• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 03:56
CET 09:56
KST 17:56
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
RSL Revival - 2025 Season Finals Preview8RSL Season 3 - Playoffs Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups C & D Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups A & B Preview2TL.net Map Contest #21: Winners12
Community News
SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-1819Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises2Weekly Cups (Dec 15-21): Classic wins big, MaxPax & Clem take weeklies3ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career !11Weekly Cups (Dec 8-14): MaxPax, Clem, Cure win4
StarCraft 2
General
SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-18 Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou Starcraft 2 Zerg Coach ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career !
Tourneys
OSC Season 13 World Championship WardiTV Mondays $5,000+ WardiTV 2025 Championship $100 Prize Pool - Winter Warp Gate Masters Showdow Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 506 Warp Zone Mutation # 505 Rise From Ashes Mutation # 504 Retribution Mutation # 503 Fowl Play
Brood War
General
I would like to say something about StarCraft A cwal.gg Extension - Easily keep track of anyone BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ (UMS) SWITCHEROO *New* /Destination Edit/ What monitor do you use for playing Remastered?
Tourneys
[BSL21] Non-Korean Championship - Starts Jan 10 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL21] Grand Finals - Sunday 21:00 CET SLON Grand Finals – Season 2
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Current Meta [G] How to get started on ladder as a new Z player Fighting Spirit mining rates
Other Games
General Games
General RTS Discussion Thread Nintendo Switch Thread Awesome Games Done Quick 2026! Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Mechabellum
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Survivor II: The Amazon Sengoku Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread How Panthegel 5 gm Helps Repair the Eye Surface Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread The Games Industry And ATVI
Fan Clubs
White-Ra Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List TL+ Announced
Blogs
National Diversity: A Challe…
TrAiDoS
I decided to write a webnov…
DjKniteX
James Bond movies ranking - pa…
Topin
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1748 users

[Update] ShieldBattery: 2025 Redesign - Page 7

Forum Index > BW General
794 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 9 40 Next All
Latest Update Notes: https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/570578-update-shieldbattery-new-season-new-map-pool?page=31#603 League Support!

Join the ShieldBattery Discord: https://discord.gg/S8dfMx94a4
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
March 17 2021 20:34 GMT
#121
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
tec27
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States3702 Posts
March 18 2021 23:21 GMT
#122
Last weekend's test went quite smoothly, so I'm looking forward to how this one will be

I'll post a changelog for our new version a little closer to the start time, but matchmaking will be open again starting at:

Friday, Mar 19 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?
tec27
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States3702 Posts
March 19 2021 10:02 GMT
#123
Matchmaking is now open!

Here's the latest changelog:

[image loading]
Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?
elKa-ThE-FeArEd
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden177 Posts
March 19 2021 10:07 GMT
#124
On March 18 2021 05:34 TT1 wrote:
https://twitter.com/ShieldBatteryBW/status/1372231263709454344



Gurram the monster!
StalkyBear
Profile Joined October 2019
55 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-03-20 01:08:11
March 20 2021 01:05 GMT
#125
Honest question here..what does shieldbattery actually deliver over SCR besides saying "i play on the indy server"?
Obviously team matchmaking would be monumental and game changing, but until that is delivered, forgive me that my only other connotation of shieldbattery came from seeing TelecoM >>Nuked<< saying "im gonna play shieldbattery bc its obv better than mainstream sc" whenever he lost to somebody on scr ladder.
ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1148 Posts
March 20 2021 01:07 GMT
#126
what does iccup+fish actually deliver over original b.net
packrat386
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States5077 Posts
March 20 2021 01:27 GMT
#127
On March 20 2021 10:05 StalkyBear wrote:
Honest question here..what does shieldbattery actually deliver over SCR besides saying "i play on the indy server"?
Obviously team matchmaking would be monumental and game changing, but until that is delivered, forgive me that my only other connotation of shieldbattery came from seeing TelecoM >>Nuked<< saying "im gonna play shieldbattery bc its obv better than mainstream sc" whenever he lost to somebody on scr ladder.


Have you tried playing on SB at all?

There's no "invalid password" issues. There's a different map pool for matchmaking. There's a lightweight client you can sit in instead of b.net. There's racepicking on ladder. There's revealed fog of war.

Even if you assume that none of the announced features are ever implemented, it's a very different experience from existing b.net ladder.
dreaming of a sunny day
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4139 Posts
March 20 2021 03:46 GMT
#128
This is freaking awesome! Thanks for this
PVJ
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Hungary5221 Posts
March 20 2021 18:38 GMT
#129
Coming from Java & python background, I started learning Rust, and would like to try & contribute. I myself work w open source so I dont believe Im entitled to anything. I will try to check the list of issues myself in earnest but I did a quick glance with this default label
https://github.com/ShieldBattery/ShieldBattery/issues?q=is:open is:issue label:"good first contribution" and only found older issues. In case you also think its benefitial to spend your time on admin work like this, can you label any server-side issues as good 1st contribs?

Thank you so much for your work on this. I have been following it on and off for the past 7-8 years! I hope it will be at least as much in the future.
The heart's eternal vow
LfunkGG
Profile Joined February 2019
78 Posts
March 21 2021 02:12 GMT
#130
works on mac?
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-03-21 13:05:11
March 21 2021 13:04 GMT
#131
The moment you launch the 2v2 matchmaking and it works without big glitches, people will start abandoning Blizzards servers as the word will spread quickly.


p.s. One idea I've had for a long time, about matchmaking: I don't know how it currently works, but have you considered having separate MMRs for each matchup? For example, my TvP could be above average, my TvT can suck ass. Without separate MMRs, this would lead to me losing a lot of matchmade TvT and winning a lot of TvPs. With separate MMRs, it's possible to achieve close to 50% winrate on all matchups.
Objectively, each matchup requires mastery of different tactics (at least that), so it would make sense.
gfdggfdgfasd
Profile Joined March 2021
1 Post
Last Edited: 2021-03-21 13:34:45
March 21 2021 13:31 GMT
#132
--- Nuked ---
NGJHSWWQEWQ
Profile Joined March 2021
1 Post
Last Edited: 2021-03-21 13:46:31
March 21 2021 13:46 GMT
#133
--- Nuked ---
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
March 21 2021 15:34 GMT
#134
On March 21 2021 22:04 niteReloaded wrote:
The moment you launch the 2v2 matchmaking and it works without big glitches, people will start abandoning Blizzards servers as the word will spread quickly.


p.s. One idea I've had for a long time, about matchmaking: I don't know how it currently works, but have you considered having separate MMRs for each matchup? For example, my TvP could be above average, my TvT can suck ass. Without separate MMRs, this would lead to me losing a lot of matchmade TvT and winning a lot of TvPs. With separate MMRs, it's possible to achieve close to 50% winrate on all matchups.
Objectively, each matchup requires mastery of different tactics (at least that), so it would make sense.


i dont think so honestly. 2v2 matchmaking is nice, but its not a big concern for the majority. And ppl tend to stick to the most populated server, which clearly is still bnet. I think major problems with bnet, too much hackers, to much bugs/glitches/downtime will be the biggest drive for switching to a third party server, also possible is that SB really outshines Bnet. That would take more than 2v2 matchmaking tho.
Broodwar for life!
SouL)Z(Silver
Profile Joined September 2019
Russian Federation347 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-03-21 16:04:39
March 21 2021 15:54 GMT
#135
when the 2x2 matchmaking will be done, it will be fantastic
SouL Gaming team | The organizer & admin large online & offline of tournaments on SC:R | Top1 National Caster
onlystar
Profile Joined March 2015
United States971 Posts
March 21 2021 17:23 GMT
#136
On March 22 2021 00:54 SouL)Z(Silver wrote:
when the 2x2 matchmaking will be done, it will be fantastic


dont expect wonders thou 4players far apart that can always cause alot of latency
UZTDSFSDFA
Profile Joined March 2021
1 Post
March 21 2021 21:29 GMT
#137
--- Nuked ---
tec27
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States3702 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-03-21 21:37:16
March 21 2021 21:34 GMT
#138
On March 21 2021 22:04 niteReloaded wrote:
p.s. One idea I've had for a long time, about matchmaking: I don't know how it currently works, but have you considered having separate MMRs for each matchup? For example, my TvP could be above average, my TvT can suck ass. Without separate MMRs, this would lead to me losing a lot of matchmade TvT and winning a lot of TvPs. With separate MMRs, it's possible to achieve close to 50% winrate on all matchups.
Objectively, each matchup requires mastery of different tactics (at least that), so it would make sense.

This would increase the complexity and cost of finding matches for people greatly, as you would effectively have to enter them into the queue once for each matchup they'd possibly play. Also makes it really hard to come up with a rank for them as far as the ladder goes. So no, this will probably not happen

On March 21 2021 03:38 PVJ wrote:
Coming from Java & python background, I started learning Rust, and would like to try & contribute. I myself work w open source so I dont believe Im entitled to anything. I will try to check the list of issues myself in earnest but I did a quick glance with this default label
https://github.com/ShieldBattery/ShieldBattery/issues?q=is:open is:issue label:"good first contribution" and only found older issues. In case you also think its benefitial to spend your time on admin work like this, can you label any server-side issues as good 1st contribs?

Thank you so much for your work on this. I have been following it on and off for the past 7-8 years! I hope it will be at least as much in the future.

I will try to sort through issues/file things we know about but haven't and add some more of these this week. I'll note, though, that our server is written in JavaScript/TypeScript, so it may not be what you're looking for if you're interested in Rust. Our Rust stuff is all things that run in the game and is pretty hard to get started with (requires a lot of knowledge of the game internals, reversing, etc.) =/
Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?
rewgfsdhs
Profile Joined March 2021
1 Post
March 22 2021 01:52 GMT
#139
--- Nuked ---
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10254 Posts
March 22 2021 02:11 GMT
#140
What I'm most looking forward to is a streamlined friend feature. No more having to switch gateways to play BGH MMR bot and play West with my friends/higher volume of pub games.
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 9 40 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 4h 4m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Nina 174
SortOf 5
trigger 3
StarCraft: Brood War
Larva 207
Stork 204
actioN 192
ZerO 156
Shuttle 147
Leta 133
sorry 115
soO 77
ToSsGirL 49
Sharp 48
[ Show more ]
Rush 38
yabsab 22
Bale 17
Nal_rA 17
Sacsri 12
Mong 7
zelot 4
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm103
League of Legends
JimRising 648
C9.Mang0552
Counter-Strike
shoxiejesuss423
Other Games
summit1g8958
Happy478
minikerr35
ZerO(Twitch)20
Organizations
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 12 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• Adnapsc2 16
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Stunt1007
Upcoming Events
OSC
4h 4m
Korean StarCraft League
18h 4m
OSC
1d 3h
IPSL
1d 5h
Dewalt vs Bonyth
OSC
1d 9h
OSC
2 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
Patches Events
3 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

C-Race Season 1
WardiTV 2025
META Madness #9

Ongoing

IPSL Winter 2025-26
BSL Season 21
Slon Tour Season 2
CSL Season 19: Qualifier 2
Escore Tournament S1: W2
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025

Upcoming

CSL 2025 WINTER (S19)
Escore Tournament S1: W3
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
HSC XXVIII
Thunderfire SC2 All-star 2025
Big Gabe Cup #3
OSC Championship Season 13
Nations Cup 2026
Underdog Cup #3
NA Kuram Kup
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.