EPTBlizzard Discontinues GrandMaster League in WoL - Page 6
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FeUerFlieGe
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jax1492
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GHSTxJet
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On June 08 2013 09:57 jax1492 wrote: ahahahahaha I didnt even know you could still play wol .... | ||
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Velouria
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Soda-88
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EleanorRIgby
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xAdra
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On June 08 2013 10:01 Velouria wrote: its things like this that make me mad there is no grandmaster ffa and 2s etc, its just a game let some people have fun. In this context, your idea of "fun" is to have your achievements possess some prestige, am I right? By allowing people in WoL to get grandmasters, it lowers the prestige of the HotS GM league, since there is no clear distinction between the two. So you are depriving the majority, not to mention the more important group, from having their fun. Seems like people will complain no matter what blizzard does. | ||
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peidongyang
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BisuDagger
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On June 08 2013 10:05 xAdra wrote: In this context, your idea of "fun" is to have your achievements possess some prestige, am I right? By allowing people in WoL to get grandmasters, it lowers the prestige of the HotS GM league, since there is no clear distinction between the two. So you are depriving the majority, not to mention the more important group, from having their fun. Seems like people will complain no matter what blizzard does. Why not have a HoTs GM achievement completely seperate from the WoL GM achievement? There are better options then just removing a feature because the developers feel it is meaningless. | ||
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BreakfastBurrito
United States893 Posts
On June 08 2013 10:13 BisuDagger wrote: Disapprove. I don't see them going back to BroodWar and removing features. WOL is a different game from HoTs and deserves all the features made available to it. Why not have a HoTs GM achievement completely seperate from the WoL GM achievement? There are better options then just removing a feature because the developers feel it is meaningless. You can't compare WoL and BW. What feature would they remove? SC2 and BW are truly different games, ~12 years apart to the beta. And this year number is superfluous, because the point is that HOTS is an EXPANSION of the same game... not a completely different sequel... And the circumstances are completely different.. Making a different achievement? Having WoL grandmaster still around is an affront to actual WoL past grandmasters (who now all play HOTS) Doesn't matter if it's a separate achievement... it's false... There is not enough competition to merit a class of player called "grandmaster". There is not 200 top players who are truly top level players. It would debase the title. It's not even my or your opinion, just a fact that there is not enough competition on WoL to be able to compare the GRANDMASTER class of HOTS to the latest 200 on WoL which comprised of low masters and hackers. How are those the same? Even if they were different achievements, how is that fair to the 200 GMs in the final pre-hots season and seasons before? EDIT: clarity | ||
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Witten
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BisuDagger
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On June 08 2013 10:53 BreakfastBurrito wrote: You can't compare WoL and BW. What feature would they remove? SC2 and BW are truly different games, ~12 years apart to the beta. And this year number is superfluous, because the point is that HOTS is an EXPANSION of the same game... not a completely different sequel... And the circumstances are completely different.. Making a different achievement? Having WoL grandmaster still around is an affront to actual WoL past grandmasters (who now all play HOTS) Doesn't matter if it's a separate achievement... it's false... There is not enough competition to merit a class of player called "grandmaster". There is not 200 top players who are truly top level players. It would debase the title. It's not even my or your opinion, just a fact that there is not enough competition on WoL to be able to compare the GRANDMASTER class of HOTS to the latest 200 on WoL which comprised of low masters and hackers. How are those the same? Even if they were different achievements, how is that fair to the 200 GMs in the final pre-hots season and seasons before? EDIT: clarity How completely wrong you are. There are people who continue to buy and play WoL. Earning Grand Master among them is still a badge of honor regardless of how much you want to trash that scene. And I don't understand why you are trying to play the "fair" card. Grow some thick skin if you are honestly offended. Everyone should have the opportunity to get GM. It a freaking ranking system not an exclusive yatch club. If you are in the top of WoL then be labeled as so. I'm sorry you find it easier and think that it is littered with hackers. Regardless of your opinion they are taking something from a game and in the end that is how simple my argument is. I don't agree with removing features from a game. | ||
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Specialist
United States803 Posts
getting gm in wol gives people with false sense of superiority, where terrible players actually think they are good in hots, the case is less severe | ||
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Let it Raine
Canada1245 Posts
weird its like i said this months ago | ||
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WetSocks
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Brett
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cpc
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Mindcrime
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On June 08 2013 09:32 PanN wrote: Good, now things like this can't happen. + Show Spoiler + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS3lUg__9_4 In one of the videos his friend says "make sure you let destiny know, you even got top 8!". If you can watch those videos without cringing you're beyond human. sphere lol. It all makes sense. | ||
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Hangman89
Singapore43 Posts
I am assuming that the number of people still playing WOL is pretty small, so it could take ages for a Masters level player to be matched. If you allow all players to be matched against each other it could improve the overall skill of all the players and decrease waiting times. The alternative is to let players be matched if their MMR is close enough, eg: masters and plat players can be matched but masters and silver cant be matched. | ||
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KookyMonster
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