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08-18-2010 , 01:32 AM

#201

hockeyshawny

adept

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 777

okay im a noob. ty

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08-19-2010 , 02:16 PM

#202

mstrbball

adept

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 976

how are so many of you people diamond? I thought I was pretty decent but I'm struggling here in my gold division.

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08-19-2010 , 02:46 PM

#203

dlorc

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,559

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Originally Posted by mstrbball

how are so many of you people diamond? I thought I was pretty decent but I'm struggling here in my gold division.

Straight ballin.

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08-19-2010 , 03:45 PM

#204

Lord Gimik

banned

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,223

I got into Diamond then took the family on vacation for 10 days. I came back rank 99 in my division 400ish points behind the top 20. So much grinding to do. =/

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08-19-2010 , 03:51 PM

#205

JStunna

veteran

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,938

On the plus side, you probably have a nice bonus pool.

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08-19-2010 , 04:13 PM

#206

Thijs908

veteran

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,035

I've been focusing on campaign achievements... bonus pool + 150

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08-19-2010 , 05:13 PM

#207

ImAllInNow

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,856

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Originally Posted by mstrbball

how are so many of you people diamond? I thought I was pretty decent but I'm struggling here in my gold division.

+1, though I don't think I'm decent.

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08-19-2010 , 05:43 PM

#208

ImAllInNow

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,856

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Originally Posted by dlorc

My 2v2 partner insists on playing random and while he's good it means we never have a set plan and get rolled a ton by ******s doing 1base allin >.>

Why can't you have three set strategies?

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08-20-2010 , 03:22 AM

#209

Ksight3

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Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15,465

Just making sure...when someone says something like they're ranked Diamond +400 are they talking about their points?

Spoiler:

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08-20-2010 , 03:45 AM

#210

Doc89

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,687

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Originally Posted by Ksight3

Just seems like a weird practice because more games more or less = more points

not really. If you ignore the bonus pool (which benefits everyone equally) the "points" is more or less an ELO rating; meaning if you simply play more games and are only winning 50% against players at or around your hidden ranking, your score won't go up or down at all in the long run because you will be losing just as many as you are gaining.

At least, that's how people think it works. No one really knows for sure because blizz is so top secret about the whole ladder system.

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08-20-2010 , 03:49 AM

#211

thac

Strummin' along

Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 46,655

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Originally Posted by Doc89

Yep, this. If you keep playing, you'll fluctuate up and down a few points, but you'll always be at around a 50 point range unless you improve. Like, I can't crack 700 points but I always stay around 630-680.

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08-20-2010 , 07:03 AM

#212

McBeef

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,156

god damn whats a man gotta do to get promoted to plat around here

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08-20-2010 , 09:36 AM

#213

Belok

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,608

My 2 year old daughter walked in on me playing a couple times.

"Wook at dees crabs! Wook at dees crabs! Dey find der mommy? Crabs go find der mommy??"

Thought it was cute

crabs=zerg

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08-20-2010 , 09:48 AM

#214

Thijs908

veteran

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,035

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Originally Posted by Belok

My 2 year old daughter walked in on me playing a couple times.

"Wook at dees crabs! Wook at dees crabs! Dey find der mommy? Crabs go find der mommy??"

Thought it was cute

crabs=zerg

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08-20-2010 , 09:50 AM

#215

dlorc

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,559

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Originally Posted by Belok

My 2 year old daughter walked in on me playing a couple times.

"Wook at dees crabs! Wook at dees crabs! Dey find der mommy? Crabs go find der mommy??"

Thought it was cute

crabs=zerg

Lol

That's so awesome.

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08-20-2010 , 10:03 AM

#216

McBeef

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,156

man are there hacks for this already?

2v2: us TP vs TZ. i bbs naturally he 2gates, they don't scout at all and i arrive at Z's base and he already has 2 spinecrawlers with a roach warren. does anyone do that as standard or is it def hax?

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08-20-2010 , 10:39 AM

#217

dlorc

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Originally Posted by McBeef

Watch his camera view in the replay - if he looks at your base through fog of war and then builds counters...

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08-21-2010 , 01:24 AM

#218

Ksight3

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Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15,465

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Originally Posted by Doc89

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Originally Posted by thac

oic.

For me I've been gaining a lot of points for winning and not losing a lot when losing

(but then again, I don't remember the last time I played a game when I was favored so maybe that's why?)

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08-21-2010 , 01:52 AM

#219

Doc89

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,687

If you just recently moved up to a new league you will have a lot of bonus pool points you still have to unlock, so you will be gaining a lot more points in your wins than you are losing in your losses. But once you burn through the bonus pool and are finally settled in to your proper position in the ladder, your wins and losses should be worth around the same.

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08-21-2010 , 03:19 AM

#220

Ksight3

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Originally Posted by Doc89

OH.

Now that would make a lot more sense. I initially got placed at gold :O

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08-21-2010 , 09:18 AM

#221

McBeef

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,156

this is getting ridiculous, i'm in #1 in gold division, 680 pts, my only loss in the last 10 games was to a diamond player and i still don't get promoted? wtf is with this system

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08-21-2010 , 12:58 PM

#222

dmk

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Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 31,431

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Originally Posted by McBeef

this is getting ridiculous, i'm in #1 in gold division, 680 pts, my only loss in the last 10 games was to a diamond player and i still don't get promoted? wtf is with this system

why do you care so much? if your league says platinum instead of gold, what difference does it make? are you so insecure that you need to have a specific rating to feel better?

you're getting matched against diamond players. you'll continue to get matched against ppl of like-skill. the system will move you as it sees fit.