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Cuiu
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany410 Posts
October 04 2011 08:45 GMT
#121
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



maybe thats just me but I've played this season, the fewest games
mostly because the maps are just boring

i would prefer much more to have maps like in the gsl/mlg etc.
because i watch them all the time
Mayd
Profile Joined August 2011
Finland251 Posts
October 04 2011 08:46 GMT
#122
The ladder lock is too long.
유리 | 티파니 | 리지
Perseverance
Profile Joined February 2010
Japan2800 Posts
October 04 2011 08:48 GMT
#123
I think if the season is only going to be 2 months long that they should have a 1 week lock period, rather than 2. I mean, as it stands the lock is 25% of the length of the actual season...seem's kinda stupid to me.
<3 Moonbattles
Roblin
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden948 Posts
October 04 2011 08:50 GMT
#124
On October 04 2011 14:35 MrMotionPicture wrote:
Maybe I should start laddering...

I believe blizz has short seasons to make people think like the quoted
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Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12047 Posts
October 04 2011 08:51 GMT
#125
I'm so close to being promoted I'm sure of it. I like the shorter seasons though. I just need to get promoted by the 10th ^^
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Brian333
Profile Joined August 2010
657 Posts
October 04 2011 08:51 GMT
#126
I think asking for a more straight-forward ranking system is really a pipe dream.

Just look at what they've been doing to APM.

Before, it was a really simple measurement. Sure, you can spam to increase APM, but for the people who tried to use it honestly, it had a lot of functionality.

To be honest, if they're worried about newer players being discouraged at the sight of their rank, losses or low APM, just put in an unintuitive was of enabling both so that the casual player will never turn them on. Just like closing a Facebook account... lol.

But it all seems to fit into the mentality that Blizzard has taken towards some things lately. You either play their way, or you don't play at all. That should be the motto Bnet 2.0.
Whalecore
Profile Joined March 2009
Norway1111 Posts
October 04 2011 09:01 GMT
#127
So much ladder lock!!
Playgu
dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
October 04 2011 09:09 GMT
#128
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...



Not really, it only tells you about the games played in a month, and that the number of games played spikes on weekends (duh!). the slope in total games is probably attributed to school. A graph for all months might be more useful.
NMH
Profile Joined August 2011
5 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 09:15:51
October 04 2011 09:11 GMT
#129
Does our hidden MMR continue to increase even with the lock going on ?
Baseic
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands310 Posts
October 04 2011 09:12 GMT
#130
On October 04 2011 18:11 NMH wrote:
Does our hidden MMR continue to increase even with the lock going on ?

MMR acts as normal.

OT: I hate the ladder lock, been on the edge of masters for ~3 weeks, now I have to hurry to still get there.
Why do they lock the ladder anyways?
Etc.
ch4ppi
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany802 Posts
October 04 2011 09:12 GMT
#131
Funny Thread, as the change to a 2 months cycle was announced on TL.net the reaction have been mainly positive or neutral. Now its too sooooon
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
October 04 2011 09:35 GMT
#132
On October 04 2011 18:01 Whalecore wrote:
So much ladder lock!!


it will be more frequent, but half as long!

as to someone asking why they lock ladder - it allows players to try to mass games to both burn their bonus pool and move within the division without worrying about getting promoted/demoted and losing non bonus pool points earned. (promotion/demotion will simply occur at the start of the next season).
Bswhunter
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia954 Posts
October 04 2011 09:46 GMT
#133
wow, this def feels pretty short.
W/e, I think this helps people who are stuck in the lower leagues and deserve to be higher, but feel that they are spending to much time on trying to get higher.
Stop browsing and do whatever it is you're supposed to do. TL will still be here when you get back
emc
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3088 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 09:51:11
October 04 2011 09:50 GMT
#134
this should allow GM to rotate players more often, and plus the map pool should change.
Killmouse
Profile Joined August 2010
Austria5700 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 09:52:35
October 04 2011 09:52 GMT
#135
wrong thread
yo
Baseic
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands310 Posts
October 04 2011 10:06 GMT
#136
Any news on the mappool?
Etc.
Perseverance
Profile Joined February 2010
Japan2800 Posts
October 04 2011 10:08 GMT
#137
On October 04 2011 18:50 emc wrote:
this should allow GM to rotate players more often, and plus the map pool should change.


I think a rotating map pool would be awesome. Especially if they had polls on their website encouraging players to actively vote in/out the maps they want (Do it by league)
<3 Moonbattles
ThatGuy89
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1968 Posts
October 04 2011 10:10 GMT
#138
On October 04 2011 18:35 jnc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 18:01 Whalecore wrote:
So much ladder lock!!


it will be more frequent, but half as long!

as to someone asking why they lock ladder - it allows players to try to mass games to both burn their bonus pool and move within the division without worrying about getting promoted/demoted and losing non bonus pool points earned. (promotion/demotion will simply occur at the start of the next season).


did they say they were cutting it?
i thought it was staying at 2 weeks?
IntotheNorth
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark116 Posts
October 04 2011 10:11 GMT
#139
well, the huge drop of the number can be easily explain, the sc2 hype has faded

i have so many friends whom eithern quit the game completely or being inactive in very long time,

Bn2 is a total failure, and ladder stress has defeated most of them.

Playing 1v1 on ladder on the complet isolated bn2 has proven too much for alot of people.
Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
October 04 2011 10:13 GMT
#140
I feel like the HotS expansion plays a roll in the length of the ladder seasons atm
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