EPTBut this has been discussed to death, probably a reason why you got a warning (OP), use the search function next time.
Ladder flaws when race switching - Page 3
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emc
United States3088 Posts
But this has been discussed to death, probably a reason why you got a warning (OP), use the search function next time. | ||
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Lunchador
United States776 Posts
I mean, hell I would totally do something like that. | ||
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DreamChaser
1649 Posts
It would be nice to have a separate no rank ladder, of course someone could say "Play Customs" but in all honesty those games a a complete coin flip. I don't know what to expect haha | ||
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Fealthas
607 Posts
On February 27 2012 05:56 Spicy_Curry wrote: the technology isnt there yet Why do I hear this everywhere now? Is it something a pro said or something? | ||
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Insomni7
667 Posts
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Insomni7
667 Posts
On February 27 2012 07:03 Lunchador wrote: In all honesty, it just makes smurfing wayyyyy too easy, and Blizzard doesn't want that. I bet most people won't even play offraces to "get good" at them and subtly tank them to bronze levels where they can pick on the genuine nublets of the game. I mean, hell I would totally do something like that. er.... why? | ||
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Andypk
Scotland512 Posts
On February 27 2012 07:09 Fealthas wrote: Why do I hear this everywhere now? Is it something a pro said or something? Totalbiscuit said it about LAN mockingly when someone got dropped from a game at ASUS ROG. | ||
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Maxd11
United States680 Posts
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liberal
1116 Posts
I switched to random, I lost a bunch. It wasn't a big deal. If losing really bothers you that much, then do something stupid like 6pool a bunch of games to lose without getting your ego hurt. | ||
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Mutown
United States13 Posts
On February 27 2012 07:16 Maxd11 wrote: If blizz gave us separate ladder rankings for each race it would cause way too much smurfing and it would mess with the race balance and ladder rankings too much. It's pretty obvious if you just think about it. It would be awesome for an individual to have this but applied to the millions of starcraft players it would cause a virtual collapse of accurate statistics and rankings at every level of play. I know the OP won't read this thread since he also posted on the official forums but if he did my best advice would be to do custom games with friends/practice partners. It's not that hard finding people of the same skill level that want to give you an honest game. I am reading the thread and I discussed some of your suggestions about custom games/practice partners here. I don't know why smurfing would necessarily be a bigger problem. After a few placement matches, someone performing at a higher level would quickly move up. If he wants to be bronze forever, he'd at least be forced to lose a lot of games too. In any case, I'm sure the smart guys here and at Blizzard can find a way to balance smurfing with a more flexible system. I actually think it would be more accurate. If someone's a Diamond Terran and Gold as Toss with an equal split, he'd probably be Platinum and the matchmaking would be unbalanced. Plus, he'd get an overall ranking that isn't representative because there isn't enough detail to clearly track progress. Besides, when someone race switches and is at a much lower level, it inflates his opponent's ratings. Another distortion of the ranking system comes from people dropping like 50 games on purpose so that they can try a new race from the bottom up. Maybe doing that is extreme. However, if your opponent's are too good, you'll be so outclassed that you'll barely be able to learn the fundamentals (see my tennis analogy). | ||
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TheRealPaciFist
United States1049 Posts
On February 27 2012 05:58 dAPhREAk wrote: not enough competitive people switch races for such a ladder ranking system to be necessary. Disagree entirely. There's no reason NOT to have separate ranking for separate races, because who on earth thought that everyone would have equal skill at every race? -- I also don't see why people are saying it would make smurfing | ||
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LimeNade
United States2125 Posts
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spancho
United States161 Posts
If you want to know why blizzard hates you and everything you love, just read this article tl;dr All gamers are dirty pirates who must be punished. | ||
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Digitalis
United States1043 Posts
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Lowell
Germany346 Posts
On February 27 2012 07:30 BloodThirsty wrote: lol really? man people need to stop crying "wah my % for my race isn't matching up with my other races" quit crying. Tired of people making threads like this. You should be lucky if you switch races that u lose a lot u should be grateful to be able to see ur flaws in ur new race. If you aren't playing professionally in top tier tournaments u shouldnt care about winning or losing if u learn from ur games u r losing. So stop QQing and making threads bout ur low self esteem cuz u dont wanna lose with a new race and go back on the ladder and hit the search game button. This post is so fucking stupid. Its not about people crying about their percentages or a few losses its about the different level of play for different levels. With the current system youre not really able to offrace without a second account, unless your offrace is nearly as good as your main race. It has nothing to do with self esteem, its about being matched with opponents of the same level, even if you choose to play another race. I switched races 2 times with this system. Starcraft 2 would be a better experience, when i could just casually play my offrace every now and then. | ||
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
On February 27 2012 05:55 Zennith wrote: Eh, I don't see the problem with a single ladder. Your overall skill is your overall skill, and if you want to race switch, why not practice with it in customs before you ladder with it? Because there's no way you'll be matched with players relatively even to your skill level in customs. | ||
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tskarzyn
United States516 Posts
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FindMuck
63 Posts
I wanan play X race today. and then ur against silver opponents right away. Then you go, i wanna play Y race now , i miss you main race T___T then ur back to masters | ||
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Ballack
Norway821 Posts
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Antares_
Poland269 Posts
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