EPTHow to Earn a League Promotion - Page 10
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phANT1m
South Africa535 Posts
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ishboh
United States954 Posts
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Chill
Calgary26004 Posts
On November 16 2011 19:42 ZiegFeld wrote: Read my sig... I don't know how you could think this is acceptable. Change your sig immediately. | ||
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lynx.oblige
Sierra Leone2268 Posts
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yeint
Estonia2329 Posts
On November 17 2011 04:27 lynx.oblige wrote: Was it always like this or did this change when Season length changed? It was always like this. Nothing at all has changed. Obviously the point amounts were different when seasons were longer (more bonus pool). Nothing has changed about promotions. Blizzard is simply giving you approximate ladder scores for promotion-ready MMR. | ||
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DjSpectre
United States62 Posts
Still makes you wonder how the hell you get to 800 points in a two month period unless you are literally playing every day and, of course, winning over 50% of your games to compensate for not having any bonus pool during that time. | ||
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
On November 17 2011 04:33 DjSpectre wrote: Still makes you wonder how the hell you get to 800 points in a two month period unless you are literally playing every day and, of course, winning over 50% of your games to compensate for not having any bonus pool during that time. Remember that a top-tier Diamond player would have a few hundred fewer points to earn to get promoted than a bottom-tier Diamond player. These numbers are probably a worst-case scenario (because of course Blizzard doesn't want people showing up saying "OMG I GOT 1000 POINTS AND DIDN'T GET PROMOTED") | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States12265 Posts
On November 17 2011 04:12 Lysenko wrote: A little off-topic, but I found this comment interesting. What I personally have noticed is that when I have the occasional several-game losing streak, after a while my opponents will be listed as "slightly favored." This suggests to me that my point score is dropping faster than my MMR. Wouldn't a winning streak result in points rising faster than MMR? I think that depending on the length of the streak and how fast uncertainty changes, changes in MMR happen faster or slower depending on how stable you've been in the past. For a brand new player with high uncertainty, MMR would certainly move much faster than points. | ||
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OptimusYale
Korea (South)1005 Posts
Its good knowing what you toughly have to aim for....time to start the grinds before I go traveling ^^ ^^ | ||
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Kybuar
United States93 Posts
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Lysenko
Iceland2128 Posts
On November 17 2011 16:43 Kybuar wrote: The problem with that statement for me is I know I can play better then people in my league, which is platinum, and when I do not face diamond player I get a little angry If you want to improve, that's exactly the wrong way to think about it. Instead you should be asking: "If I'm so sure what I ought to be doing, why am I in platinum, and what are the diamond players doing that I'm not?" | ||
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
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Cocoabean
Canada90 Posts
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Tommylew
Wales2717 Posts
237 poiints now so 533 points to get back to Diamond and keep up the winning record!!!  | ||
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mki
Poland882 Posts
If you have that 800 points or whatever it may be, odds are you're dominating your league so you're going to be moved up. That's pretty much all it means... They just really explained the promotion process in a different way than talking about MMR which was like gibberish to some people. | ||
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Roynalf
Finland886 Posts
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cactusjack914
United States183 Posts
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leBIGcrab
France313 Posts
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Roynalf
Finland886 Posts
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Nerski
United States1095 Posts
On November 17 2011 02:21 Excalibur_Z wrote: You're misinterpreting or not reading thoroughly enough. These correspond to maximum values -- that is, the point (but also MMR) difference between the lowest division tier of one league and the lowest division tier of the next-highest league. - If you're in a league with 3 tiers and you happen to be in the highest tier, you will only need to earn 1/3 of the necessary points listed at most. - If your win ratio is very high, then your MMR is rising faster than your points and a promotion will happen more quickly. - These values include bonus pool over the entire season, you need to take into account the amount of adjusted points which is what really matters. Skill dictates promotion eligibility and it always has. Nothing changed internally as a result of these tables being published. After taking the time to read through blizzards post it's apparent the points are only a relative guideline. So your right nothing has changed, I do think blizzard might be opening themselves up to a can of worms though if by seasons end there are players at or past point thresholds that don't get promoted and get upset because they just grind a lot and don't actually win a lot. | ||
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