I don't care about the high end portraits as much as I do the new decals for your base while actually playing the game. Yeah I want the Mohander portrait, but I really just want that shiney S by my nexus. And I use the probe mostly anyways because I'm Fadedprobe.

idonthinksobro

3138 Posts

February 05 2011 17:14 GMT

#82

well the only thing i get from portraits are my opponent has a certain amount of games - if he has some 1k picture that means he made at least 1900 games. But on the other hand if someone is using a low picture i dont get anything. I actually played tons of teamgames and iam close to 750 random wins and i think you get avatars too soon and way to easy. They should add something like 1500 / 2500 / 3500 / 5000 with new patches.

bqzg

64 Posts

February 05 2011 17:17 GMT

#83

i agree that having to win x number of games vs masters players should give new portraits, that would make them that much more epic. then the portraits would actually indicate skill, instead of now where even low diamonds can get kerrigan just by playing a couple hours every day.

Lutto

Sweden198 Posts

February 05 2011 17:19 GMT

#84

should have special portaits for doing something weird or lol in games, like cod "jump and shoot 2 people while still in the air" something like that "kill 80 supply with storm within 10seconds" would be cool tbh

BetterFasterStronger

United States604 Posts

February 05 2011 17:21 GMT

#85

On February 05 2011 20:44 LunarC wrote:
The portrait system in place IS pretty lame. It would feel more substantial if portraits were divided across leagues, with Bronze-Gold having default-to-500-wins portraits, Platinum and Diamond having default-to-750 wins portraits, and Master league having access to all of the portraits. Or something like that.

or 1000 bronze league games = to 250 master league games that unlock the same portrait.

confusedcrib

United States1307 Posts

February 05 2011 17:22 GMT

#86

On February 05 2011 20:33 HitStarcraft wrote:
Whats so stupid about how you are rewarded for portraits are the meaningless wins you can get.
For instance thers a bronze that has like 1000 wins by playing silver and bronze players, why should that be compared to someone that gets 1000 wins from master players.
I believe it should've been separated as so in a logical manner.
Bronze to Platinum obviously getting boring portraits

while Masters get their secluded portraits.

This is stupid, that bronze player had to put in just as much effort, if not more as bronze league games without cheese usually go on 30+ minutes, no need to disallow a portrait just because he is not very good

Caryc

Germany330 Posts

February 05 2011 17:24 GMT

#87

yes because worse aka more casual players who might actually care about the pictures should get them later than some1 who is masters league and probably doesnt give a f since they are not more than telling you how much games ur opponent played.

edit : not to the poster right above me obviously

BeMannerDuPenner

Germany5638 Posts

February 05 2011 17:31 GMT

#88

On February 06 2011 02:22 confusedcrib wrote:

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This is stupid, that bronze player had to put in just as much effort, if not more as bronze league games without cheese usually go on 30+ minutes

doesnt make much sense in any way. ofc its way easier to get them in bronze. is it harder and requires more effort to win 1k games in masters or in bronze? this is not even a question.

but the poster above me is right. nothing will change cause the outcry from the lowbies would be huge and why take something away from the lowguys that play for portraits when no on really cares about em anyway.

sure id love to have the kerrigan pic. but given how casual i play (not even 600 laddergames since release) and how i switch between races all the time i doubt ill win 1k z games in masters before hots . but its just a pic so whatever.

Dental Floss

United States1015 Posts

February 05 2011 17:31 GMT

#89

They should just let you use arbitrary portraits ala counter-strike sprays. I don't care about any of the portraits and have the default one right now but if I could make it a picture of an oingo boingo album cover or something I'd be all over that.

universalwill

United States654 Posts

February 05 2011 17:46 GMT

#90

i think that having the dark voice portrait will always be part impressive and part pathetic

Phayze

Canada2029 Posts

February 05 2011 17:48 GMT

#91

Half the people who had the 1500 win portraits in WC3 used win bots.

Grimjim

United States395 Posts

February 05 2011 17:55 GMT

#92

Man, first people complained about the exclusivity of the leagues until Masters was finally introduced, now they've found yet another way to complain about how they still aren't properly hoisted atop the lower-league masses even more, and now demand the portraits be exclusive as well.

Stop. You're being silly.

RotterdaM

Netherlands684 Posts

February 05 2011 17:55 GMT

#93

I agree with ya

, old chat channels was always cool to show around your profile a bit :p, people with spiritwalker + got instantly checked out :D, now its not that special anymore, 2000 would have been better, or even 2500, since we can't make new accounts anyway..

LoLAdriankat

United States4307 Posts

February 05 2011 17:56 GMT

#94

If you want glamour, get in master league. Rollin' around with your master league icon like a boss.

Buddhist

United States658 Posts

February 05 2011 18:07 GMT

#95

On February 05 2011 20:17 Megaliskuu wrote:
Portraits never had glamour.

This

Geovu

Estonia1344 Posts

February 05 2011 18:09 GMT

#96

On February 06 2011 01:52 Nagisama wrote:
I miss the portraits being animated, it was in wc3, why take it out in sc2 =(

This.

Also, the thing I am pissed off the most about the portraits is the zeratul one:

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Look at it, that's a terrible angle, compare it to ANY OTHER Zeratul pic.

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Also the SC1 High Templar:

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Coolest dood evar

Soulish

Canada1403 Posts

February 05 2011 18:10 GMT

#97

On February 05 2011 20:22 Tachion wrote:
Going by sc2ranks.com, currently around .1% of the people who play have the 1k wins portrait(for 1v1). One out of a thousand people is hardly "dime a dozen".

ah, but if you're playing at a high enough level to consistently play against experienced players, then it would seem like they were a dime a dozen

P00RKID

United States424 Posts

February 05 2011 18:16 GMT

#98

There will be more in the expansions, and I'm sure they will require about the same amount of games to unlock as the current portraits.

e4e5nf3

Canada599 Posts

February 05 2011 18:17 GMT

#99

The portraits that come with my collector's edition are enough for me. No amount of game spamming is ever gonna take away their l33tness. :DDD

blitzkrieger

United States512 Posts

February 05 2011 18:27 GMT

#100

On February 05 2011 20:32 Silmakuoppaanikinko wrote:
I got the void ray portrait, the queen portrait, the kerrigan portrait, I never used them? Why? Because the stalker just looks so much cooler, as does the baneling or Valerian or Tosh.

Besides, if I have a stalker portrait my opponent will probably underestimate me. :')

Having more wins is hardly impressive, having a better win/loss ratio, surel, that's kind of impressive.

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There will obviously be new units and campaign characters, and therefore new portraits.

Yeh since you have a portrait up for getting to THEIR MMR rating with LESS GAMES they will obviously underestimate you and not think you are better...