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CROrens
Profile Joined May 2007
Croatia1005 Posts
March 09 2010 17:52 GMT
#1
Hi, just started playing in the Beta and im confused about a couple of things and would be really grateful if you could spare some time to answer...

- i just dont get the "favored" at the load screen, is the favored played always on the left side?

- can i somehow check the guy i just played against (i wana know his ranking and record), so that i know how good/bad he is in general

- can i search for other players to view their profile by nickname

- i know its possible to advance to higher leagues, but how exactly do you? cuz i played my test matches with a record of 6:4 that got me in bronze league, and now that im here im winning with ease -.- wining is fun but i wana get better (i suck - didnt play SC or War3 in ladder) but how can you get better if you dont play against players that have more skill than you

- i saw that "END TOURNAMENT QUALIFYING POSITIONS" that separates top 10 in the division, so when are those tournaments and are they in beta at all?

- i watched replays before i got in beta, and now when i started playing, graphic is worse (cant see acid from roaches, warp ins look worse etc.), even though im playing at same detalis at which i used to watch replays

- where can i find some general strats/openings/unit builds against specific oponents, i checked the strategy forum but its all scattered

- is it allowed for me to share my account with a friend so we can both play


i apologize for bad english and kind of an useless topic, but didnt know where else to ask these things

Thanks,

Renato

There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of high explosives. - Anonymous ......||......Hyuk fan! \o/
Pufftrees
Profile Joined March 2009
2449 Posts
March 09 2010 17:55 GMT
#2
1. Favored , slightly favored, even are based on your rank/elo I'd imagine letting you know the relative skill level. You will gain more points from winning when the opponent is favored.
2. After the game on the point screen if you double click on their name you can see their identifier.
3. Keep beating bronze level people as you top the ladder you will start playing silver league. Continue to win and you will be promoted in no time (the exact promotion cutoff noone knows).
4. They don't mean much atm.
5. Check all your graphic settings, there are ALOT.
6. Liquipedia 2 just opened but the strategy forum here is a great start. You can check out high level replays in the replay thread.
7. People have been banned before but as far as I know if you don't abuse it (aka both login at same time a lot) blizzard probably won't notice and care... I wouldn't do it personally.
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TheBB
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Switzerland5133 Posts
March 09 2010 17:58 GMT
#3
The favored player is the one with the highest chance to win, according to ratings and what not.

Nobody knows how you advance to higher leagues, or when the end tournaments are held.

Can't help you with anything else, but people share accounts all the time without Blizzard smiting them.

Also, you English is pretty damn good. Not perfect, but don't go around apologizing for it.
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CROrens
Profile Joined May 2007
Croatia1005 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-09 18:17:16
March 09 2010 18:14 GMT
#4
On March 10 2010 02:55 Pufftrees wrote:
1. Favored , slightly favored, even are based on your rank/elo I'd imagine letting you know the relative skill level. You will gain more points from winning when the opponent is favored.


i know that, but which player is favored is what confuses me, is it always the guy on the left?

Thanks for the responses

EDIT: i can only see the profile of people in my division... but i cant see my oponents profile after match, and thats what im interested in
There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of high explosives. - Anonymous ......||......Hyuk fan! \o/
Zelniq
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States7166 Posts
March 09 2010 18:16 GMT
#5
no it's not always on the left side. the side that says Favored corresponds to the player that is Favored to win . there's a thin horizontal blue line/bar below Favored
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