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Noxie
United States2227 Posts
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bubblegumbo
Taiwan1296 Posts
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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Weasel-
Canada1556 Posts
On March 18 2011 01:14 Hoon wrote: I think they will make an achievement (Feats of Strength) at the end of each season for the Grandmasters, just like the top 0.2% from WoW arena, that get Gladiator achievements. I hope there are titles. Reading through the thread atm to find out when current season ends, anybody know? | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
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jinorazi
Korea (South)4948 Posts
damn, i have over 2500, i dont know how i'm gonna empty that :/ bonus pool racks up faster than i can play | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States12252 Posts
On March 18 2011 05:47 jinorazi wrote: less than 180 bonus pool?? damn, i have over 2500, i dont know how i'm gonna empty that :/ bonus pool racks up faster than i can play Bonus pool gets wiped when the new season rolls out. | ||
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Hyperionnn
Turkey4968 Posts
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hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
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KiF1rE
United States964 Posts
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neo_sporin
United States516 Posts
On March 18 2011 06:27 KiF1rE wrote: hopefully there is a way to get demoted or promoted based on skill alone and not including the activity of some other random player going inactive... as the bottom of the top 200 fluctuates quite a bit. =/ The only way is to wait until a new ladder season starts. Blizzard has stated that in future seasons (and maybe this one?) the final 2 weeks (approximation) of the season leagues will be locked with no promotion, demotion or bonus pool addition to allow for people to compete within their division. Similarly after the first 2 weeks of a new season once the GM division for the season has been decided, the division will be locked with no promotion or demotion (bonus pool will still exist). No one can be demoted from the GM (only 1 per server with 200 players) for playing badly, only inactivity. High Masters players will still want to compete for MMR's sake and getting into GM the next season. | ||
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vervejl
United States55 Posts
I wonder when this will occur. does it look like the last two weeks of March? | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On March 18 2011 06:40 neo_sporin wrote: The only way is to wait until a new ladder season starts. Blizzard has stated that in future seasons (and maybe this one?) the final 2 weeks (approximation) of the season leagues will be locked with no promotion, demotion or bonus pool addition to allow for people to compete within their division. Similarly after the first 2 weeks of a new season once the GM division for the season has been decided, the division will be locked with no promotion or demotion (bonus pool will still exist). No one can be demoted from the GM (only 1 per server with 200 players) for playing badly, only inactivity. High Masters players will still want to compete for MMR's sake and getting into GM the next season. Right, exactly. Blizzard has stated that MMR will persist between seasons. So it's not like a race to the top within the first 2 weeks of a season. | ||
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Mithriel
Netherlands2969 Posts
On March 18 2011 01:14 Hoon wrote: I think they will make an achievement (Feats of Strength) at the end of each season for the Grandmasters, just like the top 0.2% from WoW arena, that get Gladiator achievements. I wonder if each season gets rewarded a special Feats of Strength haha. Relentless Grandmaster, Brutal Grandmaster, Merciless Grandmaster! etc | ||
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Noev
United States1105 Posts
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bkrow
Australia8532 Posts
On March 18 2011 06:04 Excalibur_Z wrote: Bonus pool gets wiped when the new season rolls out. How long is a season? Are there set dates etc? On March 18 2011 01:51 Zelniq wrote: until the gameplay is at a level where combat-ex isn't in the top 10, the ladder will never be taken that seriously All i could do was lol at how true this statement was. | ||
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Ryder.
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Excalibur_Z
United States12252 Posts
On March 18 2011 07:26 Ryder. wrote: Surely people can be promoted mid season? What happens if 80 people drop out due to bonus pool accumulation? The top 200 becomes too 120? Well then obviously the next highest 80 MMR-moving-avg people-with-below-180-bonus-pool would take their place. | ||
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Qaatar
1409 Posts
This is the equivalent of an A+ guy on ICCup...who cares when you still get wrecked by a random proleaguer. | ||
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neo_sporin
United States516 Posts
On March 18 2011 06:44 c0ldfusion wrote: Right, exactly. Blizzard has stated that MMR will persist between seasons. So it's not like a race to the top within the first 2 weeks of a season. For some people it will be though. For example: If I am a GM player who has floundered the last weeks of the season and am now mostly playing master level players at the start of a new season I will recognize my GM spot is in trouble and race to raise my MMR as fast as possible. Alternatively if I am a master player playing mostly GM people come the end of one season, I will recognize I have the potential to get into GM the next season and be really pushing to get up there before the new cutoff. I agree that pro players will not care because they are recognized as the top anyways and they could be in masters for all they care as long as they get tourney results, but to say people won't be racing during the 2 weeks to get up to the GM cutoff that is invisible is just silly. On a side note I do feel sorry for people that are on the edge and don't make it because they wont know how far they missed it by and will be playing people who got in that they may be "better" than in a 1v1 matchup but not MMR. | ||
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