Should players lose points for inactivity? - Page 5

Abandon

United States8 Posts

March 28 2011 16:00 GMT

#81

The closer the visible point system is to approximating skill level, the better it is. The more it is influenced by tangential things such as activity, the more it fails to give people a sense of how good they and their opponents are.

eXigent.

Canada2419 Posts

March 28 2011 16:14 GMT

#82

On March 28 2011 22:08 PinkSoviet wrote:
I dont care about points, but I dont want to get demoted for inactivity. As each league is supposed to hold +/- 20% of the population, I like the idea that, once I reach diamond (or master, for the next season), I can stop playing ladder and prevent someone else from getting in.

It doesnt work that way for masters league. The top 2% of active players make up masters league, so if you went inactive, someone would bump you out and take your spot.

TempO781

United States100 Posts

March 28 2011 16:21 GMT

#83

Oh wtf...I meant to click no and my mouse Ouiji'd up to the yes button -_-. I don't think people should LOSE points for inactivity, because all that time they're inactive, it's not like they're blocking you from catching up to them. I mean.. maybe if bonus pool was automatically added to their actual points gradually over time then I'd see a problem...but it's not like someone's record in the Hall of Fame gradually becomes lower and lower because they have been retired for x amount of years.

Eknoid4

United States902 Posts

March 28 2011 16:41 GMT

#84

this idea defeats the entire purpose of bonus pool.

Tullidd

Canada68 Posts

March 28 2011 16:55 GMT

#85

Yes and no. I think that in divisions below diamond people shouldn't lose points for inactivity. Presumably people in lower leagues are more casual gamers. These people will not play nearly as much. Why ruin what they've achieved? Also the people who play a ton will improve and eventually get more points than the casual players, thus allowing those who try hard but can't go up in divisions to maintain a high rank. (Don't know if this makes sense, just what I think.) Diamond and up is more competitive imo. Here it makes sense in my mind to have people lose points for inactivity. It'd have to be a very slow rate of removal though. Real life problems can easily drag people away from their hobbies etc,

Eknoid4

United States902 Posts

March 28 2011 17:10 GMT

#86

If you can't beat somebody's rating who has 2700 bonus pool you deserve to be below them.

KillerPlague

United States1386 Posts

March 28 2011 17:12 GMT

#87

On March 24 2011 16:39 Drazzzt wrote:

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Exactly.
If the inactive guy still has 1000 points more than you even though he is not using his bonus pool, he is better than you.

lol yeah im in this boat unfortunately :/ have like 700 bonus points which if i could spend would easily propel me to top 8, but unfortunately sittin around 50th :/ hopefully i can find time to spam games tonight and get top 25