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| 1. War3 Ladder System Update | 6/19/2004 2:16:20 AM GMTDT Thanks for everyone’s patience and understanding with the ladder system that we introduced last month. Through the feedback and dedication of our fan community, we’ve identified several issues with the new XP system. We have addressed these issues and are currently in the process of testing the changes internally. Here is a short list of some of the changes in the works: Improvements in Battle.net's ability to determine a player's true skill rating and ELL (expected ladder level). Separate player skill ratings for Solo, Team, and FFA play. A great solo player is not necessarily the best team player. The number of games required for a player to reach the ladder level that corresponds to their ELL (expected ladder level) will differ based upon (1) game type, and (2) the associated difficulty of finding games of that type on Battle.net. For instance, a random team player will have to play approximately 300 games, whereas a solo player will have to play approximately 200 games. An arranged 4v4 team player, on the other hand, will only have to play around 40. After playing a sufficient number of games, the player of average skill should be level 25 in that game type's corresponding ladder. The player skill requirement for reaching the very highest ladder levels will be increased. Fewer people will be able to reach level 50, but obtaining that level will also be more prestigious. The experience gained or lost by a player when a game finishes will be more directly influenced by the player's skill. Highly skilled players will now be able to reach higher ladder levels more quickly. Players who intentionally lose games in an effort to lower their ELL and find easier opponents will also find it much more difficult to climb the ladder. The experience gained or lost from one game will also be limited by new minimum and maximum experience values. These values differ based on the game type played. We will be making this new version of the ladder available on Westfall (our Beta Patch Server) in approximately the middle of next week. Look for more information early next week regarding this opportunity to scrutinize the changes and provide additional feedback prior to the public release of the updated XP system. As always, we thank everyone for their feedback and support in improving and maintaining the quality of Warcraft III. |
| mystic scourge Monday 21 June 2004 - 17:52UT (Universal time) |
| Response from mystic scourge . . . Monday 21 June 2004 - 18:14UT |
| Glad to see they are taking action--and swiftly. This seems to be very promising, i like how diff game types will need diff # of games to get high leveled, great idea IMO. Great Job Blizzard, keep it up. |
| Response from Mystic Ghost . . . Monday 21 June 2004 - 18:40UT |
| hehe theyre very fast. |
| Response from Mystic Hun . . . Tuesday 22 June 2004 - 03:44UT |
| Wow, thats what I love about Blizzard, they do take their customers seriously. Not just - gimme your money buy the game then bugger off - support you even after they not taking money outta you. |
| Response from MysticR_Rebel . . . Tuesday 22 June 2004 - 09:22UT |
| I think there just doing this becasue all the FFA players want more xp for there wins in a FFA game. I would be mad to only geting 5 or 8 xp per win...when they are seeing solo players geting like 45 to 50 xp per win. And FFA players have to beat 4 to 5 people per game where solo u only have to fight one. |
| Response from perucho . . . Tuesday 22 June 2004 - 12:56UT |
| i posted that already ~_~ |
| Response from Mystic Llama . . . Tuesday 22 June 2004 - 13:34UT |
| I hardly think its just for ffa players, every single ladder got severely messed (*edit mystic briton) up by the changes. |
| Response from mystic Aigle . . . Tuesday 22 June 2004 - 19:10UT |
| Anyway what a change from ESO. ES should look up at Blizzard and get some understanding of online gaming requirements. |
| Response from fantasy . . . Wednesday 23 June 2004 - 10:05UT |
| this is perfect, fixing the assed up system but still keeping the wins/icons :) |
| Response from Mystic Ghost . . . Wednesday 23 June 2004 - 11:45UT |
| Of course, its blizzard :) |