From: "It will be revealed tomorrow in BlizzCon, that there will be a new "Grand Master League", a step above the Diamond League. It's going to be the league for the pros, where only top 2% of Diamond League, or top 100 overall, or something like that will be playing at." source

I'm curious to know what people think about this, do you think it will have a positive effect on the current system, do you think it'll be significant? It seems like this is the kind of thing a lot of you kids have been wanting to see recently.

EDIT: According to the blizzcon livestream theres 2 new leagues coming, "Master League" top 5% diamond, "Grand Master League" top 200

HollowLord

United States3862 Posts

October 22 2010 07:08 GMT

It's a cover for the rainbow league, highest of all leagues.

KnowMe

Germany228 Posts

October 22 2010 07:08 GMT

its pretty sad considering that i just lost 150 points within 2 days to zergs

HaGuN

United States154 Posts

October 22 2010 07:08 GMT

for a second there i thought this meant good manner instead of grand master, but this is awsome nonetheless a title of grand master is very fitting to very high level players. ^^

vyyye

Sweden3917 Posts

October 22 2010 07:10 GMT

If it works like the other leagues work now, nothing's going to change gameplay wise. So frankly, I couldn't care less. Suppose the "I'm a X rated diamond player, so I'm right" threads/posts will stop popping up.

Found it more interesting that not even Blizzard employees can play on the Korean servers. Oh and the name is hilarious.

"What league are you in? I just reached platinum myself."
"I'm in diamond"

vs

"What league are you in? I just reached plat.. been gold for too long"
"I'm in GRAND MASTER LEAGUE"

It's like a Korean decided it, similar to IntoTheRainbows new name : |

Adeeler

United Kingdom764 Posts

October 22 2010 07:10 GMT

Until the leagues mean something they are just a place to get mass practice. I suspect/hope blizzard will be starting their own tourneys soon.

blabber

United States4450 Posts

October 22 2010 07:11 GMT

I really hope it's top 200 instead of top 100, haha

Subversion

South Africa3627 Posts

October 22 2010 07:11 GMT

I'm glad they're introducing it but... Grand Master league..? Seriously...?

Moa

United States790 Posts

October 22 2010 07:16 GMT

That is pretty cool but they should really call it rainbow league.

Loser777

1931 Posts

October 22 2010 07:20 GMT

#10

Hmm, I don't think this league would have any meaning other than status/e-peen... the ladder system would fall apart if only players in the GM league were matched against each other -there's just not enough people. There probably will be a lot of Diamond vs. GM League matches in ladder.

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

October 22 2010 07:22 GMT

#11

I hope to be the grand master wizard

smoorn

Poland66 Posts

October 22 2010 07:24 GMT

#12

lol i wonder if it will be only for 1v1 or teamgames too

HollowLord

United States3862 Posts

October 22 2010 07:24 GMT

#13

On October 22 2010 16:22 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I hope to be the grand master wizard

Well, people already call you the Grand Wizard so I guess you're 2/3 there.

shannn

Netherlands2891 Posts

October 22 2010 07:25 GMT

#14

Didn't David Kim say in the article top200 each region?
So basically what we see each week but then they'll be put in a ladder that means heavy promotions/demotions each week since the top200 change quite much at the 200 ranks.

I could be wrong though but that's how I interpreted the interview.

VTSwu

United States40 Posts

October 22 2010 07:25 GMT

#15

Grand Master is a term that comes from Chess. In Chess an ELO ranking of around 2200 qualified you as a Master. The tip top players that win prestigious tournaments and against other top players with absurd ELOs of 2700+ are listed as Grand Masters.

iEchoic

United States1776 Posts

October 22 2010 07:26 GMT

#16

Damnit, seriously? I was at 75th and I just said "fuck ladder" and played zerg and planetary fortress rushed myself off the entire top 200.

Well that blows.

OPSavioR

Sweden1465 Posts

October 22 2010 07:28 GMT

#17

High diamonds will be playing against them i believe just as high plat get to play against diamonds.
Wont change much except status like omfg this guy is crazy

bigjenk

United States1543 Posts

October 22 2010 07:29 GMT

#18

Will be interested to see how this pans out. I have a feeling if they promote the ladder to much and it gets "Prestigious" if the ugly side will start coming out as it did in wow and a bit in bw. Hopefully blizz leaves this as the top end and doesn't try to push the ladder to hard.

HollowLord

United States3862 Posts

October 22 2010 07:30 GMT

#19

More leagues is better in my opinion. If there's 2 million people in 5 different leagues, it's mad hard to get a measure of skill. But if there's 2 million people in 20 leagues, everyone gets divided around and it gets easier to see where you belong.