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Turo
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada333 Posts
October 04 2011 07:31 GMT
#101
On October 04 2011 16:23 RoboBob wrote:
The dropoff in number of games played is pretty frightening. My guess is this is an emergency effort by Blizzard to keep things afloat until HotS.

Check out these numbers:
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/460/shakuras-plateau
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/50614/the-shattered-temple
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/71386/antiga-shipyard
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/12/xel-naga-caverns
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/55804/tal-darim-altar-le


that IS scary...
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
October 04 2011 07:34 GMT
#102
Based on the changes made to Terminus RE recently,

I think we'll see a Terminus LE soon.
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ArhK
Profile Joined July 2007
France287 Posts
October 04 2011 07:39 GMT
#103
On October 04 2011 16:31 Turo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 16:23 RoboBob wrote:
The dropoff in number of games played is pretty frightening. My guess is this is an emergency effort by Blizzard to keep things afloat until HotS.

Check out these numbers:
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/460/shakuras-plateau
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/50614/the-shattered-temple
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/71386/antiga-shipyard
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/12/xel-naga-caverns
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/55804/tal-darim-altar-le


that IS scary...


No it is not. We don't have a single clue regarding the evolution of the number of games during the previous months, all we see here is less games made throughout the month of september.

Oh wait, school anyone ?
Wasteweiser
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada522 Posts
October 04 2011 07:43 GMT
#104
6 seaons a year, i like this change. Also nice that gm gets cycled more so people have a better change of getting in.
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Werk
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States294 Posts
October 04 2011 07:45 GMT
#105
yea i agree seasons are too short = /
Do Werk Son
aksfjh
Profile Joined November 2010
United States4853 Posts
October 04 2011 07:51 GMT
#106
On October 04 2011 15:25 Iatrik wrote:
No one else is wondering, why the season starts 1 day after Blizzcon?
There might be a special reason (HotS Beta incoming *caugh*) for this week


Probably expecting a spike in activity. A pile up in bonus pool would probably stomp that out quickly.
ReaperX
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Hong Kong1758 Posts
October 04 2011 07:55 GMT
#107
The length of the season doesn't matter, you're still going to be playing the same amount of games as you did before, and so did everyone else.
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JeanLuc
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada377 Posts
October 04 2011 07:56 GMT
#108
I've shouted this till my voice was hoarse but I guess I'll just say it one more time:

Real competitive smart players want to see their skill measured in an objective way. Blizzard: Show me the MMR!! Show me my real ELO rating so I can see my progress magically reflected in a number. I want the truth!
If you can't find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth-- you don't deserve to wear that uniform
Arisen
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2382 Posts
October 04 2011 07:59 GMT
#109
New maps for new season? I hope so, some of the current pool is pretty shit.
"If you're not angry, you're not paying attention"
NotSorry
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States6722 Posts
October 04 2011 08:02 GMT
#110
Yes being able to see your MMR and real ELO rating would be so much better than the current system
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dezi
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1536 Posts
October 04 2011 08:04 GMT
#111
Anything new in S4? Maybe in terms of maps (one still can hope ^^).
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
October 04 2011 08:12 GMT
#112
I thought the 3 month seasons were fine. I think the GM change is good. More people have a chance
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Tommylew
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Wales2717 Posts
October 04 2011 08:13 GMT
#113
well this is good, get some time ti improve in 1v1 and then give season 4 a good bash!!! Coming back form inactivity sucks!!!
Live and Let Die!
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 08:17:48
October 04 2011 08:15 GMT
#114
On October 04 2011 16:55 ReaperX wrote:
The length of the season doesn't matter, you're still going to be playing the same amount of games as you did before, and so did everyone else.


Unless people usually play more at the beginning and end of a season... having a higher frequency will increase overall games.

EDIT: I'm not saying 2 months is better than 3 or w/e, but 2 or 3 months is a lot better than 6 or 8 months. At some point having more seasons will not bring in more games because people will stop caring that a season is starting/ending.

Also, if they continue to introduce new maps with each season it will also encourage more play.
kAra
Profile Joined September 2004
Germany1394 Posts
October 04 2011 08:19 GMT
#115
good change, 3 month long seasons were just a stupid idea by blizzard
mada mada dane
Battousai13
Profile Joined September 2010
United States638 Posts
October 04 2011 08:22 GMT
#116
Season length is kind of irrelevant when your MMR is preserved through the seaosns. Just pick up where you last left off. I think this is actually better in some cases, because it forces the system to assign you to a division at that instance of MMR. If you're teetering between two leagues, this might be the break you're looking for.
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37058 Posts
October 04 2011 08:26 GMT
#117
On October 04 2011 14:15 HungShark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 14:14 Wren wrote:
On October 04 2011 14:13 HungShark wrote:
On October 04 2011 14:11 Torte de Lini wrote:
On October 04 2011 14:08 Tippecanoe wrote:
Wow seasons are like 9 months long and starcraft 2 seasons are now 2 months long?

Going from one extreme to another.

I think 5 - 6 months is good, but w/e blizzard is blizzard.


First season was just the initial one when people were buying the game. It was naturally longer to compensate.

I think he means traditional seasons in sports (i.e. Basketball and football)... I don't know, however. I don't watch those sports.

he said WoW, just didn't finish the capitalization.


My mistake. That makes more sense.


Lol. Wow and WoW make a world of a difference when trying to say something.

Regarding the topic:
I am acutally very excited for the new season to start. It will give me a chance to make sure I can mass game and keep my bonus pool low. Time to start mass gaming again
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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jsemmens
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States439 Posts
October 04 2011 08:30 GMT
#118
I suppose my best guess is that people's MMR numbers aren't released publicly because Blizzard is afraid of being caught using a statistically flawed system. So, instead, we are given numbers are kind of indicative of our skill, but obviously flawed in order hide the true issues with the ranking system. The second idea that I had is that Blizzard just thinks everyone is too stupid to understand the meaning of an ELO rating so they dumbed the system down.
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T0fuuu
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia2275 Posts
October 04 2011 08:37 GMT
#119
On October 04 2011 16:23 RoboBob wrote:
The dropoff in number of games played is pretty frightening. My guess is this is an emergency effort by Blizzard to keep things afloat until HotS.

Check out these numbers:
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/460/shakuras-plateau
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/50614/the-shattered-temple
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/71386/antiga-shipyard
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/12/xel-naga-caverns
http://www.sc2ranks.com/map/55804/tal-darim-altar-le

Sc2ranks was down for me a while ago. Maybe it doesnt record stats when the site isnt working? If not then that is pretty shocking but there are alot of streams to watch these days.
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
October 04 2011 08:40 GMT
#120
I think 3 months would have been better, 4 seasons a year, that makes more sense
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