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BadAim
Profile Joined September 2011
Norway879 Posts
February 01 2013 18:20 GMT
#81
Love the work you've put in, but tbh "Code S" haven't been "Code S" since the bw days. I mean c'mon, one season they're "Code S champion", the next season they go out in ro32.

Ugh... Stop the hate.
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coverpunch
Profile Joined December 2011
United States2093 Posts
February 01 2013 18:29 GMT
#82
On February 02 2013 01:48 TheBB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 02 2013 01:25 coverpunch wrote:
"Code S level" means you're in Code S. It includes the people who lose in ro32 but get back to Code S.

Show nested quote +
On February 02 2013 01:33 AimlessAmoeba wrote:
I think "Code S level" doesn't mean anything at all - You're either Code S, or you're not. It really is that simple.

It was a rhetorical question.

Just so that's clear.


On February 02 2013 01:48 TheBB wrote:
Is Stephano Code S level or not? So I thought, well, with my statistical model I can maybe answer that question in an objective manner, so here's what I've done.

???
Grumbels
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Netherlands7031 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-01 18:31:53
February 01 2013 18:30 GMT
#83
+ Show Spoiler [Zerg players that are competitive] +

Top players:
Life
DRG
Leenock
Sniper

Potential Premier Tournament winners:
Soulkey
Hyun
Symbol
Roro
Stephano
Curious

Potential winners for IEM, HSC etc.:
Soo
Bboongbboong
Jaedong
Effort
Losira
Scarlett
Zero
Sen
Nestea
Mvpshine
Nerchio
Monster
Hydra
Snute
Revival
Byul
Hyvaa
Action
Idra
Vortix
SKShine
CrazyHydra
s2
Miya
True
Yugioh
Suppy
Ret
Xlord
Killer
Zenio
I'm probably missing some players, but I think this list is clearly too big and shows the game has too many players at a high level.
Well, now I tell you, I never seen good come o' goodness yet. Him as strikes first is my fancy; dead men don't bite; them's my views--amen, so be it.
coverpunch
Profile Joined December 2011
United States2093 Posts
February 01 2013 18:31 GMT
#84
On February 02 2013 03:15 Naphal wrote:
never trust statistics you have not manipulated yourself

<3 Mvp

I would put this a little differently. Statisticians and artists have a bad habit of falling in love with their models.
kc2siq
Profile Joined April 2012
United States319 Posts
February 01 2013 18:32 GMT
#85
Maybe we should define what's Code S level first.

That's actually what I thought the thread was going to talk about considering the title. xD

Though only way possible is to get GOM to state a standard.
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
February 01 2013 18:37 GMT
#86
On February 02 2013 03:32 kc2siq wrote:
Maybe we should define what's Code S level first.

That's actually what I thought the thread was going to talk about considering the title. xD

Though only way possible is to get GOM to state a standard.


They already have a points system but it only accounts for their tournament, not every game a player plays in a tournament.
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ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
February 01 2013 18:46 GMT
#87
On February 02 2013 02:10 Figgy wrote:
These stats are worthless.

You need to compare players games vs other Code S players ONLY for these to make any difference.

First beating on some random foreign scrubs does not mean he'll win 22 out of 31 games against every Code S player in a row. It means he'll win 22 out of 31 games against random foreign scrubs with a couple high level koreans in the middle.

Foreign results are part of why these ratings are currently a joke, because foreigners get such high elo beating unknown foreigners due to lack of games.

Also, lulz on counting games that are over 1 year old. Like any of those matter.

Anyone seriously think Johnyrecco is going to win 1/3rd of his Code S games? Of course fucking not, he is going to go 0-4 and get laughed out of korea. Just like these stats. Has he even played a single Code S player in his career??? How can you possibly say he'd ever even take a game off a Korean let alone 1/3rd of his games in Code S.

TLO is an even bigger joke, according to these Statistics he would make it out of his group with a 50/50 chance.

You NEED to adjust your stats to only include people who have at least 15 games against current Code S players in the last 6 months. Otherwise these stats are trash.

Also, based off your points system only the top 16 should only have even a tiny bit of a chance of being above a 16 rating (because that's half the games played vs Code S players and the only amount possible to make it out), and no one below the top 32 should have above a .5 rating (1 in 32 chance of winning a game). I seriously don't even know how you came up with this BS because the statistics are completely whack. Your current statistics is comparing all 150 people against all 150 people, instead of the top 32 against the rest. Honestly, who cares how many people crush TLO or Johnnyrecco. We are talking about Code S

Maybe, just maybe, you should read up a little on what TheBB did here before you trash his work?

Get off my lawn, young punks
kc2siq
Profile Joined April 2012
United States319 Posts
February 01 2013 18:47 GMT
#88
On February 02 2013 03:37 IntoTheheart wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 02 2013 03:32 kc2siq wrote:
Maybe we should define what's Code S level first.

That's actually what I thought the thread was going to talk about considering the title. xD

Though only way possible is to get GOM to state a standard.


They already have a points system but it only accounts for their tournament, not every game a player plays in a tournament.


Yeah, but it's not like they created a cutoff at the points system to determine who's "Code S level".

If they did then ignore my stupidity. lawls.
Byun, best player in the world!
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-01 18:50:53
February 01 2013 18:49 GMT
#89
On February 02 2013 03:29 coverpunch wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 02 2013 01:48 TheBB wrote:
On February 02 2013 01:25 coverpunch wrote:
"Code S level" means you're in Code S. It includes the people who lose in ro32 but get back to Code S.

On February 02 2013 01:33 AimlessAmoeba wrote:
I think "Code S level" doesn't mean anything at all - You're either Code S, or you're not. It really is that simple.

It was a rhetorical question.

Just so that's clear.


Show nested quote +
On February 02 2013 01:48 TheBB wrote:
Is Stephano Code S level or not? So I thought, well, with my statistical model I can maybe answer that question in an objective manner, so here's what I've done.

???

Rhetorical question = you ask a question but do not expect an answer, because you go on to either answer the question your self or you imply that the answer is so obvious that the question does not need answering.
It was clearly a rhetorical question.
The definition you gave in your answer is of course also a valid one, but with the statistical data he gathered, he just tried to give another viewpoint on this I found his work very interesting!
Get off my lawn, young punks
lord_nibbler
Profile Joined March 2004
Germany591 Posts
February 01 2013 19:26 GMT
#90
With every list TheBB posts, I am more and more convinced that ELO (also Glicko) is simply the wrong system for SC2!
It was invented in the sixties for chess and that shows.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
February 01 2013 19:38 GMT
#91
On February 02 2013 03:20 BadAim wrote:
Love the work you've put in, but tbh "Code S" haven't been "Code S" since the bw days. I mean c'mon, one season they're "Code S champion", the next season they go out in ro32.

Ugh... Stop the hate.


Wasn't there an OSL Winners' Curse too, though?
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Reborn8u
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1761 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-01 19:49:28
February 01 2013 19:40 GMT
#92
On February 01 2013 22:28 Ghanburighan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 01 2013 22:17 vthree wrote:
Heh, terrans can't wait for HoTS... 3 terrans in the top 22...


And one of them is Maru... I love the kid, but he's artificially boosted as well.


Heh, protoss can't wait for HoTs... 14 protoss in the top 50....
Heh, terran can't wait for HoTs.... 15 terran in the top 50....
see what i did there?

btw great work, nice to see GSL code S really is the best of the best.
:)
BlazeFury01
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1460 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-01 19:49:58
February 01 2013 19:47 GMT
#93
Code S is just a name that GOM created for the best SC2 players. I personally don't like it because it conflicts with the BW classes which better describe a player type.

B Class or B-Teamers - Practice Partners
A Class - A-Teamers - A teams best starting line up players
S Class - S-Class - The absolute best. S-Class players make A-Teamers look like B-Teamers

I believe the whole Code system is messed up and the class system is a better way of determining a players skill level. Simply because in order to be a "Code" you would have had to play in the GSL. You can be beating Code S players left and right outside of GSL and still not be labeled Code S just because you haven't made an appearance in the GSL. So, it's really conflicting and I wish we'd stop referring to the Code System when determining a players skill level. Because a player can be in Code S one season and back in Code A the next to being Code B the next. But still own Code S players outside the GSL.
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32743 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-01 20:07:08
February 01 2013 19:48 GMT
#94
Code S to me is an arbitrary measure of how well a player performs in GSL, simple as that. There are players who have plenty of online potential and have done well in foreign tournaments, but would you really consider ForGG, Jaedong, Rain or Maru competitive at a Code S level currently? My answer is no, but they have proven themselves competitive in online tournaments (like the aformentioned Giantt) or in foreign tournaments, which may lack the quantity of Code S players.

But in my opinion, it is a bit wrong to put every tournament- online and off-line, on the same level because there are so many factors that can change the results. Plus, because SC2 is a more volatile game than BW, it has a lot less of the consistency and skill that marked BW differently from SC2. Now comparing these two is a different topic all together, but it is important to note that Code S is such an unstable title because Code S Koreans get upset or defeated constantly, when in BW they would absolutely dominate any foreigner.
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jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-01 19:55:09
February 01 2013 19:50 GMT
#95
On February 02 2013 04:47 BlazeFury01 wrote:
Code S is just a name that GOM created for the best SC2 players. I personally don't like it because it conflicts with the BW classes which better describe a player type.

B Class or B-Teamers - Practice Partners
A Class - A-Teamers - A teams best starting line up players
S Class - S-Class - The absolute best. S-Class players make A-Teamers look like B-Teamers

I believe the whole Code system is messed up and the class system is a better way of determining a players skill level. Simply because in order to be a "Code" you would have had to play in the GSL. You can be beating Code S players left and right outside of GSL and still not be labeled Code S just because you haven't made it there in the GSL. So, it's really conflicting and I wish we'd stop referring to the Code System.


i agree, gom depreciated the value of the word
there was a time when "s" was associated with only a handful of most elite players...

"S Class - S-Class - The absolute best. S-Class players make A-Teamers look like B-Teamers"
sadly that will never happen with sc2
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Conti
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany2516 Posts
February 01 2013 19:52 GMT
#96
SC2 has a large random factor. Any SC2 rating system is going to have its anomalies because of that. On top of that, Proleague (and GSL, too) is way more about preparing for one (or a few) specific opponents rather than being generally good at the game.

Given those caveats, I'd say the ranking given here is surprisingly accurate.
zala2023
Profile Joined April 2011
United States228 Posts
February 01 2013 19:57 GMT
#97
I suppose if u can beat ST_Curious (the code s gate keeper) in a BO3 or BO5 you are code S level?
relax bro we got this
BlazeFury01
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1460 Posts
February 01 2013 20:02 GMT
#98
On February 02 2013 04:57 zala2023 wrote:
I suppose if u can beat ST_Curious (the code s gate keeper) in a BO3 or BO5 you are code S level?


See this example right here is a good example just how messed up the whole "code" system is.
willyallthewei
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States265 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-01 20:09:32
February 01 2013 20:05 GMT
#99
I don't want to discourage you from working on this rating system but this system is just missing too much information and factors to be worth anything at this particular moment.

As for defining what code S means, its quite simple, if you qualify for Code A without a seed (the old fashioned way), then your'e unquestionably code S level because you've essentially grinded your way through a pool that includes everyone else trying to do the same.

If you got seeded in, then it gets kind of tricky to say.
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Zer atai
Profile Joined September 2011
United States691 Posts
February 01 2013 20:09 GMT
#100
Although this rating is not TLPD, I think they both need to be revised to reflect the superiority of Code S tournaments
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