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[G] Comprehensive SC2 League and Ladder Guide - Page 11

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kagemucha
Profile Joined August 2010
United States326 Posts
March 22 2011 19:40 GMT
#201
I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I'm wondering what happens during the "end of season lock" stage. I know you cannot be promoted/demoted during this stage, but what happens once the new season starts? How is your previous ranking transfered over?

Say I reach #1 of my division during the lockout/my MMR gets really high - will I be promoted immediately next season?
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12270 Posts
March 22 2011 19:47 GMT
#202
On March 23 2011 04:40 kagemucha wrote:
I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I'm wondering what happens during the "end of season lock" stage. I know you cannot be promoted/demoted during this stage, but what happens once the new season starts? How is your previous ranking transfered over?

Say I reach #1 of my division during the lockout/my MMR gets really high - will I be promoted immediately next season?


Yes. Your MMR continues to change with each game.
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The Touch
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom667 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-22 21:04:21
March 22 2011 21:04 GMT
#203
On March 22 2011 09:06 Excalibur_Z wrote:

We will very likely never know the interval of the moving average.


OK, good to know. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I genuinely appreciate it.
You Got The Touch
Buddhist
Profile Joined April 2010
United States658 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-23 14:16:51
March 23 2011 14:11 GMT
#204
"but Player 2’s curve may stay the same or even shrink because he is already unpredictable."

That part makes no sense. His curve would get wider because he lost to someone who is lower than him. If it got smaller, that would mean that his results are now, on average, more predictable, which they aren't.

What would get smaller is the nonexistent "predictability" curve on a predictability graph. Since he's now more predictably unpredictable, the curve on his predictability graph would become more narrow further to the right (which is more unpredictable).
Misanthrope
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States924 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-25 09:49:05
March 25 2011 09:43 GMT
#205
This is a really good guide. Blizzard's complicated system is fucktardish at best though. Seriously I don't give a fuck if I have more 'points' than someone in my division, I want to know how far I am from #1. AND WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY LOSSES!!! Blizzard should just kill themselves.
Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. - Benjamin Franklin
HEROwithNOlegacy
Profile Joined June 2010
United States850 Posts
March 25 2011 10:08 GMT
#206
Great write up once again Excalibur_Z thank you for putting it in more detail the blizzard ladder FAQ was more confusing, <3 this community.
SlayerS Fighting!
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6566 Posts
March 25 2011 14:45 GMT
#207
heyo. have you found anything to confirm or deny the "soft ladder lock" that high masters is supposedly experiencing? I think I saw you post in the thread that really discusses it but I wouldn't think you would post anything here until you were 100% sure :D
get rich or die mining
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12270 Posts
March 25 2011 15:07 GMT
#208
On March 25 2011 23:45 Alejandrisha wrote:
heyo. have you found anything to confirm or deny the "soft ladder lock" that high masters is supposedly experiencing? I think I saw you post in the thread that really discusses it but I wouldn't think you would post anything here until you were 100% sure :D


I don't think I'm gonna post that here because a) the designer said that it's not a bug so it's moot, b) it's a temporary anomaly that's only going to last for 3 more days, and c) we still don't know the underlying cause. All we have are some theories surrounding it but nothing concrete. We do know that high Master league has their points trending downward as a result of some change in the patch, but this shouldn't be a disincentive to ladder because your MMR gains will still be the same, meaning it shouldn't affect your eligibility to get into GM League. The only thing this would affect is if they do a final Top 200 list on Monday, because that would probably show whoever deliberately stopped laddering at the top of that list.
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Canola
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada159 Posts
March 25 2011 15:14 GMT
#209
Just read the whole guide- very comprehensive and informative. The ladder system is starting to make some sense now. Just wanted to add my thanks to Excalibur for compiling all of that. Much appreciated :D
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6566 Posts
March 25 2011 15:17 GMT
#210
On March 26 2011 00:07 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 25 2011 23:45 Alejandrisha wrote:
heyo. have you found anything to confirm or deny the "soft ladder lock" that high masters is supposedly experiencing? I think I saw you post in the thread that really discusses it but I wouldn't think you would post anything here until you were 100% sure :D


I don't think I'm gonna post that here because a) the designer said that it's not a bug so it's moot, b) it's a temporary anomaly that's only going to last for 3 more days, and c) we still don't know the underlying cause. All we have are some theories surrounding it but nothing concrete. We do know that high Master league has their points trending downward as a result of some change in the patch, but this shouldn't be a disincentive to ladder because your MMR gains will still be the same, meaning it shouldn't affect your eligibility to get into GM League. The only thing this would affect is if they do a final Top 200 list on Monday, because that would probably show whoever deliberately stopped laddering at the top of that list.


makes sense to me. as always, you are a gentleman and a scholar. right now i've got 200 bonus pool and 60 points away from the gm cutoff so if i don't get in this weekend then i will be calling this a bug and qqing about it!!
get rich or die mining
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12270 Posts
March 25 2011 15:24 GMT
#211
On March 26 2011 00:17 Alejandrisha wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 26 2011 00:07 Excalibur_Z wrote:
On March 25 2011 23:45 Alejandrisha wrote:
heyo. have you found anything to confirm or deny the "soft ladder lock" that high masters is supposedly experiencing? I think I saw you post in the thread that really discusses it but I wouldn't think you would post anything here until you were 100% sure :D


I don't think I'm gonna post that here because a) the designer said that it's not a bug so it's moot, b) it's a temporary anomaly that's only going to last for 3 more days, and c) we still don't know the underlying cause. All we have are some theories surrounding it but nothing concrete. We do know that high Master league has their points trending downward as a result of some change in the patch, but this shouldn't be a disincentive to ladder because your MMR gains will still be the same, meaning it shouldn't affect your eligibility to get into GM League. The only thing this would affect is if they do a final Top 200 list on Monday, because that would probably show whoever deliberately stopped laddering at the top of that list.


makes sense to me. as always, you are a gentleman and a scholar. right now i've got 200 bonus pool and 60 points away from the gm cutoff so if i don't get in this weekend then i will be calling this a bug and qqing about it!!


GM requirements are just the same as any other league (MMR moving average) but with the added caveat that you have to have less than 180 bonus pool to get in. Considering everyone will go down to 0 bonus pool on Tuesday anyway, that's going to translate to winning at least one game (since GM opens after 2 weeks which is equal to 180 bonus pool).
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Prinate
Profile Joined October 2010
United States182 Posts
March 25 2011 15:56 GMT
#212
Excalibur, is there any particular data that you're looking to collect from people when the reset happens? Promotions, demotions, etc?

Also, do you have any expectations or predictions of changes to the ladder system? For example I'm curious if they'd keep using tiers in diamond, or if they plan to add tiers to masters, etc.
SDream
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Brazil896 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-25 16:11:19
March 25 2011 16:05 GMT
#213
On March 26 2011 00:56 Prinate wrote:
Excalibur, is there any particular data that you're looking to collect from people when the reset happens? Promotions, demotions, etc?

Also, do you have any expectations or predictions of changes to the ladder system? For example I'm curious if they'd keep using tiers in diamond, or if they plan to add tiers to masters, etc.


If some people could keep track of their adjusted points before match, points gain/lost (ignoring how much bonus points they got) AND adjusted points of the opponent before match and points gain/lost (again without bonus pool), like I was doing here (also with league and divisions and server >.>):

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AoPq9zdgd7owdFFUZFIyNmtlVXJxWEtmQ1ZlSEZWeEE&hl=en&authkey=CODQx50L

(starting from seasion 2, March 29th)

This could be so helpfull, we need data from all levels, so it doesn't matter you're a silver/gold/diamond.

If you don't know what adjusted points are or how to calculate everything right you can ask us and we'll glad try to explain if you're indeed willing to write down your data for us :D

But it would be best to move to this thread:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=169830

Thank you
KillerPlague
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1386 Posts
March 25 2011 16:09 GMT
#214
never saw this before, but absolutely amazed! really well written :D
Side 1: Why no dominant players with 90% win ratio Side 2: Nerf Side 1
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12270 Posts
March 29 2011 23:23 GMT
#215
Decided to add another image which should better illustrate league population. The X axis is MMR and the Y axis is the frequency, or population density. The surface area of each league works out to be, from Bronze to Master, 20%/20%/20%/20%/18%/2%. Of course, Grandmaster is not represented as it is calculated separately as just the top 200 moving average players.
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Lysenko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Iceland2128 Posts
March 29 2011 23:56 GMT
#216
An observation about the language of the percentages "not being enforced." I'd consider explicitly stating that the system dynamically distributes the population of active players across a constant range of MMR values, and that league boundaries are fixed in relation to MMR. As players drop out and the remaining population redistribute themselves across the MMR range by playing games, the leagues of existing players may change as their MMRs change.

I think that concept is implied by the discussion about what happens if low leagues quit en masse but it's not explicitly stated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12270 Posts
March 30 2011 00:13 GMT
#217
On March 30 2011 08:56 Lysenko wrote:
An observation about the language of the percentages "not being enforced." I'd consider explicitly stating that the system dynamically distributes the population of active players across a constant range of MMR values, and that league boundaries are fixed in relation to MMR. As players drop out and the remaining population redistribute themselves across the MMR range by playing games, the leagues of existing players may change as their MMRs change.

I think that concept is implied by the discussion about what happens if low leagues quit en masse but it's not explicitly stated.


That says it a lot better than I did in my revision. I'm just gonna steal most of that if you don't mind, it's a great point =)
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Lysenko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Iceland2128 Posts
March 30 2011 00:15 GMT
#218
On March 30 2011 09:13 Excalibur_Z wrote:
That says it a lot better than I did in my revision. I'm just gonna steal most of that if you don't mind, it's a great point =)


If you consider it an accurate expression of what you're trying to say, please feel welcome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism
.Sic.
Profile Joined February 2011
Korea (South)497 Posts
March 30 2011 00:19 GMT
#219
If only ppl would just stop being so god damned ignorant and stupid and read this instead of complaining like god damned ignorant idiots about god damned pointless and stupid shit on blizzard forums
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ZixseN
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand10 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-30 03:36:46
March 30 2011 03:13 GMT
#220
awesome. Thanks for this threaad. But i have a question below.

I'am Diamond and I've been matched to meet bronze!. (very far)

Can you show the overlapping of all division ?
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