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Existential
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia2107 Posts
January 11 2011 06:21 GMT
#421
Hmm some of the notes in the patch notes haven't really been implemented yet. It seems anyway.
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Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10382 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-11 06:26:21
January 11 2011 06:23 GMT
#422
According to SEA blog post for the SEA server it will be top 2% as Master League:
http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/116151


Whattt noooo lol

WAIT YOU GUYS READ THAT WRONG.

It says 2% of ALL PLAYERS!!! Not Diamond only!

So since (to my understanding) the leagues are split evenly in terms of ACTIVE players (diamond is actually like 12% in NA because 40%* of total players are like inactive in bronze, silver, etc.), this would mean that 2% is actually like 16.66% of Diamond players.

This is, of course, using numbers from NA though. The Master's distribution may differ from each server.


*if 20% of active players is 12% of all players (which makes up diamond), then the total amount of active players is 12*5 = 60%, so 40% is "inactive"

Edit: May be I should actually finish reading the post on the sc2 bnet site xD

Yeah it says 2% of all active players. So it won't be 16.66%. Anyways, top 10% of Diamond is sweet! That will be so much easier than the top 5% Diamond as was previously said by David Kim/Blizzard.
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
darekkhort
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia23 Posts
January 11 2011 06:23 GMT
#423
On January 11 2011 15:20 Greentellon wrote:
I can't open the blog post (what's up with EU<->SEA connection?) so I'll assume it's top 2% of all players. If diamond is top 20% of players then it'll be actually top 10% of diamond league, which is double the amount we assumed in the beginning.

Hmm, that makes sense. Makes it slightly easier to get into I guess.
MrMotionPicture
Profile Joined May 2010
United States4327 Posts
January 11 2011 06:24 GMT
#424
I thought there was also a Grand Master's League ?
Or am I mistaken?
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Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
January 11 2011 06:24 GMT
#425
On January 11 2011 15:24 MrMotionPicture wrote:
I thought there was also a Grand Master's League ?
Or am I mistaken?

They are putting that off
notus
Profile Joined May 2010
United States77 Posts
January 11 2011 06:25 GMT
#426
i feel like 3 minutes for the stalemate is too short, but thats just me.
habbey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States405 Posts
January 11 2011 06:25 GMT
#427
above is right with his conclusion but not the wording. Its top 2% of all ACTIVE players. top 20% of all the ACTIVE players are in diamond, thus this roughly points to top 10% diamond.

that active word is tricky and mucks things about
GoodRamen
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States713 Posts
January 11 2011 06:25 GMT
#428
On January 11 2011 15:23 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Show nested quote +
According to SEA blog post for the SEA server it will be top 2% as Master League:
http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/116151


Whattt noooo lol

WAIT YOU GUYS READ THAT WRONG.

It says 2% of ALL PLAYERS!!! Not Diamond only!

So since (to my understanding) the leagues are split evenly in terms of ACTIVE players (diamond is actually like 12% in NA because 40%* of total players are like inactive in bronze, silver, etc.), this would mean that 2% is actually like 16.66% of Diamond players.

This is, of course, using numbers from NA though. The Master's distribution may differ from each server.


*if 20% of active players is 12% of all players (which makes up diamond), then the total amount of active players is 12*5 = 60%, so 40% is "inactive"


wouldnt the top 2% be in diamond anyway???

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Sonic114
Profile Joined August 2010
United States59 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-11 06:48:59
January 11 2011 06:26 GMT
#429
On January 11 2011 15:23 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Show nested quote +
According to SEA blog post for the SEA server it will be top 2% as Master League:
http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/116151


Whattt noooo lol

WAIT YOU GUYS READ THAT WRONG.

It says 2% of ALL PLAYERS!!! Not Diamond only!

So since (to my understanding) the leagues are split evenly in terms of ACTIVE players (diamond is actually like 12% in NA because 40%* of total players are like inactive in bronze, silver, etc.), this would mean that 2% is actually like 16.66% of Diamond players.

This is, of course, using numbers from NA though. The Master's distribution may differ from each server.


*if 20% of active players is 12% of all players (which makes up diamond), then the total amount of active players is 12*5 = 60%, so 40% is "inactive"


Er.... actually, it stated 2% of DIAMOND only players..

Q: Will the Master League start with the launch of the patch?

A: The top 2% of players from the Diamond League (as determined by our system) will be promoted to the Master league starting with patch 1.2. As with all promotions, Master League placement can only occur after winning a match.
Deleted User 124618
Profile Joined November 2010
1142 Posts
January 11 2011 06:27 GMT
#430
On January 11 2011 15:24 Froadac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 11 2011 15:24 MrMotionPicture wrote:
I thought there was also a Grand Master's League ?
Or am I mistaken?

They are putting that off


Apparently the GM league will be special and will have some additional features. In that case Blizz will need some time to implement them.
dragonblade369
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada464 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-11 06:28:36
January 11 2011 06:28 GMT
#431
On January 11 2011 15:25 jaiBing wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 11 2011 15:23 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
According to SEA blog post for the SEA server it will be top 2% as Master League:
http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/116151


Whattt noooo lol

WAIT YOU GUYS READ THAT WRONG.

It says 2% of ALL PLAYERS!!! Not Diamond only!

So since (to my understanding) the leagues are split evenly in terms of ACTIVE players (diamond is actually like 12% in NA because 40%* of total players are like inactive in bronze, silver, etc.), this would mean that 2% is actually like 16.66% of Diamond players.

This is, of course, using numbers from NA though. The Master's distribution may differ from each server.


*if 20% of active players is 12% of all players (which makes up diamond), then the total amount of active players is 12*5 = 60%, so 40% is "inactive"


wouldnt the top 2% be in diamond anyway???



It's in diamond but the number is considerable larger than if it was 2% of diamond. For example, in total there is 100000 players, 1000 are in diamond. 2% in diamonds is 20 players where 2% of all players is 2000 players.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10382 Posts
January 11 2011 06:28 GMT
#432
Sorry I fixed my post, but no actually jaiBing.

For example. If it was top 2% of all players, then it would be 2% out of 100%. If it was top 2% of active players, it would be like top 2% of 60%. In both cases Diamond is fixed at 20% of all active players, so no the amount in top 2% if it was all players would decrease.

But luckily, Masters is now 10% of Diamond
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
habbey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States405 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-11 06:32:08
January 11 2011 06:29 GMT
#433
On January 11 2011 15:26 Sonic114 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 11 2011 15:23 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
According to SEA blog post for the SEA server it will be top 2% as Master League:
http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/116151


Whattt noooo lol

WAIT YOU GUYS READ THAT WRONG.

It says 2% of ALL PLAYERS!!! Not Diamond only!

So since (to my understanding) the leagues are split evenly in terms of ACTIVE players (diamond is actually like 12% in NA because 40%* of total players are like inactive in bronze, silver, etc.), this would mean that 2% is actually like 16.66% of Diamond players.

This is, of course, using numbers from NA though. The Master's distribution may differ from each server.


*if 20% of active players is 12% of all players (which makes up diamond), then the total amount of active players is 12*5 = 60%, so 40% is "inactive"


Er.... actually, it stated 2% of DIAMOND only players.. read through the whole article plz.

Q: Will the Master League start with the launch of the patch?

A: The top 2% of players from the Diamond League (as determined by our system) will be promoted to the Master league starting with patch 1.2. As with all promotions, Master League placement can only occur after winning a match.


actually you should read the whole article... in one place it says 2% active of your region, and in another it says 2% of diamond... statements that are rather at odds with eachother
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10382 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-11 06:31:41
January 11 2011 06:30 GMT
#434
Q: Will the Master League start with the launch of the patch?

A: The top 2% of players from the Diamond League (as determined by our system) will be promoted to the Master league starting with patch 1.2. As with all promotions, Master League placement can only occur after winning a match.


UGH darn it. But right before that they said 2% of all active players. Dratz, foiled again =O

haha thanks habbey
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
darekkhort
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia23 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-11 06:36:14
January 11 2011 06:31 GMT
#435
On January 11 2011 15:26 Sonic114 wrote:
Er.... actually, it stated 2% of DIAMOND only players.. read through the whole article plz.

Q: Will the Master League start with the launch of the patch?

A: The top 2% of players from the Diamond League (as determined by our system) will be promoted to the Master league starting with patch 1.2. As with all promotions, Master League placement can only occur after winning a match.

Kind of confusing. The answer from the question beforehand states: "Only the top 2% of active players in each region will be elevated to the Master League."
The answer before that from the question before states: "The Master League is designed to provide a more competitive arena for the top 2% of StarCraft II players in a region"

But that question's answer says "The top 2% of players from the Diamond League (as determined by our system) will be promoted to the Master league starting with patch 1.2".


"Only the top 2% of active players in each region..."
"...top 2% of StarCraft II players in a region"
"The top 2% of players from the Diamond League...".
frequency
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Australia1901 Posts
January 11 2011 06:32 GMT
#436
The Master League icon sucks, change that and bring back alt-qq imo
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Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10382 Posts
January 11 2011 06:33 GMT
#437
Rofl, I think Blizzard is trying to tease us. Perhaps a test to see how much we love the game? xD
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Bean54
Profile Joined September 2010
United States85 Posts
January 11 2011 06:35 GMT
#438
Its contradictory information. They reference top 2% of all players at least twice

Q: Why are you introducing the Master League?

A: The Master League is designed to provide a more competitive arena for the top 2% of StarCraft II players in a region, and to help recognize the talents of the most skilled StarCraft II players.


Q: How do I get into the Master League?

A: Only the top 2% of active players in each region will be elevated to the Master League.


So really who knows, though I tend to think top 10% of all active diamond players is a reasonable figure, ESPECIALLY considering they still plan to introduce the grandmaster league derived from that.
Deleted User 61629
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1664 Posts
January 11 2011 06:39 GMT
#439
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itsMAHVELbaybee
Profile Joined October 2008
292 Posts
January 11 2011 06:41 GMT
#440
Everyone can get to the higher leagues... with time that is. Eventually it'll be nice to have something to aim for at least. I wish it would get stricter sort of like iCCup rankings and demotions.
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