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geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8246 Posts
May 23 2012 20:42 GMT
#1
So I know that the only way to reset MMR is to skip a season of play. What if I don't do that? Would intentionally losing my games reset my MMR as well?
DexLy
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden34 Posts
May 23 2012 20:43 GMT
#2
it would make you lose MMR, but it's also bannable from what I know
JOJOsc2news
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
3000 Posts
May 23 2012 20:43 GMT
#3
It would lower it. You can tank your MMR by constantly losing but it doesn't reset.
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Wrathsc2
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2025 Posts
May 23 2012 20:45 GMT
#4
the best way to reset it is not to touch your account for 2 seasons. Otherwise there is no way. You can tank it though.
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Josh_rakoons
Profile Joined December 2011
United Kingdom1158 Posts
May 23 2012 20:46 GMT
#5
Losing, is not a bannable offense and i have no clue why you would think so, DexLy.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
May 23 2012 20:47 GMT
#6
You don't reset it by losing.
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geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8246 Posts
May 23 2012 20:47 GMT
#7
Would it make getting into diamond a lot more difficult? I'm a Terran Platninum and want to experiment with Zerg. Once I get the basics down, I'm thinking of tanking down into Silver then working my way back up with Zerg or Terran.
Drunkface
Profile Joined November 2010
United States46 Posts
May 23 2012 20:50 GMT
#8
Whats the point of resetting your MMR, if you aren't where you're supposed to be you'll go up or down accordingly.
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SoraLimit
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada747 Posts
May 23 2012 20:50 GMT
#9
On May 24 2012 05:46 Josh_rakoons wrote:
Losing, is not a bannable offense and i have no clue why you would think so, DexLy.

Purposely losing is bannable. Mainly to prevent portrait farmers.

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/4142247646
meadbert
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States681 Posts
May 23 2012 20:51 GMT
#10
Just switch races and try hard and lose anyway. Your MMR will adjust quickly and you may be surprised at how quickly you improve with the new race.
sour_eraser
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada932 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-23 20:52:49
May 23 2012 20:52 GMT
#11
On May 24 2012 05:46 Josh_rakoons wrote:
Losing, is not a bannable offense and i have no clue why you would think so, DexLy.


There has been report of people getting banned when they lost 40 games in less than 5 seconds.
It's been posted somewhere on TL but I'm too lazy to find it.

Edit: Not 40 exactly but minimum 40 games
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magnaflow
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1521 Posts
May 23 2012 20:56 GMT
#12
On May 24 2012 05:46 Josh_rakoons wrote:
Losing, is not a bannable offense and i have no clue why you would think so, DexLy.




Tanking games is actually a bannable offence, Purposely losing could cause your account to be banned, Blizzard has stated this themselves. Although I doubt it really ever happens, just don't quit games immediatley, let it play out for a few minutes before leaving
Mrvoodoochild1
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1439 Posts
May 23 2012 20:58 GMT
#13
On May 24 2012 05:43 DexLy wrote:
it would make you lose MMR, but it's also bannable from what I know

Intenionally losing is not bannable. I have tanked my MMR from diamond to bronze three times and blizzard doesnt seem to mine.
"let your freak flag fly"
GhettoSheep
Profile Joined August 2008
United States150 Posts
May 23 2012 20:59 GMT
#14
I've tanked 30 in a row before and had no problem. I just did F10-N right away. You dont really need your MMR to go to zero. I stayed in diamond but instead of playing masters/diamond players I was playing low plat and high gold players.
Gladiator6
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden7024 Posts
May 23 2012 21:00 GMT
#15
Might I ask you what is the point in doing that? Is it because you want to off-race or try out a new race perhaps?
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Aakoz
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden45 Posts
May 23 2012 21:02 GMT
#16
Do you really reset your MMR by not playing an entire season?
I haven't noticed that O.o
MrCash
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1504 Posts
May 23 2012 21:07 GMT
#17
On May 24 2012 05:58 Mrvoodoochild1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2012 05:43 DexLy wrote:
it would make you lose MMR, but it's also bannable from what I know

Intenionally losing is not bannable. I have tanked my MMR from diamond to bronze three times and blizzard doesnt seem to mine.


I've seen plenty of people do this, I don't see the issue. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to want to practice against lower level people. There are plenty of stupid reasons as well, but that's what this ladder system does to you.
Pretty much every single online tournament however does frown upon it and would easily get you banned.
MrCash
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1504 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-23 21:08:15
May 23 2012 21:07 GMT
#18
On May 24 2012 06:02 Aakoz wrote:
Do you really reset your MMR by not playing an entire season?
I haven't noticed that O.o


If I remember correctly, It won't reset hidden MMR, online your ladder rank.
As in, you will have to do 5 placement matches and so forth.
BreakfastBurrito
Profile Joined November 2011
United States893 Posts
May 23 2012 21:08 GMT
#19
Can't stand portrait farming, MMR tanking noobs, these are the same people that cheat and hack to get every achievment, thus ruining the validity of them for everyone. Either don't play for 2 seasons or switch races and deal with it. You can also play customs beforehand to get a hang of the race. Getting platinum level skill does not take long at all, pick a build for each MU and follow it.
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FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-23 21:11:08
May 23 2012 21:09 GMT
#20
On May 24 2012 05:47 geokilla wrote:
Would it make getting into diamond a lot more difficult? I'm a Terran Platninum and want to experiment with Zerg. Once I get the basics down, I'm thinking of tanking down into Silver then working my way back up with Zerg or Terran.


That's stupid. Why not just play in platinum, and lose there?

Blizzard states they ban for it, and I'm glad they do. That's ridiculous. Just lose yours games normally.


On May 24 2012 05:58 Mrvoodoochild1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 24 2012 05:43 DexLy wrote:
it would make you lose MMR, but it's also bannable from what I know

Intenionally losing is not bannable. I have tanked my MMR from diamond to bronze three times and blizzard doesnt seem to mine.


Yes it is, it's just not necessarily caught. I know two people that have both been banned for tanking their MMR. One was a masters players who tanked down to bronze so his sister could play. He was banned for either 2 weeks or one month, I don't recall.
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