya Kondora, stats were banned so people stopped stat dodging. Now you just make the process take an extra minute ~_~ YOU should be the one smurfing if you're gonna play like that. Care less about your record
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On June 03 2009 01:29 Chef wrote:
You realise how lucky you are lol? This is the whole reason for playing early season! If you want to play scrubs, just go on USEast :S
What some guy said earlier is correct though.
This is prime time for B- - B+ players to get in games with A players they normally wouldn't be able too and see how to improve. I can really see why a B player would love the beginning of the season.
Now for a D+ player... the benefits are blah at best. Mostly because even a C+ player is going to rape you abysmally and you have every B - Olympic player to deal with at the same time. Hell I hit C+ last season and I'm still getting my ass handed to me so much at D I feel like crying 
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