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Zephos
Profile Joined June 2011
United States71 Posts
June 22 2011 06:51 GMT
#41
On June 22 2011 12:19 angrybacon wrote:
The current plan for matchmaking is chat channels. There is a NTBL chat channel right now, and as this becomes popular, the idea is to have chat channels for each ranking, NTBL-D, NTBL-D+ etc.

Oh yeah, I kinda forgot chat channels existed It took them so long to implement them when they finally came out I was used to not having them.


Well, if that's the case all that needs to happen is for the AI issue to be fixed. Once that happens, I'll play for sure!
"Trading regular soda for diet is like trading diabetes for cancer."
angrybacon
Profile Joined March 2010
United States98 Posts
June 22 2011 06:58 GMT
#42
On June 22 2011 15:51 Zephos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 22 2011 12:19 angrybacon wrote:
The current plan for matchmaking is chat channels. There is a NTBL chat channel right now, and as this becomes popular, the idea is to have chat channels for each ranking, NTBL-D, NTBL-D+ etc.

Oh yeah, I kinda forgot chat channels existed It took them so long to implement them when they finally came out I was used to not having them.


Well, if that's the case all that needs to happen is for the AI issue to be fixed. Once that happens, I'll play for sure!


I changed it so AI players are treated as Rank E
Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2929 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-22 07:04:27
June 22 2011 07:03 GMT
#43
Sounds really cool, I hope this catches on


You should try doing a tournament revolving around this to gain support from players.
Cinematographer / Steadicam Operator. Former Starcraft commentator/player
everdrone
Profile Joined June 2011
Russian Federation22 Posts
June 22 2011 07:17 GMT
#44
When on EU?
Sentient66
Profile Joined July 2009
United States651 Posts
June 22 2011 07:29 GMT
#45
This is great, just played a few games with my friend, and it felt just like the ol' ICCup days. I really hope this catches on.
seNsiX.421
hellsan631
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States695 Posts
June 22 2011 08:19 GMT
#46
i like this idea, but a website is pretty crucial to the success of this.

I was thinking of a client (iccup) type thing that would sync the bank file on your pc and the websites database, and everything would be handled via the that connection (you gain points through the website and the client updater, not through the map file). (so you can't play the same person X amount of times).
Pumaska
Profile Joined May 2010
Finland71 Posts
June 22 2011 08:21 GMT
#47
Good luck with this. I would love play on it when it comes to EU
Midori8
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia126 Posts
June 22 2011 08:42 GMT
#48
WHOO! A ladder that makes sense!

To quote (paraphrase I guess?) iNcontroL (on some old SotG episode), your rank on Blizzard ladder is determined by how shiny your league icon is ^_^

I really hope that this takes off, as this will be really helpful to the community.
Patat0r
Profile Joined May 2010
France142 Posts
June 22 2011 09:02 GMT
#49
I find this interesting but...

ICCup ladder system is no better than the blizzard ladder system IMO. You can play only your friends and be ranked among everyone ? This is strange. The fact that 90% of players where D/D+ on ICCup also shows that something wasn't working.
There is no perfect way to make a ladder system but at least blizzard system seems a little more honest.

Also I don't see what you have against the new blizzard ladder maps, plus, you say that they never listen to the community but they recently made the GSL maps available on the ladder so... (And these maps are as imba as the blizzard maps).

Good luck in your journey but i'm used to blizzard ladder system and I like it
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Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
June 22 2011 09:13 GMT
#50
I hope this catches on :3.
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I)etox
Profile Joined April 2011
1240 Posts
June 22 2011 09:16 GMT
#51
This is a good idea and a step in the right direction but the implementation is very, very weak in its current state. Matchmaking through chat channels is not the way to go with this. This might be better used as a "find friends your level to play against" tool rather than an improvement on Blizzard's current ladder system.
angrybacon
Profile Joined March 2010
United States98 Posts
June 22 2011 09:27 GMT
#52
I think that once I get a website going, I might write soft matchmaking and a lobby system into the client.
asperger
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden1310 Posts
June 22 2011 09:36 GMT
#53
Using this as soon as it hits EU.
Nestea | Puzzle | DongRaeGu | YongHwa
Nefariously
Profile Joined December 2010
277 Posts
June 22 2011 10:28 GMT
#54
If this takes off, I'll definitely use it. Lots of potential here.
now ask me if i care
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
June 22 2011 10:38 GMT
#55
Looks like an initiative on some solid ideas. I wish you the best!
Thank God and gunrun.
Serashin
Profile Joined November 2010
235 Posts
June 22 2011 10:50 GMT
#56
If this works out please consinder using my next map update ( Takayoni and Kageyoni 2.1 hitting in 1-2 days) for your pool <.< and take out Tal darim altar the map has to big design flaws wich wont allow a proper controled game rather it supports totaly greed pure and the way you can use terrain besides near your 3 bases is far from any good !
There are to many targets , and i smile everytime they try to defend and thinking they are smart.
japro
Profile Joined August 2010
172 Posts
June 22 2011 11:37 GMT
#57
But why the iccup rating system? It seems so arbitrary that you can for example gain points with a sub 50% win percentage in D etc. Why not just go with an ELO rating? Wouldn't that be way more transparent?
Snickersnee
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States241 Posts
June 22 2011 11:58 GMT
#58
This seems really cool, like how ICCup was. :D
I will definitely be using this.
Hope this works out!
Had an idea that combines the intimate moment of delivering babies with Crazy Taxi last night. Can emotional arcade style gaming work?
Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
June 22 2011 12:12 GMT
#59
On June 22 2011 18:02 Patat0r wrote:
I find this interesting but...

ICCup ladder system is no better than the blizzard ladder system IMO. You can play only your friends and be ranked among everyone ? This is strange. The fact that 90% of players where D/D+ on ICCup also shows that something wasn't working.
There is no perfect way to make a ladder system but at least blizzard system seems a little more honest.

Also I don't see what you have against the new blizzard ladder maps, plus, you say that they never listen to the community but they recently made the GSL maps available on the ladder so... (And these maps are as imba as the blizzard maps).

Good luck in your journey but i'm used to blizzard ladder system and I like it


Actually, that shows that something is working really well. And no, they aren't even close to the crap Blizzard has put out.
A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
Exstasy
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom393 Posts
June 22 2011 12:14 GMT
#60
Please get this going on EU.
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