FWIW I decided to learn zerg on my buddy's fresh account that he never logs into and I was placed into diamond after 5 matches. This diamond division was newly created as well, as there's only 50 people in it at the moment.

ViperaViRuS

United States82 Posts

May 21 2011 07:24 GMT

#242

If MMRs are not locked, and a lot of players are playing against players from leagues well above theirs (Silvers vsing Plats, Golds vsing Diamonds, etc.), will there be a massive number of league changes to occur instantly as soon as this bug is fixed? Because it seems like there are is a fairly substantial number of players that are supposed to be promoted as well as demoted.

Additionally, if there is a sudden influx of league changes, will Battle.net be able to handle the sudden mass change...?

SDream

Brazil896 Posts

May 21 2011 07:34 GMT

#243

On May 21 2011 16:24 ViperaViRuS wrote:
If MMRs are not locked, and a lot of players are playing against players from leagues well above theirs (Silvers vsing Plats, Golds vsing Diamonds, etc.), will there be a massive number of league changes to occur instantly as soon as this bug is fixed? Because it seems like there are is a fairly substantial number of players that are supposed to be promoted as well as demoted.

Additionally, if there is a sudden influx of league changes, will Battle.net be able to handle the sudden mass change...?

The number of players being promoted/demoted is always big in NA server, because there is so many players there. And the server will handle it just fine, it's like 100 times less stress than at new season when everyone needs a placement, right?

DragonDefonce

United States790 Posts

May 21 2011 07:38 GMT

#244

I don't think promotions and demotions or new placements put any stress on the server. Its not that big of a deal to change an attribute to an account.

Sangyerians

Australia248 Posts

May 21 2011 08:45 GMT

#245

Is there any official news? I can't find anything on the SC2 or Blizzard websites.

xsksc

United Kingdom1044 Posts

May 21 2011 08:54 GMT

#246

On my second account I'm consistently beating masters (haven't played a diamond in about 60 games) but I'm still in plat from placements... When the ladder is unlocked will I be promoted straight into masters, or diamond first?

ZappaSC

Denmark215 Posts

May 21 2011 08:56 GMT

#247

So now that we know its a bug (according to OP) is there anyone who know when this might get taken care of?

stevarius

United States1394 Posts

May 21 2011 09:07 GMT

#248

On May 21 2011 17:56 ZappaSC wrote:
So now that we know its a bug (according to OP) is there anyone who know when this might get taken care of?

Soon.™

http://www.wowwiki.com/Soon
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time

Take your pick.

On a serious note, Blizzard does not actively engage with their community with releasing time tables. It could be next year or it could be in 5 minutes. The only thing that is certain is that it will be fixed, but the time table for it to be fixed will never be announced until it actually takes place.

weaknurse

Australia320 Posts

May 21 2011 09:28 GMT

#249

On May 21 2011 18:07 stevarius wrote:

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Yeah, very frustrating the amount of time they take to even just acknowledge they are working on certain technical issues.

TheAwesomeAll

Netherlands1609 Posts

May 21 2011 09:33 GMT

#250

Thats so funny, i played TheGod the other day on EU and he had a 80 percent win ratio against masters, and played about 100 games, but was still plat. I found it hilarious

edit: his eu account is diamond

Creem

Sweden254 Posts

May 21 2011 09:44 GMT

#251

On May 21 2011 18:33 TheAwesomeAll wrote:
Thats so funny, i played TheGod the other day on EU and he had a 80 percent win ratio against masters, and played about 100 games, but was still plat. I found it hilarious

Considering he's in GM now this bug should be fixed?

NorthernRiver

Sweden107 Posts

May 21 2011 09:51 GMT

#252

Wow... explains why I was playing top gold players as diamond. *relief*

Zedex

United Kingdom310 Posts

May 21 2011 09:55 GMT

#253

So the ladder is locked, is there any official word on when the ladder should be unlocked by?

diddLY

United States215 Posts

May 21 2011 10:55 GMT

#254

Please update the OP to state there is no ETR.

Maffe

Sweden133 Posts

May 21 2011 11:18 GMT

#255

Is there an official statement about the current state of the bug?

EZR-Aeron

New Zealand64 Posts

May 21 2011 11:21 GMT

#256

My mate on NA went 0-1 in his 1vs1 placement match this season (went 0-5 last season and didnt play anymore). hes now something like 18-6 and is still in bronze. if you go 0-5 at the start does it take much longer than say if you went 2-3 and got to 18-6? also can you skip a league entirely like go from gold to diamond? or do you need to play a couple of games in plat to go up to diamond? the whole system waiting for your MMR to settle explains alot.

Alexl

288 Posts

May 21 2011 11:24 GMT

#257

On May 21 2011 18:51 NorthernRiver wrote:
Wow... explains why I was playing top gold players as diamond. *relief*

expains why i wasn't promoted to platinum/diamond after a whole week of facing them as a gold player >.>

Klyberess

Sweden345 Posts

May 21 2011 11:25 GMT

#258

So this is why I've been matched vs high silver and high gold players today? (I'm diamond on EU)

svefnleysi

Iceland623 Posts

May 21 2011 11:29 GMT

#259

I guess I can stop playing 4v4 now. The only reason I was playing was because the gold icon looked ugly on my profile and I wanted at least platinum.

svefnleysi

Iceland623 Posts

May 21 2011 11:36 GMT

#260

On May 21 2011 20:21 EZR-Aeron wrote:
My mate on NA went 0-1 in his 1vs1 placement match this season (went 0-5 last season and didnt play anymore). hes now something like 18-6 and is still in bronze. if you go 0-5 at the start does it take much longer than say if you went 2-3 and got to 18-6? also can you skip a league entirely like go from gold to diamond? or do you need to play a couple of games in plat to go up to diamond? the whole system waiting for your MMR to settle explains alot.

Your initial placement matches have a higher effect on your MMR than regular matches. So 2-3 in placement and 18-6 total would get you considerably higher MMR than 0-5 in placement and 18-6 total.

Note, however, that 24 matches are a really small sample size and unlikely (though very well possible) to get you promoted (or demoted) anywhere. The system accounts for winning and losing streaks. For example, on a couple different occasions I've had streaks of 10 matches won in a row without getting promoted any time soon.

You can skip a league entirely. The system doesn't promote you until it's relatively certain of where you're supposed to be. (When you're winning and losing consistently against players of that level.)