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Originally Posted by Gospy
I never said points have anything to do with divisions. I said that players of similar skill will be placed in the same division. Points != skill nor was I trying to make that claim.
This can only possibly be true if people move laterally between divisions, rather than divisions filling up as they're created.
I happen to know from personal experience that divisions are created one at a time, and filled at that time. Have you never paid attention to the fact that when you get promoted, somehow magically all the people in your division were added at the same time? For the first week, the up/down arrow will be an ! instead, and hovering over it will show when the person was added to the division.
How can divisions possibly be intended to contain players of approximately equal skill level if they contain a set of exactly people who were promoted within the span of a day or two?
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If you really think that all divisions are equal that's fine. You can keep thinking that. I've given you the literature to suggest that's not true. I gain nothing by convincing you, so whatever.
Not all divisions are equal. When have I ever suggested that they are? I have never said that, and the idea that they are is absolutely ridiculous. It's obvious that some divisions have stronger players in them than others.
What I *have* said is that divisions are completely meaningless, and they are. That doesn't make them equal.
The whole division concept is an attempt on Blizzard's part to give people reasonable targets to work towards that make logical sense, so that they'll hopefully play more. "Reach #1 in my division" is a much more sensible goal than "reach spot #17563 on the ladder".