D Ranks Teamleague Season 4 - Page 15

On February 23 2013 14:09 ninini wrote:
I agree, Lmaster, that maybe it's not such a big deal if some players are a bit stronger than they should be, but to claim that iccup ranks doesn't mean anything is silly. I don't think you actually believe that, but if you do, I would like to hear your reasoning why.

Iccup ranks aren't the main problem here. The problem is the fact that some ppl don't ladder enough for us to make clear assumptions on their rank, and I don't mean only prophecy. I also mean the ppl with 10-5 scores. You can't tell if 10-5 is a lucky streak, or actual skill. The only problem with iccup is the fact that stats gets reset, but that is only an issue for ppl who haven't played let's say 40 games in a fairly recent season.

Yes, when a 1000-1999 D rank player joins your game on iccup, he could actually be anything from E to A+, but it evens out in the end if you play many games.

All of us have a max rank on iccup that we can reach. Anyone who claims otherwise have clearly not laddered enough games in a single season.

Here's some stats to show how huge the difference is between reaching and sustaining different ranks.

To reach D+, you need a 33+% winrate against D players.
To reach C-, you need a 45+% winrate against D, and 33+% against D+.
To reach C, you need a 69+% winrate against D and 45+% winrate against D+, and 33+% against C-.

Someone who can get a 60% winrate against D, and 40% against D+, would drop down to D+ now and again, but would be strong enough to spend around 2/3 of their time as C-. That's where I would put the border between high D+ and C-. If I ever reach that skill, I'm out of here.