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I still don't understand why does everyone call ladder "broken" if the main problem is that people are placed in wrong leagues. We are playing this for like 3 years and still noone understood that the icon is completely irrelevant? The only thing that matters is if you are getting oponents of comprable skill to yours (not of comparable league!) and that seems to still work - several people in this thread are complaining that they got to low league and had to fight up through people who are also "diamond level", but also placed in a low league: how the hell is such a game different from when you both have your shiny diamond icon? I just don't get it, it's the same people you play, they are just labeled differently!
I haven't been playing much 1v1 lately, but at least the team matchmaking is for at least the last couple of months consistently amazing, it's light years better than 2-3 years ago - even though the wait times seem lower, we are almost always getting good games with just the right oponents, while back then every other game was a one-sided beating of us or the other guys.
As for the rest of the patch, to me those are getting less and less relevant. The game has essentially everything I would ever ask for since HoTS launch (since automining at the start was introduced  ). The only thing that affects me are the decals, which are absolutely idiotic (or maybe I am an idiot and there is an option to switch them off, but I couldn't find it).
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On January 23 2014 20:37 opisska wrote:
I still don't understand why does everyone call ladder "broken" if the main problem is that people are placed in wrong leagues. We are playing this for like 3 years and still noone understood that the icon is completely irrelevant? The only thing that matters is if you are getting oponents of comprable skill to yours (not of comparable league!) and that seems to still work - several people in this thread are complaining that they got to low league and had to fight up through people who are also "diamond level", but also placed in a low league: how the hell is such a game different from when you both have your shiny diamond icon? I just don't get it, it's the same people you play, they are just labeled differently!
I haven't been playing much 1v1 lately, but at least the team matchmaking is for at least the last couple of months consistently amazing, it's light years better than 2-3 years ago - even though the wait times seem lower, we are almost always getting good games with just the right oponents, while back then every other game was a one-sided beating of us or the other guys.
Then let me tell u why ppl call ladder "broken". By saying that u havent played much 1v1 lately I am not surprised by ur post tbh.
A lot of ppl complain about having to play in lower leagues than before becuz of a certain inactivity period. In Gold-League for instance, many players often face opponents that simply do not have the same skill level. And thats the issue. Ofc this can happen from time to time. But if it happens regularly and too often it becomes a problem. Its not only about the label. Play some 1v1s. Maybe u'll experience the same and understand the issue straight from the horse's mouth.
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the hellbat/hellion thing is such an hidden nerf. Blizz can go fuck themselves once again why T keeps being nerf hiddenly after the reaper/marau switch.
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On January 23 2014 13:43 Vorenius wrote:Show nested quote +On January 23 2014 08:41 [PkF] Wire wrote:
those "limitations" don't keep anyone from having their dog or Jacques Chirac dancing in front of their townhall. Not very Starcraft II-esque, at least to my mind.
Edit : changed Pikachu which must be copyrighted for "their dog" which most certainly isn't. That's the beaty of the word 'offensive'. It doesn't mean anything. If you feel that a picture of Jacques Chirac offends you then the picture is offensive to you and so in violation of Blizzard's terms.
Then honestly I'd feel all those flying ipads are stupidly offensive and don't belong to SCII world. Please remove
To be fair it's a nice attempt at allowing more customization, but people who'd like something more standard and more like a real sport shouldn't have to witness that.
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Does this patch give access to HotS assets in the map editor for starter edition/WoL?
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This patch was supposed to add an option to kick AFK hosts from arcade lobbies. Where is it?
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On January 23 2014 20:37 opisska wrote:
I still don't understand why does everyone call ladder "broken" if the main problem is that people are placed in wrong leagues. We are playing this for like 3 years and still noone understood that the icon is completely irrelevant? The only thing that matters is if you are getting oponents of comprable skill to yours (not of comparable league!) and that seems to still work - several people in this thread are complaining that they got to low league and had to fight up through people who are also "diamond level", but also placed in a low league: how the hell is such a game different from when you both have your shiny diamond icon? I just don't get it, it's the same people you play, they are just labeled differently!
a. Blizzard wants a specific percentage of people in each league, and as of now the leagues are heavily skewed towards the lower leagues.
b. Many of the "diamonds" that have dropped to silver or gold are actually diamond level (as in current diamond, not old diamond), and dropped because of MMR decay. However, they often get matched against other dropped diamonds as well as actual silver/golds, making it nearly impossible to get promoted out of silver or gold unless one is capable of defeating the dropped diamonds as well as the silvers/golds. (Thus, silver and gold has effectively become an extension of diamond league.) From my own ladder experience, the difference in skill between my opponents, even from one game to the next, is potentially very large.
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On January 24 2014 05:45 xxjcdentonxx wrote:
This patch was supposed to add an option to kick AFK hosts from arcade lobbies. Where is it?
i think it does it automatically after a set period of time
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Does anyone know; if you're playing on the 'free' version with a friend, are you able to play ladder? A friend of mine is gonna try it, but I just want to know if Im gonna be able to ladder with him.
Cheers!
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On January 24 2014 07:26 philip697 wrote:
Does anyone know; if you're playing on the 'free' version with a friend, are you able to play ladder? A friend of mine is gonna try it, but I just want to know if Im gonna be able to ladder with him.
Cheers!
I think you can play team (2v2/3v3/4v4) ladder, but not singles ladder.
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Blizzard blue just posted another update on the ladder situation.
Quick Update on League Boundaries
Basically saying they see some improvement but need more(alot more imo).
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On January 24 2014 12:16 skorched wrote:Blizzard blue just posted another update on the ladder situation. Quick Update on League BoundariesBasically saying they see some improvement but need more(alot more imo).
i hope this fixes ladder...i really hope hope hope.
And then I will maybe forgive the hellion + hellbats group together with ctrl click
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On January 24 2014 07:23 mikumegurine wrote:Show nested quote +On January 24 2014 05:45 xxjcdentonxx wrote:
This patch was supposed to add an option to kick AFK hosts from arcade lobbies. Where is it? i think it does it automatically after a set period of time
Yeah, it does. Actually I got kicked from an arcade lobby while I was making that post!
And that's stupid! I was in a 1V1 OBS Peepmode lobby, one of the most popular lobbies on the arcade, but sometimes it can take a long time to get players. If BNet automatically kicks people after only a couple minutes, it's going to be impossible for less popular arcade games to ever get people!!!!
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On January 24 2014 13:51 xxjcdentonxx wrote:Show nested quote +On January 24 2014 07:23 mikumegurine wrote:On January 24 2014 05:45 xxjcdentonxx wrote:
This patch was supposed to add an option to kick AFK hosts from arcade lobbies. Where is it? i think it does it automatically after a set period of time Yeah, it does. Actually I got kicked from an arcade lobby while I was making that post! And that's stupid! I was in a 1V1 OBS Peepmode lobby, one of the most popular lobbies on the arcade, but sometimes it can take a long time to get players. If BNet automatically kicks people after only a couple minutes, it's going to be impossible for less popular arcade games to ever get people!!!!
As i understand it this only happends when you are registered as afk with the game. So just writing or tabbing up too the game should prevent this (hopefully this is the case).
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Why does it kick AFK hosts instead of just demoting them?
Does it kick AFK non-hosts too?
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looks like they polished the replay interface a little bit?
the unit tab looks much better without the square around the unit icon
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On January 24 2014 16:33 Xapti wrote:
Why does it kick AFK hosts instead of just demoting them?
Does it kick AFK non-hosts too?
Yes, it kicks non-hosts too. You can't leave your computer alone for more than a couple minutes! I was using my laptop to post here on TL when it kicked me. I think unpopular arcade games will always be empty now and it will take even longer to fill even the popular ones.
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On January 23 2014 20:37 opisska wrote:
I still don't understand why does everyone call ladder "broken" if the main problem is that people are placed in wrong leagues.
The only thing that matters is if you are getting oponents of comprable skill to yours
I don't understand what you don't understand. The ladder is wholly and utterly broken, for exactly that reason... people are not facing people of comparable skill, not even remotely, fathomably close. One game I will play someone who smashes me and I had no chance to beat, the next someone who is completely unable to keep up with me.
I don't know what gave you the idea we all have hardons for shinier icons. I just want the game to be fun.
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Is there way to disable seeing clan logos?
I dont want to see my clan logo on my nexus...
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@TheBloodyDwarf : unfortunately not, when will they understand not everyone is happy with pics of Arnold Schwarzenegger or Barack Obama in the SCII realm ?
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