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0 pointslanius5y ago0 comments

The funny thing about SC2 is that the player's MMR (matchmaking rating) is decoupled from rank, due to design decisions such as demotions not occurring midseason. So a gold league player with a low enough MMR may get matched against bronze league players, despite ostensibly being ranked higher. Actually for the longest time after release, player MMR was not visible. It took 6 years and 2 expansions before it was finally displayed in-game.

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ajuc5y ago

I like the league system in sc2, it allows you to see progress and to get to know other people's style (because you meet the same players several times in a quick succession). People build narratives around that (I remember that guy I lost vs him last time and now I had my revange).

If somebody won against you with a particularly dirty strategy you can get back at him and you won't be fooled the next time.

It's better than dota system where you're most likely never going to play vs the same people again (or at least it feels like that).

Also the whole 5v5 game that lasts for 1 hour format is inherently very toxic - most of the time you know you lost after 10 minutes and yet you can't disconnect and have to keep playing for the next 30-50 minutes while everybody blames everybody else on your team.

In sc2 if you know you lost after 5 minutes it's discrespectful to continue playing :)

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vkou5y ago

Not to mention that the bonus pool feature has long been removed.

More importantly, though, your MMR has now been split up across the three factions that you can play as. If your Terran gameplay is much better than your Zerg gameplay, you'll be facing higher-ranked opponents when you play Terran, than when you play Zerg.

This has made it easier for players to switch their factions up, without being punished for it.

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