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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-20 20:13:47
January 27 2013 20:54 GMT
#1
In Heart of the Swarm Blizzard introduced league borders for our portraits, also they can be seen at loading screen, so you can see which against you will play right now. Someone can be confused, which league is that player against whom he played minute ago or will play next game.

I made a small picture with displaying what league and what portrait border it has

[image loading]
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
January 27 2013 21:09 GMT
#2
Ah thx, I was wondering what that was about.
Good thing, maybe now there won't be so many people asking at the start of the game asking which league I'm in, and can instead concentrate on playing and/or replying to my "gl hf" -.-
Get off my lawn, young punks
spritzz
Profile Joined November 2009
Canada331 Posts
January 27 2013 21:13 GMT
#3
I feel Silver vs Plat, gold vs GM, diamond vs masters takes a little squinting to see.
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invisible.terran
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States280 Posts
January 27 2013 21:19 GMT
#4
On January 28 2013 06:13 spritzz wrote:
I feel Silver vs Plat, gold vs GM, diamond vs masters takes a little squinting to see.

I'm not sure about Diamond vs Masters in game. But for the rest, you can't possibly be matched against both Gold and GM (or Silver and Plat), right :s?
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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
January 27 2013 21:26 GMT
#5
Bronze, Silver and Gold leagues are more matt, when Platinum, Diamond, Master and GML are more glossy and shiny
Risljaninasim
Profile Joined July 2011
Netherlands228 Posts
January 27 2013 21:53 GMT
#6
They should just add a miniature icon of the league in the corner of the portrait.
;;
Celestia
Profile Joined February 2011
Mexico376 Posts
January 27 2013 21:57 GMT
#7
This remind me of something, but the again the new ranking system in other game reminds me of something too.
B1itZZ
Profile Joined July 2012
United Kingdom70 Posts
January 27 2013 22:46 GMT
#8
Quite a cool addition. They get shinier the higher up you get!
shizaep
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada2920 Posts
January 27 2013 22:49 GMT
#9
Nice addition. I've always wondered every time I entered a ladder game to see if I was going up in rank. Really love all the little UI things that Blizz is adding in HotS. I'm genuinely impressed.
You mean I just write stuff here and other people can see it?
KillingVector
Profile Joined June 2012
United States96 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-28 03:22:28
January 28 2013 02:53 GMT
#10
On January 28 2013 06:19 invisible.terran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 28 2013 06:13 spritzz wrote:
I feel Silver vs Plat, gold vs GM, diamond vs masters takes a little squinting to see.

I'm not sure about Diamond vs Masters in game. But for the rest, you can't possibly be matched against both Gold and GM (or Silver and Plat), right :s?


Actually, I have. I quit playing HOTS a while ago after cheesing from bronze to silver. Picked it up recently to screw around in unranked ladder. After playing a couple bronze and silver players I was matched against a GM player (ranked 198 of GM). When I saw the after game screen, my jaw dropped. I won the game too :D It was ZvZ and I cheesed. Since then, on the unranked ladder I have played a huge range of players going from silver to diamond. Oddly enough I don't think I've had any masters players yet.

Edit:

An image for any doubters:

+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]


Edit2:

You forgot to put unranked in the picture.
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HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
January 28 2013 03:50 GMT
#11
its kinda cool so you know what you are up against in games, but i kinda wish it looked cooler than those lame borders.
Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2929 Posts
January 28 2013 03:54 GMT
#12
I think most people will agree that it can be hard to tell the difference between some of the ranks, they should try and make it a bit more obvious which league the players are in.
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Hoon
Profile Joined December 2010
Brazil891 Posts
January 28 2013 04:03 GMT
#13
On January 28 2013 12:54 Whiplash wrote:
I think most people will agree that it can be hard to tell the difference between some of the ranks, they should try and make it a bit more obvious which league the players are in.

Maybe it's hard if you've never seem it before, but it should be pretty easy to tell the difference after you've seen it at least once.
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shin_toss
Profile Joined May 2010
Philippines2589 Posts
January 28 2013 04:07 GMT
#14
I noticed this last week :D
AKMU / IU
vol_
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia1608 Posts
January 28 2013 04:37 GMT
#15
On January 28 2013 11:53 KillingVector wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 28 2013 06:19 invisible.terran wrote:
On January 28 2013 06:13 spritzz wrote:
I feel Silver vs Plat, gold vs GM, diamond vs masters takes a little squinting to see.

I'm not sure about Diamond vs Masters in game. But for the rest, you can't possibly be matched against both Gold and GM (or Silver and Plat), right :s?


Actually, I have. I quit playing HOTS a while ago after cheesing from bronze to silver. Picked it up recently to screw around in unranked ladder. After playing a couple bronze and silver players I was matched against a GM player (ranked 198 of GM). When I saw the after game screen, my jaw dropped. I won the game too :D It was ZvZ and I cheesed. Since then, on the unranked ladder I have played a huge range of players going from silver to diamond. Oddly enough I don't think I've had any masters players yet.

Edit:

An image for any doubters:

+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]


Edit2:

You forgot to put unranked in the picture.

There was something weird going on at the beginning of the new season, I was Platinum and got promoted to GM but still playing vs Gold players and I am in no way worthy of GM so I just left the league, I assume the last few people in GM are at a Gold/Plat level MMR and just stayed in the league because you cant get booted out unless you are inactive.
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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
January 28 2013 04:39 GMT
#16

You forgot to put unranked in the picture.

It's just dark blue.
Locke-
Profile Joined December 2011
499 Posts
January 28 2013 07:44 GMT
#17
Blizzard are really starting to implement 99% of things that everyone was waiting for.
Omnidroid
Profile Joined November 2011
New Zealand214 Posts
January 28 2013 07:48 GMT
#18
lol, that diamond border certainly looks unique, I want to stay diamond forever
lazyitachi
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
1043 Posts
January 28 2013 08:45 GMT
#19
So if I have the many league placements with many different team combination, it should show the borders for those respectively and not the highest league I suppose?
Seems like a great idea! What about opponents doing placements? Presumably it will show as "unranked"?
Lasbike
Profile Joined January 2011
France2888 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-28 09:03:29
January 28 2013 09:02 GMT
#20
The difference between Diamond and Master is not really easy to see..

Edit : If you see one of the 2 borders only (if you can't compare)
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