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[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
March 05 2019 00:02 GMT
#21
On March 05 2019 03:55 FFW_Rude wrote:
Serious question but how is that different to ingame chat channel ? You can also talk with people and get to know each other there's also audio.

I can't remember the last time I opened the ingame chat and the people in it weren't talking about Donald Trump.
Нас зовет дух отцов, память старых бойцов, дух Москвы и твердыня Полтавы
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
March 05 2019 09:52 GMT
#22
You can access discord at work via mobile/web/app, not sure about ingame chat channel. Maybe you can start chat channel via bnet app if it allows this?

To the "play better players to get better". First of all, if this channel is for gold - platinum range, playing high dia/low master will improve mechanics but can actually result in worse league positions. e.g. when I'm on a losing streak, I play way lower players, sometimes too much lower. Which results in panic modes because what appears to be a proxy is actually later building. But I can't be sure about this because if it is a proxy I will lose with eco build. If you get used to higher players BOs then you will get confused against worse players. Well, at least I do

And I believe it's better if the loser have a chance for the win - which means a medium dia player would be better as there would be a skill gap but not that big. It's better for the morale of the loser. IMO

But yeah, there's nothing better to get better than playing better players. But I can tell you that when I faced a smurf with 350 APM, precise macro and micro in gold(my losing streak as I am plat/dia with my zerg), it didn't give me anything. I got outmicroed, outmacroed and outplayed. Similarly the dude who killed me with pure unstimmed marines who was probably very high on his nonsmurf account. Didn't give me anything except sore losing. Well, it helped me, I didn't play SC2 for weeks so I had more time for other games

Before anyone gets mad about genders - word player has male gender in my mother tongue thus I use "he" for "player"
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-09 17:47:28
March 09 2019 17:46 GMT
#23
Update

I've updated the topic a bit to better represent the discord and make it more easy to read.

Meanwhile we've built a structure to make it easy for coaches to find players who want to be coached and vice versa.
We just keep on growing, already beyond 120 members now, we're soo excited :D

There's been ideas to attach a clan to the discord as well for those players that are interested and we have plans on participating in the Chobo team league and just for the record this clan is 100% optional and no requirement for joining or participating in this discord. This is currently a work in progress.

That's about it for now.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Obamarauder
Profile Joined June 2015
697 Posts
March 14 2019 19:20 GMT
#24
twitch.tv/avilo

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Jakamakala
Profile Joined July 2011
United States115 Posts
March 14 2019 19:27 GMT
#25
When people D3 and under ask me for tips I tell them all the same thing and it's really so damn simple.

Make workers. Make lots of workers. Spend the money you gain from those workers on ANYTHING and it'll be better than 95% of what platinum players are doing now. Even just make more workers and fight with them idc I've beaten other Platinum players doing that but just MAKE. MORE. WORKERS.
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-03-24 15:05:07
March 24 2019 15:04 GMT
#26
- Update

So a little update again as it's been a while since our last update. And just to show we are still alive and actually still growing! Over 200 members now!

We are currently even writing our own custom bot that will be used to improve the Coaching experience for members, we are very excited about this bot as it could be a very valuable asset to the server.

We would also like to use this opportunity to let you guys know that we are looking for a few more coaches in the Diamond 1 and higher range. Specifically we need Protoss and Terran players who would like to coach in our server.
If you are a Zerg player looking to help out then send me or one of the moderators a message, we are currently pretty full on Zerg coaches but we do have a waiting list that you can be placed on.

Initially this post was started with an eye on the Platinum league players. This was quickly stretched to gold as well.
But at this point we accept anyone from being unranked(new to the game) to Diamond 3 as we want to help all levels of players here.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
May 09 2019 15:32 GMT
#27
Hey guys,

It's been a while since I updated this post.

But I'd like to show you guys were are still very much alive and are still going strong!
We've crossed the 300 members line in the meantime and we've been seeing a lot of people promote.
Our coaching team has been expanded to the point that we are currently not even looking for new coaches.
We've added a lot of very competent coaches and even scored the gem which is "Gamerrichy" a top 100gm coach.

Furthermore we are very close to finishing our own unique starcraft 2 Coach Bot which is going to be a great addition to the Platinum Heroes Discord.

And last but not least we've got our first proper 1v1 tournament planned which will run on saturday and sunday 18-19th of may. Depending on the signups we are going to run a Bronze to Platinum 1 and a D3 to D1 tournament for our players who have promoted out of their low leagues and some of our coaches.

Prize money for our first tournament will be enough to buy a single unit skin from the blizzard store and some bragging rights in our server!

It will be casted by : CreightonOlson
He's a great up and coming caster go check him out --> https://www.twitch.tv/creightonolsen

If you are a player below Diamond 3 and think it would be fun to participate in the tournament or just to learn and get help in our server then come check us out! --> https://discord.gg/VFsmEBq

There will be a liquipedia page created for the tournament as well as soon as I figure out how that works
I will add that to this post later.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-07 23:19:53
June 07 2019 23:17 GMT
#28
Hey guys,

I've got another update

We've concluded a very succesful first 2 tournaments a few weeks ago with over 100$ in each prize pool.
With over 30 participants in the Bronze to Diamond 3 category we can definitely say our first try was a big success!

Everyone involved had so much fun and our players were able to walk away with a hefty amount of $$

And our membercount has gone up to almost 600 members now! Who would have thought this small idea would grow out to be so amazing! I hope we can welcome many more Bronze to Diamond 3 players in the months to come!



We're happy to announce two new tournaments happening 3 weeks from now!
Yeap it's time to polish your blades, refill your banelings and clean your machine guns!

Dates

The weekend of June 29 - 30th starting at 11:00AM UTC

Platinum II Liquipedia -> (Wiki)Platinum Heroes/2
Diamond II Liquipedia -> (Wiki)Diamond Heroes/2

Join us on Discord for more information on how to sign up!
--> https://discord.gg/sEFv26n

If you want to support Platinum Heroes and help us to keep growing consider pledging on our patreon
Patreon -> https://www.patreon.com/PlatinumHeroes
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-21 18:50:52
October 21 2019 17:52 GMT
#29
Platinum Heroes is looking for new Coaches and members!

We've had so many players promoting towards diamond through the help of our coaches and the players in the community that we are in need of a resupply! :D We are also looking to expand our coaching roster so if you are looking to help other players this is your time to see if coaching is for you!

Recruitment

Currently we are specifically looking for D1 or higher Coaches.
2-3 Protoss Coaches
3-5 Terran Coaches
1-2 Zerg Coaches
If you are interested in coaching the students in our Discord please join us and give one of the mods a DM letting them know so we inform you about it

Any player looking to improve from the mmr range of 0 to 3500 is welcome in our Discord we strongly encourage you to check us out if you finally want to break through to diamond. Many have gone before you and because of that reason we are always looking for new lower league players to join us and bolster our already 700 member strong community.

Join us on Discord -> https://discord.gg/sEFv26n

We've also got some new tournaments comings up so better join fast to find out more! :D
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
_fool
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands681 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-21 20:33:21
October 21 2019 18:34 GMT
#30
Ahrgh, I'm just above your MMR cap. After my next losing streak I might come and join the Discord

Aaaand there we are: MMR 3450
"News is to the mind what sugar is to the body"
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
October 21 2019 19:00 GMT
#31
On October 22 2019 03:34 _fool wrote:
Ahrgh, I'm just above your MMR cap. After my next losing streak I might come and join the Discord


I saw you come by already yeah! DM me your sc2replaystats page or battle tag and we can see if there's some wiggle room there

The main reason we use an mmr limit is because it's important for us to keep the server aimed at it's goal which is players below that mmr. And we want them to feel comfortable in making mistakes and asking for help and this becomes a lot more scary when there's a lot of people looking down on them (intentionally or unintentionally)
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Slydie
Profile Joined August 2013
1931 Posts
October 21 2019 19:03 GMT
#32
Count me in very soon, looking for going diamond myself in November
Buff the siegetank
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-11-15 01:20:12
November 15 2019 01:19 GMT
#33
On October 22 2019 04:03 Slydie wrote:
Count me in very soon, looking for going diamond myself in November


I'm glad to have welcomed you in our server man!

I also want to use this opportunity to let everyone know that we have a new tournament.
The time to sign up is short though we'll be closing registration 24 hours before we start.

We are hosting The Platinum Heroes IV tournament!

Date & Time

Saturday November 16th starting at 17:00UTC

The tournament is open to everyone from Bronze to Platinum 1
You must have played 30 ranked games this season on the account and race that you want to participate with.

How to join?

https://discord.gg/hvu32Fh

Simply join the discord and select your roles in #welcome (you'll see it)
If you need any help DM Juvator or one of the mods.

Prizepool

Up to $50 from Matcherino -> https://matcherino.com/t/platinumheroesIV/

We also have a code that you can use to add $0.50 to the pool for free.

Code is Platinum4

Caster

https://www.twitch.tv/renegadexstudios/
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
March 10 2020 18:48 GMT
#34
[Update]

So we are actually almost 900 members large now!!
And we've had a lot of success bringing dozens and dozens of players up to diamond or at least help them get better at the game. Many people have found new friends and practice partners in our server and are having a lot more fun playing the game together.

We've had a bunch of tournaments and events with cash prizes that have run very successfully and many more to come!

There is a clan that's been attached to the Platinum Heroes brand which has made it's first splashes in the current leagues that are mostly for the lower league players. Recently having a great run in the ATL NA Rookie division and our players are wanting more! We are open to every interested member of our server that would like to participate in Clan wars and leagues.

It has been ages since an update came from my end and I thought now would be a good time.
If you are interested in joining us check out the first post for more info and make sure to use this link to join our Discord -> https://discord.gg/UACxuep
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
PragmaticPotato
Profile Joined March 2020
1 Post
Last Edited: 2020-03-12 10:32:46
March 12 2020 10:32 GMT
#35
Hi, sorry I may be a little out of context. I am an average silver player. My MMR is around 2200. I am slowly climbing the ladder and that's fine with me. Recently the new season has started. So I log in into my account and what do I see? I'm plat3. I checked my MMR and it's still below 2300. Can someone please explain what is happening. I don't mind jumping up 2 divisions... but still, I don't know why. Please help.
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followZeRoX
Profile Joined March 2011
Serbia1451 Posts
March 13 2020 13:56 GMT
#36
On March 12 2020 19:32 PragmaticPotato wrote:
Hi, sorry I may be a little out of context. I am an average silver player. My MMR is around 2200. I am slowly climbing the ladder and that's fine with me. Recently the new season has started. So I log in into my account and what do I see? I'm plat3. I checked my MMR and it's still below 2300. Can someone please explain what is happening. I don't mind jumping up 2 divisions... but still, I don't know why. Please help.
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Same thing here. Was at master 3, barely, now M1. Something is messed up.
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
October 11 2020 17:27 GMT
#37
[Update]

Been a while since the last update

Now close to 1400 members we've gone through quite a bit of a unexpected growth spurt!
Soon another set of tournaments coming up with a great caster (You'll know him ).

The clan is participating in more leagues than I can keep track of by myself, with our most recent almost success by reaching the semi-finals for CTL but getting knocked out there. For a first time participation that made me very happy none the less!

If you are a Bronze to Platinum player or below 3500 MMR and you'd like to get some free coaching or simply find players around the same level to play and practice with then come have a look at our Discord -> https://discord.gg/UACxuep
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26327 Posts
October 11 2020 20:33 GMT
#38
Nice initiative, your numbers seem to be swelling nicely!
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Juvator
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands199 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-03-06 16:43:08
March 06 2021 16:42 GMT
#39
Just the occasional update bump.

We now have over 1500 members and they keep growing up so fast!
We are looking for new players below 3500 MMR to help improve at the game, with dozens of coaches ready to help you improve it is inevitable for you to promote :D

And because players promote so quickly we are always looking for new folks to help.

Feeling anxious about queuing up for the ladder? We can help you!
Looking for lower league tournaments to participate in? We got you!
Just want to have fun with players of your own level? Wait no longer and join the Discord -> https://discord.gg/UACxuep
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
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