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I tried to read all the post on this, but at this point there is a lot. So here a couple of ideas.
First, maybe make a global ladder for each league. Having a way to compare yourself to others in your league (like you can be ranked 200th amongst gold players). I think that would please both casual and pro alike.
Second idea, maybe make a global ladder for the top 1,000 players (rough number) so that the top player knows how they stand and us spectators can see how they stand. Not having personalized names makes it tough to stand out and is silly not to have (thats like rule one of games played with large number of players).
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On May 26 2010 14:13 Afterhours wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2010 13:38 Bibdy wrote:
An example of how stupid this system is:
HEY GUYS, IM TIED RANK 1 / 2!! CAN I PLAY IN TOURNAMENTS, YET!? Pretty sure this has to do with the fact that the #1 place player has played 2 times the games you have. Still, that blows. XD
I wasn't trying to point out the stupidity of the tied state. More that I can run around saying I'm a #1 Diamond player, with a rating of 140 and only 11 games played.
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On May 22 2010 19:04 FrozenArbiter wrote:
Signed a million times over.
Agreed.
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just make LAN. it will solve all problems. people can play on blizzard battle.net if they want official recognition or they can play on all sorts of custom servers like iccup. let the consumer control his software. there is no excuse. pirates? nigguh pleaz.
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On May 26 2010 18:11 ZapRoffo wrote:
An idea I saw on the official forums (yes I saw something intelligent on the official forums o.O) that I really like was:
Increase the pool size for divisions as you go up in leagues, until diamond where there are no divisions and just one pool of players.
Bronze: 100 players per division
Silver: 200 players
Gold: 1000 players
Platinum: I dunno how many players there are in a league overall, but have like 10-20 divisions
Diamond: 1 division.
This lets players lower in the ladder get more of a personal feeling instead of being number #329834 and gives them an indication of how close they are to advancing, and as you move up, you gain more comparison as you become more competitive, while still giving some measure of possible achievement without being overwhelming, and then as you get to the top level, give the information fully competitive players want, their overall place.
Anyone else think this is cool?
I love this idea. No more 100 #1 diamond players.
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I kinda just want an update on the status of starcraftrankings post patch 13 =)
I love the site btw
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ranking will probably be a after release or we'll have 1/2 million #1 Diamond players :D
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I completely agree. Now that I think about it all the things they do to make us feel like we are better than we are like making the enemy always favored and hiding are exact ranks is quite condescending, and seems like a cheap way to make gamers think they are better than they are so that they play more.
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Thanks for the website. It was great while it lasted. Just a lot of fun comparing how your rating stacked up against other good players, and to see your improvement every week.
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I am going to be a devil's advocate here and try to convey what I think is Blizzard's logic.
Everyone should know that they are going to implement the Pro league and it will have congregated ranking. So for the competitive player, there will be a global ranking.
What about those that are unable to make it into Pro league? Don't you want to know where you stand in your own league?
Well...to be blunt, that means you suck! (not to be demeaning, I am going to be one one of those people) To put it in ICCUP terms, you may be ranking C or below (or whatever Blizzard set the cut off point to be). If you think like that, then you know where you stand.
Also, many people may not realize it, but knowing your ranking within your entire league is just as obfuscated as your ranking in your division. Say you are rank #1 in platinum, that really means you are about #14295 overall. You may not think like this now, but when the game comes out, I am sure a lot of you would prefer to say you are a high ranking Diamond than someone who can't get into Pro league and rank #12834.
For those that really want global ranking instead of ranking in their league, then what's the point of having different league? Are you suggesting to remove the league system all together? If you want to have league and know your ranking in that league, what's to say this level of obfuscation is better than what Blizzard is implementing now?
So in summary, if you really are competitive and want to know your global ranking, get better and get into the Pro league!!
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I actually wouldn't mind removing divisions.
However, it may be really hard to move up leagues then, so really, I don't know.
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thing is how does one even get into the pro league? isn't it invite only?
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Only thing I really have an issue with is not having unique names, why would they even do that?
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Good post, I went onto the official forums and posted my +1 just to bump the thread. I hope Blizzard listens but at least if they don't we have starcraftrankings.com
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