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Grond
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
599 Posts
September 21 2010 10:39 GMT
#421
Tons of potential for abuse if you let people invite. Using ladder rankings has numerous problems which have been pointed out. A strict professionals only criteria is the only one that would work in my opinion. I'm not sure how the TL staff would feel about a forum that some of them aren't supposed to post in though. I think the idea has a lot of merit but deciding on a qualification is tricky. Anything less than 100% compliance will cause problems down the road.
ChApFoU
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
France2983 Posts
September 21 2010 10:45 GMT
#422
On September 21 2010 15:33 billyX333 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 21 2010 15:31 ChApFoU wrote:
On September 21 2010 15:17 billyX333 wrote:
On September 21 2010 15:05 Ancient.eu wrote:
Are you kidding me ? You want to implement discrimination between users ?

I can't believe TL is tolerating this thread. This is no way to help and maintain a community.

It's shameful that this discussion is still open.

discrimination indeed
we should let all the banned posters post their garbage again and strip away moderators of their abilities
all this discrimination makes me sick, why cant we all have carrier icons too? i hate this site


Apples and oranges. Mods, bans / temp bans are based on how respectful and useful you are to the community, not on your Bnet or ICCUP rank.

no its not apples to oranges when you bring in the word discrimination and say this is a "shameful" discussion because its 'discrimination'!
oh please
its kind of like a applying for a job which requires a phd or a speaking job which requires a certain amount of recognition
but thats discrimination too though right?!



You're completely missing my point. I am not against all forms of difference. Discrimination is necessary in certain aeras. I am against unfounded and illegitimate discrimination ; and to me, creating a sub forum where only 1200+ diamond players could post is illegitimate discrimination because the value of your contribution is not based on your bnet rank.

There's a ton of ppl who just love the game and follow it with attention but don't have the time to play 3 hours a day. Hell, I bet there would even be a decent amount of TL moderators who couldn't access to this sub-forum.
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hoovehand
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom542 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-21 10:49:58
September 21 2010 10:49 GMT
#423
knowing about the game does not equate to being able to spend 12 hours a day playing the game and thus know what to do to win matches.
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12024 Posts
September 21 2010 10:54 GMT
#424
I've said this before, and I'll say it again.

You can't just balance the game around the top players, you need to take a broad look over everyone. Like for instance Brood War if it was still being updated, Jaedong does this ridiculous strat which only Flash can hold it off, but any zerg in the world could feasebly do it, that should be nerfed. Just because one person/a few top players can hold it off, doesn't mean it shouldn't be nerfed to help the wider sense of the audience who play the game for fun.
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Sapphire.lux
Profile Joined July 2010
Romania2620 Posts
September 21 2010 11:02 GMT
#425
I support this 100%.
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Buffy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Sweden665 Posts
September 21 2010 11:07 GMT
#426
oh btw, 1200 points, if it hasn't been pointed out is way way way to low, I am 1200 myself, and frankly, I suck donkey balls
Yes I am
Nazza
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1654 Posts
September 21 2010 11:11 GMT
#427
On September 21 2010 19:54 Qikz wrote:
I've said this before, and I'll say it again.

You can't just balance the game around the top players, you need to take a broad look over everyone. Like for instance Brood War if it was still being updated, Jaedong does this ridiculous strat which only Flash can hold it off, but any zerg in the world could feasebly do it, that should be nerfed. Just because one person/a few top players can hold it off, doesn't mean it shouldn't be nerfed to help the wider sense of the audience who play the game for fun.


Why not? I would argue that many top players share the same experiences with us most of the time. It's a constant battle to fight weaknesses with strategy. Whilst certain things like unit placement, on-the-go improvisation, and game sense cannot be replicated, things like build order and tactics can be used by a wide variety of people.
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Iatrik
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany159 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-21 11:19:04
September 21 2010 11:18 GMT
#428
Honestly... Who cares about the ladder anyway?
- Some people love to play random on the ladder
- Some people use the ladder to try out new things
- Some people play to just have fun

Just because a player 4-Gates all the time and has a 1300+ Rating doesn't mean he has a deep understanding of the game.
If you have a problem with a bad player responding, than don't care about his opinion.
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Qzy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Denmark1121 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-21 11:20:14
September 21 2010 11:18 GMT
#429
I support this as well 100%.

I've written some very well formulated blog posts, yet there's lots of common players not understanding them and trolling them (even random admins, which got a blog ban).

On September 21 2010 20:18 Iatrik wrote:
Honestly... Who cares about the ladder anyway?
- Some people love to play random on the ladder
- Some people use the ladder to try out new things
- Some people play to just have fun

Just because a player 4-Gates all the time and has a 1300+ Rating doesn't mean that also has a deep understanding of the game.
If you have a problem with a bad player responding, than don't care about his opinion.



Impossible to get to 1300+ rating with 4 gate alone.
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Dommk
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia4865 Posts
September 21 2010 11:21 GMT
#430
On September 21 2010 19:54 Qikz wrote:
I've said this before, and I'll say it again.

You can't just balance the game around the top players, you need to take a broad look over everyone. Like for instance Brood War if it was still being updated, Jaedong does this ridiculous strat which only Flash can hold it off, but any zerg in the world could feasebly do it, that should be nerfed. Just because one person/a few top players can hold it off, doesn't mean it shouldn't be nerfed to help the wider sense of the audience who play the game for fun.


If only a single player out of the many, many top players could only hold off this "ridiculous strat" then obviously it would be overpowered. For a competitive game you have to balance around the top, but just because you balance around the top does not mean you have to restrict it to the top 2. But for a competitive game you really have to balance around the top players, you can't just assume people will be bad forever.
MrCeeJ
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom57 Posts
September 21 2010 11:25 GMT
#431
I think the Arena Junkies model was terrible. All the 'restricted' forums were full of people posting there because they could (and to show off), and the quality of posts was bad because everyone that had the rating thought that entitled them to profess whatever opinion they had, and anyone not high enough ranked was literally not allowed an opinion.

A much better model is the Elitist Jerks model, where the forums are so heavily moderated that most of the people lurk for fear of getting banned, and only people with genuine insights or a history of posting constructively make new threads.

I think linking the accounts to the forums isn't a bad idea, as it would allow you to inspect people that you think have posted something interesting or controversial and make up your own mind, but any kind of "Grind your 1v1 rating to xyz in order to post here" would prevent anyone trying out new ideas on the ladder for fear of being silenced on TL.
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tellthenightcomes
Profile Joined April 2008
Canada66 Posts
September 21 2010 11:40 GMT
#432
Its not a big deal to let upper class ranks to have a forum of there own. If its such a problem then make a forum for plat below and see whos discussions have more merit.
Hadraziel
Profile Joined May 2010
Russian Federation114 Posts
September 21 2010 11:54 GMT
#433
So you think that trolls are low ranked players only? This is a very poor statement, there are trolls at any rank, limiting the ability to post will only greatly reduce the number of posts on the forum without really improving their quality.

Ps: is this a fake vote poll ? It says I already voted and cannot vote any more (I did not vote), with 1k5 votes in one day... kinda strange
Alexstrasas
Profile Joined August 2010
302 Posts
September 21 2010 11:55 GMT
#434

Im not complelty sure of the 1200 cap, however i do think that TL definitly needs a sub-forum for pro players.

Props for pro players still posting here but it is pretty much rediclous when some of them posts and randoms come and bash them.

I actualy was posting in a thread with Morrow a couple of days ago, then some random guy shows up and replies : " I dont care that you are a pro player, you obviously dont know what you are talking about" or something in that line, wich is pretty lulzy.

There is little to none incentive for pro players to post in here aside from the fan club threads. So its really a win-win situation, pro players will have a place to debate stuff with other pro players and the public wins because they can actualy get to see what pro players talk about, and dunno maybe learn something?

Considering that there are actualy pro-players out here a sub-forum for them should have been made a long time ago.



tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19188 Posts
September 21 2010 12:05 GMT
#435
1200 is arbitrary. The easiest thing to do (from the forumgoer perspective) would have open invites to the forum. Staff invites a few pro level players, and they can in turn invite whoever they want. From a technical point of view it'd be easier to have people request access (like TL Mafia forum) and have staff grant/deny the privilege. From a Staff point of view, I've been told "this is terribly elitist and will never happen"*

So I doubt we'll see this feature, as much as I like the idea.

*not an exact quote
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Logros
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands9913 Posts
September 21 2010 12:13 GMT
#436
Well so far 75% of the voters want some sort of system like this so that should give a good sign to the staff. The current strategy forum is flooded with useless posts, one or two posts from a good/pro player would be way more educational then anything in there right now.
I also disagree with the rating requirement though, an invite system would be a better solution.
mizak
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada27 Posts
September 21 2010 12:19 GMT
#437
I feel bad because there are just so many unintelligent but well meaning people in the sc community.
tetracycloide
Profile Joined July 2010
295 Posts
September 21 2010 12:20 GMT
#438
On September 21 2010 19:49 hoovehand wrote:
knowing about the game does not equate to being able to spend 12 hours a day playing the game and thus know what to do to win matches.

4 gating 12 hours a day to a 1500+ rating does not equate to knowing about the game either. There's only two ways to do this well, much stricter moderation or invitation only. Frankly invite only has far less potential for abuse than tieing it to point ranks.
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Bart331
Profile Joined July 2010
59 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-21 12:27:43
September 21 2010 12:23 GMT
#439
gogo for a forum full of 4 gaters and T lamers, if u make such a thing invite only plz
okrane
Profile Joined April 2010
France265 Posts
September 21 2010 12:30 GMT
#440
On September 21 2010 16:39 Grond wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 21 2010 16:27 okrane wrote:
What I would suggest is making topics where pro-players can post (pro - as in TL decides who has the right to post, it can be tournament winners, or people acknowledged in their field (like Day9)) and everyone else can just read.

this is the only way to do it.


pro - as in TL decides

This is where it gets problematic to put it mildly.



Not quite. It can be done in multiple ways:

Application Based

Player writes an application on the TL forums, posts relevant replays and stats, explains his knowledge. He can then even be tested in game to prove his worth.

Tournament Based

if you're good enough to get invited to MLG/TL-invitational/GSL/etc... you can post... otherwise it's invite only from the people who are already allowed to post in the forum


Vouch Based

An already posting player can vouch for others.

Much better than 1300 rank ladder crap.
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