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kojinshugi
Profile Joined August 2010
Estonia2559 Posts
October 22 2010 13:18 GMT
#121
On October 22 2010 21:29 Boblion wrote:
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On October 22 2010 21:03 kojinshugi wrote:
On October 22 2010 17:51 Boblion wrote:
I really hope they will remove the bonus pool for this league and use a real ELO system.


Well, the benefit of the bonus pool is that it discourages rushing to 2500 or whatever and then not playing until the season ends.

You can't rush with an ELO system.


Uh, yes you can. Play enough games to get to 2500 the first week, don't ever play again until it resets.
whatsgrackalackin420
dinmsab
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Malaysia2246 Posts
October 22 2010 13:23 GMT
#122
Any plans on multiple diamond leagues? Diamond league tier 1 diamond, tier 2 diamond etc. Low diamond players and mid diamond players are quite far apart in terms of skills. Plus more leagues means more encouragement for players to climb the ladder.
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Tone_
Profile Joined May 2009
United Kingdom554 Posts
October 22 2010 13:25 GMT
#123
Tbh I don't think any sc announcement I've heard for years is going to affect me, and most people less. I guess it's good for the pro players... don't hugely care what league they're in though.

Only different to the majority is to spawn a bunch of qqing and whining and complaining.

Please do something useful with your time Blizzard.
Hasta La Victoria Siempre | 톤
baph
Profile Joined April 2010
Poland30 Posts
October 22 2010 13:28 GMT
#124
On October 22 2010 22:18 kojinshugi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 22 2010 21:29 Boblion wrote:
On October 22 2010 21:03 kojinshugi wrote:
On October 22 2010 17:51 Boblion wrote:
I really hope they will remove the bonus pool for this league and use a real ELO system.


Well, the benefit of the bonus pool is that it discourages rushing to 2500 or whatever and then not playing until the season ends.

You can't rush with an ELO system.


Uh, yes you can. Play enough games to get to 2500 the first week, don't ever play again until it resets.

That would only be possible if your opponents had same amount of point because winning against a guy that has much less points wouldnt give you anything. So no, you can't. Besides, if one can make 2500 ELO he deserves it so i don't have anything against him not playing much afterwards.
Castles
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada77 Posts
October 22 2010 13:31 GMT
#125
On October 22 2010 17:37 deL wrote:
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On October 22 2010 16:22 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I hope to be the grand master wizard

Sounds like a Neo-Buddhism rank.


sounds like a kkk thing..
ITSGOD
KingGhidorah
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom12 Posts
October 22 2010 13:55 GMT
#126
Grand Master League....such a majestic name. I want in after I get out of Gold...
"ROOOOOAR!!!!!!" "ROOOOOAR!!!!!!" "ROOOOOAR!!!!!!"
Kao
Profile Joined July 2010
24 Posts
October 22 2010 13:58 GMT
#127
Gosu League
MinoMino
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway1103 Posts
October 22 2010 13:58 GMT
#128
On October 22 2010 16:08 HollowLord wrote:
It's a cover for the rainbow league, highest of all leagues.


Oh, how I wish this was the case. Regardless of how stupid rainbow league sounds, it certainly sounds less stupid than Grand Master, haha. It's good that they're doing it, but I'd go with another name.
Blah.
ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
October 22 2010 14:08 GMT
#129
It's the iCCup League!

Get ready to be ranked from D- to A+ again!!!
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42414 Posts
October 22 2010 14:11 GMT
#130
It will be something lame like Titanium League.

But good thing i guess.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
bubblegumbo
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Taiwan1296 Posts
October 22 2010 14:12 GMT
#131
This GM league is just for 1v1 or available for other bracket? Personally I don think team games needs a new league level.
"I honestly think that whoever invented toilet paper is a genius. For man to survive, they need toilet paper!"- Nal_rA
Denizen[9]
Profile Joined July 2010
United States649 Posts
October 22 2010 14:14 GMT
#132
i think it issolates semi pros
Jaedong, Baby | Idra, Marineking, Tester, Nada
atombombforpeace
Profile Joined December 2008
United States408 Posts
October 22 2010 14:14 GMT
#133
I was personally hoping for 2 more leagues. A rainbow league and then the ultimate double rainbow league for true gosus. And then after that maybe a bonjwa league, which 0 percent of people are in just to remind people there are no bonjwas.
sleepingdog
Profile Joined August 2008
Austria6145 Posts
October 22 2010 14:19 GMT
#134
On October 22 2010 17:31 {ToT}ColmA wrote:
Hm, thats gonna be a tough call cause if u put like the real top players in u might get the scenario where people search for games for a very long time cause of not enough players actually playing but if u put a lot of people in the top players might not really wanna play cause they dont get quality games going - probably only can be prevented by giving out prizemoney for winning etc.


I seem to not get your point at all

currently it's like basicly everybody who has a basic concept of how to play the game ends up in diamond...and the very best ppl get matched up against ppl of similar skill, if noone's available they'll play against slightly worse

I think ppl of the "grandmaster-league" (what a stupid name, cmon now) would still be able to play against all the other diamond players....with participation being invite only and not automatised or sth like that, dunno; my point is, I guess it's just another "league" and nothing that will change the way ppl are matched against each other
"You see....YOU SEE..." © 2010 Sen
Tennet
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1458 Posts
October 22 2010 14:19 GMT
#135
I wonder what the icon is, hopefully a rainbow. Maybe a double rainbow??
"The harder it gets, the more you need to focus on the basics." - Seo Gyung Jong
RogerChillingworth
Profile Joined March 2010
Chad3132 Posts
October 22 2010 14:20 GMT
#136
I think it's stupid. The only thing it does is give Diamond players a confidence boost. The matchmaking system matches similarly skilled players already.
osmanic
Profile Joined June 2009
Germany200 Posts
October 22 2010 14:26 GMT
#137
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Atavan
Profile Joined July 2010
1 Post
Last Edited: 2010-10-22 14:36:06
October 22 2010 14:35 GMT
#138
What's with the hate for Grand Master? Its like chess. The icon for it should be the Knight
vitriol
Profile Joined September 2010
United States27 Posts
October 22 2010 14:37 GMT
#139
I want to be ranked in the "Justice League."
StarSense
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
206 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-22 14:46:50
October 22 2010 14:41 GMT
#140
Since top 2% is a fickle number, so I'm guessing they will do top 200 of ladder for each region, as they have been displaying the rankings.

AND

There will be 12 tournaments throughout 2011, and there will be 4 types of tournaments.

1. GSL (Ran in January, March, April, July and September) - Main League. 32 Code S players tournament and 64 Code A players tournament.
2. World Championship (Ran in June and October) - 4 representative from each region in a 16 man tournament.
3. Ladder Tournament (Ran in February, May, August and November) - Tournament to decide best of Battle.Net ladder. Top 200 from each region are invited to participate in a preliminary for a 16 man double elimination tournament.
4. Blizzard Cup (Ran in December) - Top 8 (of GSL ranking I'm guessing?) will be invited to decide the best player of the year in a Bo5 Playoff format tournament.
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