Season 6 Lock Incoming

juicyjames

United States3815 Posts

December 20 2013 02:15 GMT

http://eu.battle.net//sc2/en/blog/12077573
http://us.battle.net//sc2/en/blog/12077573

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2013 Ladder Season 5 is drawing to a close, and all ladders will be locked soon as we approach the first season of 2014 ladder play.

Here’s what this means for you:

During the 2013 Season 6 lock, you can’t be promoted or demoted from your current league or division, and your bonus pool stops growing.
Though you’ll be locked to a league and division, you'll still be able to play out your remaining bonus pool and compete for standing within your division until the end of the season.
If you're pursuing a league promotion, then you still have a chance to get there. The 2013 Season 6 lock will go into effect on Friday, Dec 27 12:01am GMT (GMT+00:00) for EU / Friday, Dec 27 8:01am GMT (GMT+00:00) for AM.

The hidden ratings used to determine promotions and demotions will continue to be used for matchmaking purposes, and will continue to update during the 2013 Season 5 lock. So if you play significantly better or worse than your assigned league at the time of the lock, you may find yourself in a different league when 2013 Season 6 begins (after you play your first placement match). Your games during the lock still count.

The first season of 2014 ladder competition will begin at Friday, Jan 03 12:01am GMT (GMT+00:00) for EU / Friday, Jan 03 8:01am GMT (GMT+00:00) for AM. Season milestone rewards will be locked in at this time, and bonus pools will reset. The game will continue doing matchmaking and league placement using results from the previous season.

To learn more about this year’s ladder season and related subjects, check out our recent Multiplayer Ladder Situation Report as well as our League, Ladders, and Seasons FAQ.

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MrMotionPicture

United States4327 Posts

December 20 2013 02:19 GMT

Oh...maybe I should play a 1v1 game this season...

digmouse

China6331 Posts

December 20 2013 02:22 GMT

Meh I'm not going to get back to Gold any time soon...

DarkPlasmaBall

United States46203 Posts

December 20 2013 02:29 GMT

The 2013 Season 6 lock will go into effect on Wednesday, Dec 25 7:01pm EST (GMT-05:00) for the European region

The first season of 2014 ladder competition will begin at Wednesday, Jan 01 7:01pm EST (GMT-05:00) (for the European region of Battle.net)

So will NA lock on Tuesday the 24th and the new season start on December 31st? We generally have these rotations on Tuesdays.

Anyways, gl hf everyone who's still playing frequently ^^