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Blizzard Discontinues GrandMaster League in WoL

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juicyjames *
Profile Joined August 2011
United States3815 Posts
June 07 2013 19:56 GMT
#1
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/9245625113

Reaching Grandmaster League marks the pinnacle of achievement on the StarCraft II Ladder, and being able to show off that GM icon in your character profile is an accomplishment to which only the best players in each region can lay claim. Now that the highest echelons of StarCraft II ladder play have shifted over to Heart of the Swarm, we want Grandmaster League to continue to feel meaningful and relevant for players who strive to earn a seat among the top 200 in their region.

For this reason, we’ve decided to make Grandmaster League available only for the latest StarCraft II expansion level. In this way, it will always be very clear who the top 200 StarCraft II players are in each region, and the league will maintain its significance as we move through future ladder seasons.

This change will go into effect for the North America, Europe, Korea, and Southeast Asia Battle.net regions once 2013 Ladder Season 4 begins at 12:00 a.m. on Monday, June 10 in each region. It’s important to note that this will not be immediately reflected on the Grandmaster League section of the Battle.net website, though we will be updating it soon.

Thank you, and good luck to everyone in Season 4!


Poll: First impressions of the removal of WoL GM?

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Prplppleatr
Profile Joined May 2011
United States1518 Posts
June 07 2013 19:58 GMT
#2
I always laugh when I see someone who got GM in WoL during HOTS anyway...some people just play for shinies, cosmetics simply aren't my thing, but to each their own
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MetalPanda
Profile Joined April 2012
Canada1152 Posts
June 07 2013 19:59 GMT
#3
Seems good to me.
dehdar
Profile Joined January 2011
170 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-07 20:02:07
June 07 2013 19:59 GMT
#4
Hmmm not sure about this, but I'm making this post regardless.... lol
c0ldfusion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States8293 Posts
June 07 2013 20:00 GMT
#5
Not even really newsworthy to be honest.

They could have quietly shut down the GM league in WoL and most of us would not have noticed.
TrickyGilligan
Profile Joined September 2010
United States641 Posts
June 07 2013 20:00 GMT
#6
Totally ok with this.
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." -Groucho Marx
Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8095 Posts
June 07 2013 20:01 GMT
#7
It's just hacker league right now anyway, good riddance.
DenTenker
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
United States606 Posts
June 07 2013 20:02 GMT
#8
Fine by me.
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wUndertUnge
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1125 Posts
June 07 2013 20:02 GMT
#9
On June 08 2013 05:00 c0ldfusion wrote:
Not even really newsworthy to be honest.

They could have quietly shut down the GM league in WoL and most of us would not have noticed.


You know someone out there would've made a complaint thread trying to come up with rationalizations for why it should exist, even though 99% of the SC2 population sees why this is necessary. I mean, as of this time, 4 people have already disagreed.
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Thalandros
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Netherlands1151 Posts
June 07 2013 20:03 GMT
#10
It was fun some people racing to get it because it was just a joke. Good to have it gone. Keep the GM tag to the GM's, blizzard!
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Kergy
Profile Joined December 2010
Peru2011 Posts
June 07 2013 20:06 GMT
#11
whoa there are still people playing WoL
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Biolunar
Profile Joined February 2012
Germany224 Posts
June 07 2013 20:07 GMT
#12
In my opinion a really dickish move. Now they are treating WoL as a 2nd class game which does not deserve a GM league. What a bunch of ass hats …
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
June 07 2013 20:07 GMT
#13
On June 08 2013 04:59 dehdar wrote:
Hmmm not sure about this, but I'm making this post regardless.... lol

good thing u bolded your post bro!
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Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8095 Posts
June 07 2013 20:09 GMT
#14
On June 08 2013 05:07 teddyoojo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 08 2013 04:59 dehdar wrote:
Hmmm not sure about this, but I'm making this post regardless.... lol

good thing u bolded your post bro!

Well the original post called all GM players virgins or something.
BioNova
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States598 Posts
June 07 2013 20:10 GMT
#15
On June 08 2013 05:06 Kergy wrote:
whoa there are still people playing WoL


Yes. I picked up the Arma 3 alpha instead of HOTS. Budgets /meh Sooner or later, still Legacy to come.
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
June 07 2013 20:11 GMT
#16
Dang I had aspirations of being the final WoL GM and now those dreams are dashed.

Dashed I tell you.
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AKomrade
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States582 Posts
June 07 2013 20:12 GMT
#17
Finally.
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TrickyGilligan
Profile Joined September 2010
United States641 Posts
June 07 2013 20:12 GMT
#18
On June 08 2013 05:07 Biolunar wrote:
In my opinion a really dickish move. Now they are treating WoL as a 2nd class game which does not deserve a GM league. What a bunch of ass hats …



Have you tried HotS? Because WoL IS second class in game balance, design, and player skill. I agree it sucks for people hoping to hit GM, but they had to know that the toughest competition was on the HotS ladder. And if they didn't, they do now.
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MFMulti
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden69 Posts
June 07 2013 20:12 GMT
#19
Bad news for the zergs!
glhf ♥
corpsepose
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1678 Posts
June 07 2013 20:12 GMT
#20
really makes no sense to keep it, people can just switch to hots after attaining GM in WoL and it looks like they're pro level when in reality theyre probably like low master
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