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juicyjames
United States3815 Posts
"(Ladder Season 6 began February 14th)
Season 6 is drawing to a close, and that means that all ladders will be locked soon.
What does this mean for you? During the Season 6 lock, you can no longer be promoted or demoted out of your current league or division, and your bonus pool will stop growing. Once 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, so it's a great time to enjoy yourself and maybe even push for a better milestone. If you're pursuing a league promotion, then you still have a little time left! The Season 6 lock will go into effect on Tuesday, April 3 5:30 a.m. PST.
(Shorter season explanations: 1, 2)
Please note that the hidden ratings used to determine promotions and demotions will continue to update during the Season 6 lock and be used for matchmaking purposes. This means that if you play significantly better or worse than your assigned league at the time of the lock, your league may change when Season 7 begins and you play your first placement match. If you go on a winning streak during the lock, for example, you may end up promoted next season. On the other hand, if you happen to lose a lot more than usual, then you could end up demoted. The bottom line is that your games during the lock still count!
Season 7 Start Date
The Season 6 lock also means that Season 7 is right around the corner. During the week of April 9, Season 6 will end and Season 7 will begin. Season milestone rewards will be locked in at this time, and bonus pools will reset. Hidden skill ratings used for matchmaking and league placement will carry over from the previous season, so if you've completed placement matches in a previous season you will only need to play one new placement match after Season 7 starts.
(Season 7 will also bring Daybreak, Metropolis, and Ohana into the map pool, and will remove Shattered Temple.)"
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/4682389
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Right on, thanks for the info!
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What happens if I play placement matches during the lock?
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Ladder seasons seem so short ;\ Maybe I was just busier than normal these past months though.
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On March 28 2012 10:34 SupLilSon wrote:
Ladder seasons seem so short ;\ Maybe I was just busier than normal these past months though.
No...they are short. I'd like them to last a little longer. Oh well...here's to hoping I get demoted soon...I'm tired of losing.
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Will this lock affect the MLG Open Online Qualifiers? Since there won't be a GM league half way through it or will they just pick from this seasons GM?
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why are the new seasons so short?
season one was my best season, and that was at least 6 months
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On March 28 2012 10:34 Decessus wrote:
What happens if I play placement matches during the lock?
you will get placed into whatever league you get placed in, but you will not be able to get promoted or demoted from it until the ladder resets. That's all.
On topic, I also agree that the ladder season are too short, but if they have to wait for a new season to put in new maps, I don't mind at all. :D
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Hardly any time to ladder these days, seasons seem so short.
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Seasons are too short  GM was released at the end of februray and its barely been a month. Should at least have them run for 3 months.
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New maps soon! Can't wait.
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Fuck... I was going to get back into ladder so I could get my game up to scratch in time for placements.
Last time I got demoted to Bronze my winrate was 96%. It's no fun for me to go back there.
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great time to start playing again for me, i can try out crazy shit and decide which race i want to play in s7
(was diamond s1 and stopped there)
thx for the news
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Looking forward to Daybreak and Ohana :D i think Metropolis is good aswell but i really like them 2 maps, can't wait to add Tal'darim to my veto list  ))))))
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On March 28 2012 10:38 BoxedLunch wrote:
why are the new seasons so short?
season one was my best season, and that was at least 6 months
its to avoid people camping rating afaik
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next season we will be the first to have truly good maps of (most of) the community choice.
If they dont remove Metalopolis and Shattered I will seriously (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
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On March 28 2012 10:44 malaan wrote:
next season we will be the first to have truly good maps of (most of) the community choice.
If they dont remove Metalopolis and Shattered I will seriously (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
They are only removing one map and both of those one of them might be out
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I hope Shattered and Korhal will be gone but i'm not holding my breath...
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I hope Antiga Shipyard goes out personally.
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Wish the seasons are longer but glad the new maps are coming soon
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